Episode 5: THE MOUNTAIN

Empowered Sleep Apnea

Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST
Season Finale
Episode 5: THE MOUNTAIN
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A lone crow...a hidden key...another traveler...a place full of Mountain Magic...
After crossing the RIVER OF DECISION over to TREATED TERRITORY, Robert's gonna find out the reason for that ol' ISLAND SAYING: It's not the crossing, it's the landing!
Many things can go wrong, you see...on your way to Pleasant Dreams Beach.
In this special Season Finale episode, our ol' pal Robert will discover that orienteering around the ISLE is going to require an...um...elevated approach (tee-hee!)...along with...a different set of eyes, a ghost, and an engineering mindset.
In this exceptional, empowering, exciting and vastly entertaining episode, you will...
1. ...take a personal tour of an expert-level Sleep Medicine clinical problem-solving tool called The Five Finger Approach
2. ...look "under the hood" of the Sleep-Wake MACHINE called the TWO-PROCESS MODEL of Sleep-Wake Regulation
3. ...dig deep into the concept of Circadian Misalignment, using a neato and fully RAD biologic decoder-ring GIZMO called the Circadian Rhythmo-Wheel!
4. ...do a head-first deep-dive into a common complication of Sleep Apnea management called Treatment Emergent Central Sleep Apnea (TECSA), and learn what to do about it from somebody with a ton of experience: Altitude Sleep Medicine expert, Dr. Tom Minor!
Special Guests:
The part of Annie played by Ms. LeVette Fuller
Dr. Tom Minor, as himself
Featured Cartoons & Links:
1. Common Substances that Affect Sleep and Wake (excerpt from our Beautiful Blue Book)
2. Circadian Rhythmo-Wheel , a PDF for printing and assembly at home! (also an excerpt from said Beautiful Blue Book.
3. Fumes in the Attic -- a cartoon to explain the concept of homeostatic sleep pressure and the function of the glymphatic system.
4. Five Finger Approach publication
5. American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Two Week Sleep Diary
Our Website: https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com
Official Blog: "Dave's Notes" : https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes
To go to the BookBaby bookstore and view the BOOK, click HERE!

Chapters

1. Announcement (00:00:00)

2. "Change the Channel!" (opening sequence!) (00:00:51)

3. Disclaimer (00:01:18)

4. Episode 5: THE MOUNTAIN (00:01:42)

5. Annie's Story (00:07:08)

6. Cue Majestic Theme Music Special (00:17:47)

7. Why THE MOUNTAIN? (00:21:05)

8. The THUMB, Circadian Misalignment, and The Two-Process Model of Sleep-Wake Regulation (00:24:13)

9. The Circadian Rhythmo-Wheel (00:29:38)

10. The INDEX FINGER: Pharmacologic Influences (00:36:13)

11. The MIDDLE FINGER: Medical Influences (00:37:23)

12. The RING FINGER: Psychosocial and Psychiatric Influences (00:38:42)

13. The PINKY: Primary SLEEP Diagnoses (00:39:28)

14. Robert and Annie: The MOUNTAIN Report (00:39:51)

15. Treatment Emergent Central Sleep Apnea (TECSA) (00:42:47)

16. Dr. Tom Minor Helps Teach TECSA! (00:43:50)

17. Cartoon Showcase (00:54:02)

18. Remembering the Adventure (00:55:10)

19. Cue Majestic Theme Music and Closing Credits (00:56:48)

20. Sleep Medicine Dad Joke (00:58:16)