Transcription of United Stationers Catalog - Sjogren's
1 Tipson Sleepfor Sj gren sPatientsClin ic ia ns: Please mak e as many copiesof this Pa tient Education Shee t as you want and dist ributeto you r pat youhave an id ea for a topic or want to auth or a PatientEducationSheet , please contactus at e SSF tha nk s H. Ke nneth Fisher , MD , FAC P, FC CP, In ternal Medici ne, Pulmo na ry Di sea se s, Sleep Di sorder s, BeverlyHills,Ca lifo rnia , for T ips on Slee p fo r Sj gre n s Patients. Dr. Fisher re min ds pat ien ts th at adequatesleep is especia lly importantforthos e with Sj gr en s sy ndrom e, sa ying that sleep deprivationexace rbat es dayt ime fatigue and can affect the immu ne more informa ti on on Sj gre n s sy ndrome,vis it the SSF Web site at ww ,call 1-800-475-6473,e-mail ssf@s jog ren s.
2 Org or write to the Sj gren sSyn drome Foun dation , 67 07 DemocracyBlv d, Suite 325, Bethesda,MD 208 ke su re the bed roo m is com fort abl e, se cure, dar k, and quie y to main tai n good s leep hyg ien e: Get ou t of be d at the sam e ti me near ly every morn ing (in cludingwe ek en ds) and into be d wit h lig ht s ou t at roughlythe sam e time at ni ght .Use the bedroomfor sl eep and sex: no TV, no ho mewo rk, no ar gu men ts, no cl n fo r abo ut hours of sl eep pe r night or longer if you wake up a lot .Pre pare for sleep by us in g mo ist uriz in g ge l or vitam in E oil to coat the mou th at be dtime. Con sult the SS FPro duct Dir ector y for sugge stion a mo is turi zin g spr ay or gel fo r your dry a hu mi di fi er at nig ht.
3 Keep the tem peratu re on the cool sid e to mini mi ze moisture evaporationfrom themou th or nos GE RD (gas tro-es oph ageal refl ux disease ), follo w an ti-ref lu x precau tion s. Avoi d eating at least 3 hoursbe fo re be d an d li mi t liquid s to small sips to keep the stom ach emp ty. Ele vat e th e head of your bed at least30- 45 by rais ing the be d pos ts ; do not use extra pillo ws for oid alc ohol or caff eine af te r 4 .If you ar e a worryw art at be dtim e, make a sho rt list of your ma jor troub le s, and write do wn ho w you plan todeal wi th th em the nex t mo re helpf ul hint s, ord erTh e Wo man sBoo k of Sl eep:A Compl et e Re so ur ce Guideby Amy Wolf son fromthe SSF Store on the Foun dationWeb eep lessNi ghtsby Pet er Hauri and Shir ley Lin de pro -vi des an oth er sour ce wit h tips for bet te r sle ep.
