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Sleep in Art and Culture. Salvador Dalí Print E-mail
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Sleep has been a popular subject for artists for a very long time.  One 20th century artist, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989), made a number of paintings on this subject. The painting “Le Sommeil” or “Sleep” was painted in 1937. Sleep (1937). Salvador Dali 

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech was born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain on May 11th, 1904. He was a surrealist and most famous for his bizarre images.

Sleep was a subject Dalí incorporated into his artwork throughout his career. The painting “Sleep” has been described as follows: “The act of sleeping [is] a sort of monster sustained by the crutches of reality.” In this painting, the central figure is asleep, hovering, but held up by crutches. The eyes, nose, lips and chin are also supported by the crutches.

Hypnagogic hallucinations, which are vivid, dreamlike auditory and tactile sensations in sleep, have sometimes included the sensation of falling or startling. One can only imagine the figure startling if any of the crutches were to break. The painting Sleep by Salvador Dalí is a good example of how a surrealist artist would interpret sleep and its complexities.

 
Keys to Successful CPAP Therapy Print E-mail
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CPAP Therapy is Safe and Effective

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) has been the therapy of choice for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) for the past 25 years. CPAP therapy is safe and effective; nevertheless, research has shown that CPAP compliance or therapy adherence is less than optimal. Patients have a tendency to show initial acceptance to the therapy that gradually tapers off.

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Sleep in Art and Culture. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Print E-mail
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Toulouse-Lautrec Painted Provocative Images The Bed (1893). Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

At the end of the 19th century, Paris, France was an epicenter for art and theater in Europe. One area in particular, Montmartre, was famous for its bohemian lifestyle and many of its resident artists. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) spent much of his time in Montmartre and was deeply involved in the decadent life of the theater, as well as spending much of his time at the famous cabaret “Le Moulin Rouge”.

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Sleep Duration Linked to Mortality Print E-mail
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A recent study published in the journal Sleep (vol. 30; No. 10, 2007, p.1245) examined the relationship between sleep and risk of mortality in over 21,000 Finnish twins. The study was conducted by Dr. Christer Hublin, MD, PhD and his colleagues at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, where they studied a large population-based cohort of Finnish adults.

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