Sleep, snoring & RLS
July 6, 2015
Pharmacists, as highly
accessible health care
professionals, are well placed to
offer sound advice on sleep health,
an issue that can affect all areas of
life, according to Professor David
Hillman, sleep physician and Chair
of the Sleep Health Foundation.
With Sleep Awareness Week this
week, 06 to 12 Jul, Hillman told
PD that insomnia, snoring and
restless legs syndrome (RLS) are
frequently the result of bad sleep
habits, shift-work challenges and
other sometimes temporary life
events such as bereavement or
other worries, all of which can be
supported with counselling.
The key questions for pharmacists
to put to their customers, who may
appear to be, or complain of being,
tired, irritable, or even depressed,
he said is, “How’s your sleep?” “Are
you finding yourself snoring or does
your partner snore?”
Counselling resources are online at
www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au.
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