Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter

No holds barred, unscripted discussion on a wide range of sleep topics - from sleep disorders to current research and controversies in the field. No topic is off limits! Dr. Chris Winter is a clinician, a board certified neurologist and double boarded sleep specialist with 30 years of clinical experience. He is the author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child, and is a popular consultant and speaker, working for many professional sports teams. He is well known for his unique perspective and ability to demystify sleep, all of which he brings to Sleep Unplugged.

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Episodes

#9 - The Controversy Surrounding School Start Times

Students everywhere are beginning to head back to school soon, so in this Back-To-School episode, I examine the ongoing school start time debate in this country. In the United States, the vast majority of middle and high school students start school early and thus do not have access to adequate sleep. In this episode, we will: identify the healthy range of sleep school-aged and high school students require target the biggest threats to the sleep opportunity of school students explore the nature ...

Aug 22, 2022•30 min

#8 - Trendy Sleep Topics: Orthosomnia, Sleep Divorce, and Revenge Bedtime Procrastination

In the late 1990's, Dr. James Maas coined the phrase "power nap" and since that time, there have been many trendy sleep terms. In this episode, we discuss three popular sleep concepts and the stories/science behind them. In this episode we will: define the term orthosomnia and learn more about the concept's origins understand how orthosomnia applies to the greater concept of sleep monitoring explore what a sleep divorce entails and the difficulties with the term dissect the reasons why couples m...

Aug 15, 2022•30 min

#7 - Why No One Cares Your Child Is Sleepy

After sleep apnea, narcolepsy is the most common cause of excessive sleepiness in sleep clinics across the country. A large portion of the nearly 200,000 people who have narcolepsy in this country alone are children and teenagers. As these individuals struggle with disabling sleepiness, why is their plight (a treatable plight) largely ignored? In this episode, we will: define narcolepsy and look briefly at its origins recast the image of a narcolepsy patient from something cartoonish and unhelpf...

Aug 08, 2022•36 min

#6 - The Trauma of Insomnia

In episode 2, I talked about what insomnia was not--namely sleep deprivation. In this episode, we begin to explore what insomnia is and who is most at risk. I also explore the unique role of trauma both as a precipitant, but also a perpetuator of insomnia. In this episode we will: revisit how insomnia differs from sleep deprivation and why confusion between the two creates therapeutic problems examine risk factors for developing insomnia review studies that demonstrate insomnia patients are gene...

Aug 01, 2022•32 min

#5 - Mild Sleep Apnea: Death By CPAP

Sleep apnea constitutes the lion's share of the diagnoses sleep clinicians see in their clinics. One of the most misunderstood and poorly managed conditions I see is mild sleep apnea, or individuals who generally have 5-15 breathing problems/hour. In this episode we will: start with the basics of sleep apnea: What is it? understand the difference between obstructive and central apnea define what constitutes and apnea (or hypopnea) and how those tallies are utilized to arrive at not only a diagno...

Jul 25, 2022•40 min

#4 - White Noise and Sleep

White noise is everywhere, and it's association with sleep has been discussed for decades. But what exactly is white noise, and does it play a role in optimizing sleep? In this episode we will cover: the science of white noise and what it represents how the history of white noise machines has evolved relationships and research looking at white noise, sleep, memory, and cognition the recent research linking white noise to brain damage the emergence of pink noise and how it differs from white nois...

Jul 18, 2022•34 min

#3 - Sleep and Menopause: Why Don't We Talk About This More?

When I wrote my first book The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep Is Broken and How To Fix It , I made the decision to cut the chapter on menopause because of length. I have regretted that decision ever since. It is by far and away the most common question I get asked about the contents. "Is there a chapter about menopause?" No, but there is a podcast episode entirely devoted to the topic. In this episode we will cover: the basics of menopause and how it affects sleep some data that tries to underst...

Jul 11, 2022•37 min

#2 - Insomnia: It's Not What You Think It Is

Insomnia treatment in this country is hindered by one simple fact - very few people really understand what insomnia is and how it is defined, including many physicians who treat adults and kids with insomnia. In this first (of many) episodes about insomnia, we will: start with the basics of insomnia definitions: What is insomnia? understand that insomnia is not and individual who " can't sleep" touch upon the academic definitions of insomnia and how they can often take away from the patient prob...

Jul 04, 2022•29 min

#1 - Welcome/Introduction to Sleep Unplugged

There are few things more universal and fun to talk about than sleep. We all do it, and it impacts everyone's health and sense of wellness. For the last 30 years, I have been involved in some way or another with sleep. I began studying sleep as a researcher in the early 1990s and am now a neurologist who specializes in treating sleep disorders in adults and kids. In this episode, I share a bit about my background in sleep science and how I have come to spend three decades in the field. Future ep...

Jun 27, 2022•33 min

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