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Melinda had been having feeling very lethargic
recently. She would go to ___1___
early at around 9 p.m. but she would wake up the net
morning feeling as if she had only slept for three
hours. She could not ___2___
out why this was so. She told her mother about it
and her mother could not ___3___
it either. Finally, as a last resort, Melinda went
to seek ___4___
from a doctor. She wanted some sleeping pills,
thinking that they might help her sleep a little ___5___.
When Melinda described her symptoms to the doctor,
he frowned. Instead of ___6___
sleeping pills, he referred her to a sleep
therapist. Melinda was surprised. She did not even
know that such a person ___7___.
At the sleep clinic, the first thing that Melinda
noticed was the calm atmosphere. There was soothing
music playing in the clinic and there was a bowl of
aromatherapy oil burning in the corner of the room.
It smelt lovely. Even the therapist ___8___
in a calm and soothing voice. Melinda told the
therapist all about her sleep problems. The
therapist suggested that Melinda come back a week
later whereby Melinda would ___9___
a night in her clinic's observation room. On that
night, the therapist would monitor Melinda in her
sleep throughout the night. This way, the therapist
could get a clearer picture of Melinda's sleep
pattern. Melinda ___10___
to this arrangement.
After the therapist monitored Melinda's sleep
pattern, she explained to Melinda that she woke up
many times during the night. That was why she felt
so ___11___
every morning. During the night, her body was not
able to rest properly as there were pauses in her
breathing. Melinda was surprised to___12___
about the therapist's findings. The therapist
explained that Melinda could be under ___13___
at school, causing her mind to still be at 'work'
even during her sleep. Melinda was prescribed some
muscle relaxants. The therapist advised Melinda to
take up a sport to relax both her body and her ___14___.
She was also advised to lose some weight.
Over the next few months, Melinda took the ___15___
of the therapist and her situation improved. Now,
when she wakes up in the morning, she no longer
feels exhausted like before. |
