You Blinked & It Happened; the Week That Was

The average human lifespan is 4,000 weeks, and this one is coming to a close. Here’s how Sleep Intel spent it.

Part 2 of our multi-part series on the growing number of Direct-to-Consumer Oral Appliance Therapy companies, such as Daybreak, dropped yesterday. Read it here, and then subscribe to receive Part 3 on Tuesday.

Speaking of disruption, Dr. Mark Murphy’s article on ProSomnus’s new RPMO2 device and the future of data-driven devices dropped. It was the most read piece of the week.

The New Standard of Care; Data-Driven Oral Appliance Therapy

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Jul 16

For decades, positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy has set the standard for objective treatment monitoring in sleep medicine. In addition to treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), PAP devices provide physicians with nightly information on adherence, therapeutic pressures, and respiratory disturbances that have become an expected part of long-term mana…

And before you think Dr. Murphy is a one trick pony, he did a 180 from the technical side of things, and softened it up during his conversation with me and DrErin Elliott on a new episode of our Sleep Matters Podcast. He treated us to an insightful and actionable discussion of the Learning Ladder. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

Not an audio learner? You’re in luck, as we were treated to articles about books—reading them and writing them—from authors Dr. Steve Carstensen and Jonathan Fashbaugh. Check out their respective pieces below.

Books on the Nightstand

Jul 14

If you’re like me, you have shelves of books. Crowded together are heirlooms, gifts, books from friends who are authors, self-help, textbooks, and those I hoped would teach me some skill or another. Significant shelf space is devoted to the ones I’ve not yet read.

Yes, You Should Write It

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Jul 10

If you’re reading this article, you are probably not the average dentist or healthcare provider. You have in-depth knowledge and experience when it comes to helping people sleep better and living longer because of it. Should you document that knowledge in the form of a book? Yes, I think you should write it.

Here’s a lil’ bonus, too. I wrote an article about the joy of a water-damaged cell phone over on my non-sleep Substack called THE BRIDGE. Read the short essay here:

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If you read that last piece, you know how important it is to disconnect and be present. I hope you’ll make it a point to do that this weekend. You don’t have to break your phone, just take a break from it. Then call a friend. Don’t text them. Call them. Better yet, hang with them in person. It will enrich your life. I promise.

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