Thompson Rivers University Sleep Clinic
900 McGill Rd V2C 1L9 Kamloops, BC, Canada

Introducing our summer resource students: Our names are Cory and Lauren! We are excited to be in the clinic this summer gaining clinical experience and answering your questions about sleep hygiene.

Happy summer everyone! We have been closed since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the classification of it as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in mid March. This decision was made to maintain the safety of our client's and the students working in the sleep clinic. Moving forward to today, we have reopened under new protocols! We will be completing level 3 sleep tests as well as 24 hours ambulatory blood pressure studies via virtual appointments. This will involve... contactless pickup of the devices and video appointments to ensure physical distancing is maintained. We hope to see you (virtually) soon! :)

With the first semester winding down, our Student Respiratory Therapists are preparing for finals and some much needed relaxation over the holidays. The clinic will be closed from December 1st until January 6th. Happy holidays!

Sleep is very important for your physical and mental health. Here are some tips to increase sleep quality/quantity: take a hot bath to relax before bedtime Unplug your devices and avoid screen time for an hour before bed Have a light snack an hour before bed, and avoid heavy meals for 4 hours before... Get your daily exercise! Limit caffeine and alcohol intake for 3 hours before bedtime Quit smoking See more

Happy Respiratory Care week everyone! This week our Student Respiratory Therapist of the week is Jalin, his sleep tip is: Drinking alcohol before before bed may make you drowsy and you may fall asleep quicker but it is proven to have negative affects on your REM sleep- an important part of the sleep cycle associated with dreaming.