Meir H. Kryger M.D.

About

Meir H. Kryger, MD, is a physician and professor at the Yale School of Medicine and editor of Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 6th Edition (Elsevier, 2016); Kryger’s Sleep Medicine Review (Elsevier, 2015); and Atlas of Clinical Sleep Medicine (Elsevier, 2014). His latest eBook is The iGuide to Sleep (2012). A renowned researcher and practitioner, Dr. Kryger’s research has spanned all areas of sleep breathing disorder s. He has published more than 200 research articles and book chapters. He established the first laboratory to study patients with sleep breathing problems in Canada, and was the first to diagnose and report obstructive sleep apnea in North America. Dr. Kryger has served as Chairman of the Board of the National Sleep Foundation and is a former president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and former president of the Canadian Sleep Society.

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Recent Posts

Dreams That Kill

What happens when people physically react to their dreams, and in so doing, harm others or themselves?

What happens when people physically react to their dreams, and in so doing, harm others or themselves?

Mass Insomnia at the Witnessing of Trauma

In our personal quest to make sense of the Boston Marathon bombings, millions of people lost sleep the night of April 15, 2013. Some may continue to experience sleeplessness, or awaken from nightmares triggered by the images they witnessed either in person or via the media. Why does witnessing a traumatic event disturb our sleep even when we are not in imminent danger?

In our personal quest to make sense of the Boston Marathon bombings, millions of people lost sleep the night of April 15, 2013. Some may continue to experience sleeplessness, or awaken from nightmares triggered by the images they witnessed either in person or via the media. Why does witnessing a traumatic event disturb our sleep even when we are not in imminent danger?

The Mystery of Narcolepsy

Patients with narcolepsy — a difficult and dangerous sleep disorder that can elude diagnosis — have the manifestations of REM sleep at the wrong times in the wrong places, sometimes with serious consequences. The three case studies I talk about here suggest that many doctors do not know enough about sleep disorders in general, and narcolepsy in particular.

Patients with narcolepsy — a difficult and dangerous sleep disorder that can elude diagnosis — have the manifestations of REM sleep at the wrong times in the wrong places, sometimes with serious consequences. The three case studies I talk about here suggest that many doctors do not know enough about sleep disorders in general, and narcolepsy in particular.

Collateral Damage

Medical science does not yet understand why witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event sears that event into the brain and may cause symptoms decades later. Are there actual chemical or structural changes in the brain related to fear, pain, guilt, and shame? What is the role of disrupted sleep and nightmares in perpetuating symptoms of PTSD?

Medical science does not yet understand why witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event sears that event into the brain and may cause symptoms decades later. Are there actual chemical or structural changes in the brain related to fear, pain, guilt, and shame? What is the role of disrupted sleep and nightmares in perpetuating symptoms of PTSD?

A SAD Tale

For those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, spring can't come soon enough. There's hope because Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on February 2.

For those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, spring can't come soon enough. There's hope because Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on February 2.