#177 - Sleep Fragmentation - Picking Up the Pieces

10/11/2025 38 min
#177 - Sleep Fragmentation - Picking Up the Pieces

Listen "#177 - Sleep Fragmentation - Picking Up the Pieces"

Episode Synopsis

At the root of many sleep disorders of sleep fragmentation. It's a big part of sleep medicine that many people don't know much about. In this episode we will:Define sleep fragmentationContrast the differences between arousals from sleep and awakenings from sleepUnderstand why sleep fragmentation goes unnoticed by providers and patients alikeList some common causes of sleep fragmentationReview how sleep fragmentation appears in sleep dataTouch upon research about sleep fragmentation specifically and performanceProvide strategies for reducing sleep fragmentationProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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