Create a Sleep Diary for Sleep Talking
Most Montrealers complain they do not get enough sleep. Yet, sleep affects are physical and mental health. Not having enough sleep affects our mood, our stamina, our home-life and career, and our social relationships.
Sleep is an important human function which is essential for good physical health and good mental health. Even though sleep is so important many Montrealers take sleeping for granted. They either sleep too much or more often than not, sleep less than is recommended for good health. Montrealers will catnap rather than sleep, burn the midnight oil studying, play on the computer, or just insist that they are too busy too sleep.
Conditions that affect sleep, our health, and mental health include such topics as Somniloquy, talking in our sleep. For help in the Montreal area for sleep disorders in Montreal click here:
Mount Sinai Hospital Sleep Center
Treatment for Talking in Our Sleep Known As Somniloquy
Somniloquy treatments
Usually somniloquy is harmless and does not require any treatment; but if it is frequent enough to keep your bed mate or other house members up at night they might want you to see a sleep specialist.
Sleep diary
Your doctor might ask you to create a sleep diary for several weeks noting the time you go to bed, fall asleep, and wake up each morning. The diary might include lifestyle choices, such as how much exercise you get in during the day, what you eat, how much caffeine you drink and what medications both prescribed and over the counter drugs you are taking.
If an additional sleep disorder is suspected, your doctor may want you to spend a night in a sleep disorder lab, where they will connect you to different sleep monitors to try to figure out what is going on.
The odd time medication will be prescribed for somniloquy. More often than not, it is caused by taking certain medications. Those medications are changed if there is a viable alternate medication available.
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Published by Carol Roach
Carol Roach holds a masters in counselling psychology. She worked as a therapist at the Douglas Hospital in Montreal before becoming a professional writer.Carol is the author of the book Picking Up The Piece... View profile
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