Thomas Greenwood
What 60 Percent Actually Means: One Number About Sleep Deprivation and the Emotional Brain
There is a number that gets passed around in sleep talks and TED-style explainers: after a sleepless night, the brain's fear center becomes 60 percent more reactive. It sounds like a verdict.
When Obstructive Sleep Apnea Comes With Company: The Lungs Next Door
I borrowed a fingertip pulse oximeter from a friend who climbs mountains, clipped it on before bed, and taped the little screen to the back of my hand so it faced the ceiling.
The 6 a.m. New Year's Resolution: I Spent 30 Days Tracking Whether an Earlier Wake-Up Actually Made Me Better
Every January, the same resolution surfaces in my notes app like a buoy: wake up at 6 a.m. It is one of the most common New Year's resolutions in the wellness-adjacent world I live in — earlier…
Sleep Apnea Is Not Really a Sleep Problem
Obstructive sleep apnea is filed in the wrong drawer. We call it a sleep disorder, treat it in sleep clinics, and measure it in events per hour of sleep.
The Best VR Accessory for Your Quest 3 Might Be the One That Lets You Stop Wearing It
The most useful thing you can buy for a Meta Quest 3 is not a better controller or a louder pair of strap-mounted speakers.
A Nightcap and Sleep Apnea: Why the Drink That Knocks You Out Makes Your Airway Worse
A drink before bed helps you sleep. Most people believe some version of this, and they are not crazy to.
CPAP for Pediatric Sleep Apnea: What Most Parents Do, What the Evidence Says, and What Actually Works at 9 p.m.
There is a particular silence in a house where a child has just been prescribed CPAP. The machine arrives in a box. It hums.
CPAP Batteries and the Quiet Math of Camping With Sleep Apnea
Search any camping forum for sleep apnea and you'll hit the same number within three posts: 100 watt-hours.
The Air Quits Before the Patient Does: A Mechanical Look at Sleep Apnea Treatment Compliance
The number you'll hear is 50 percent. Roughly half of people prescribed CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea aren't using it well a year later.