Somnology is the scientific study of sleep. It includes clinical study and treatment of sleep disorders and irregularities.
Sleep medicine is a subset of somnology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnology
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What is the proper title for a sleep doc
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09-23-2013, 03:29 AM
RE: What is the proper title for a sleep doc
Somnologist
Somnology is the scientific study of sleep. It includes clinical study and treatment of sleep disorders and irregularities. Sleep medicine is a subset of somnology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnology
09-23-2013, 02:49 PM
RE: What is the proper title for a sleep doc
Mine is a Pulmonologist who is also certified in sleep medicine. The sleep lab is "accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine."
09-24-2013, 08:38 AM
RE: What is the proper title for a sleep doc
Zonk is correct!
"With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable." - Thomas Foxwell Buxton
09-24-2013, 11:12 AM
RE: What is the proper title for a sleep doc
Could be - so far the term has not come into use over here, but it is as good a term as any.
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