Monday 20 August 2007

Why can’t my doctor provide me with any insomnia cures?

Chances are that other than what your doctor learned at medical school, the only insomnia cures he or she knows of are the ones that come in bottles- sleeping pills. Well, that’s if you can even call them a cure.

Why is this? Well, did you know that in a recent survey only 10% of doctors rated their sleep knowledge as good? Shocking isn’t it? Furthermore there is a common belief among doctors and patients that treatments are not effective or cause more problems.

How can this be?! You’re probably wondering. In a recent survey it indicated that only 63 percent of medical schools were including structured sleep medicine sessions in their curricula. With this in mind alternative solutions should be sought.

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