Dr. Frisca Yan-Go is Medical Director of the Sleep Disorders Center, UCLA Medical Center. It includes information on normal sleep patterns, breathing problems, sleep apnea, plus tips for a better night's sleep. If breathing problems are not recognized, diagnosed, and treated, the PPS patient may be susceptible to cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality. Sleep is important for our well-being. Dr. Yan-Go tells patients that when it is time for a break at work, don't get coffee, take a snooze instead.
Normal sleep is as many hours as a person needs to be bright and alert the following day.
The quantity of sleep is important to the brain. These two types of sleep occur in a normal adult within a 90 - 120 minute cycle. Usually there are about 4 of these cycles during a night. NREM sleep is thought of as an idling brain in a moveable body. REM sleep is important for thinking, memory, and mood.