When the weather gets warm it can be harder to sleep. But what does the heat actually do to sleep and what can be done to help sleep better on hot nights? To help answer these questions we talk with Dr Kazue Okamoto-Mizuno from Tohoku Fukoshi Univeristy, Sendai, Japan. Dr Okamoto-Mizuno has researched the relationship between sleep and temperature for 20 years.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline / Chapters:

• 00:00 - 03:37 Introduction
• 03:37 - 22:33 Theme - Sleeping in the Heat
• 22:33 - 23:43 Clinical Tip
• 23:43 - 28:50 Pick of the Month
• 28:50 - 29:59 What's Coming Up?

Next episode: Sleep in Teenagers

Links mentioned in the podcast: 

• Smiling Mind
• 'State of Mind' - report from Smiling Mind and NIB Foundation
• SCN2A Insights podcast
• A New Start - podcast episode on New Year's resolutions
• Dr Kazue Okamoto-Mizuno
• Sleeping in the Heat - blog post
• Sleeping in the Heat - radio interview
• SCN2A Insights podcast
• SCN2A Australia
• Antisense Oligonucleotides (ASOs) - podcast episode
• Why it's so hard to make healthy decisions - TED talk
• Sleep Economics - podcast episode
• Teens and Screens - podcast episode