What is Normal Sleep?

Is it really normal to sleep for 8 hours undisturbed each night, or is that just an unrealistic expectation? We talk to Darian Leader, author of Why Can't we Sleep? about how people have slept throughout history and how many of our expectations about sleep are driven by social fads.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline / Chapters:

• 00:00 - 02:48 Introduction
• 02:48 - 26:21 Theme - What is Normal Sleep?
• 26:21 - 27:17 Clinical Tip
• 27:17 - 29:20 Pick of the Month
• 29:20 - 30:25 What's Coming Up?

Next episode: When we eat

Links mentioned in the podcast: 

• Article on use of screening questionnaires to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea
• Commentary on use of screening questionnaires to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea
• Darian Leader
• Why Can't We Sleep?- Book by Darian Leader
• Meta-analysis on insomnia and mortality  from Sleep Medicine Review journal
• Podcast episode on Sleep Around the World
• Inter-individual differences in light sensitivity - journal article
• Scriptwise resource

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