Sleepwalkers have been known to cook and eat full meals and even have sex during sleep.

According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, more than 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders. This week, the sleep industry’s biggest convention of the year drew some 5,400 medical experts and sales reps to Minneapolis. That’s about 10 times the number who came in 1990, when the city last hosted the event.

Insomnia is becoming more common in our society, particularly in women. The one thing you have to realize is that all these medicines suppress your breathing. If you have sleep apnea, you do not want to take them because they can make your breathing more shallow. Unfortunately, the drugs we have are just short-term treatment options.

Compared with the placebo pill and standard care groups, the zolpidem group did not show greater CPAP usage in terms of total days used or average time used per night over the course of four weeks.

Compared with the placebo pill and standard care groups, the zolpidem group did not show greater CPAP usage in terms of total days used or average time used per night over the course of four weeks.