Dr. Krakow is not only a strong advocate of Sleep Dynamic Therapy, he is an avid user of all the major steps. He routinely applies emotional processing techniques throughout the day to find closure at bedtime. As soon as his head hits the pillow, he uses imagery, which usually induces sleep within 5 to 15 minutes. Of course, Dr. Krakow never sleeps alone. He uses a Puritan Bennett Goodknight Series 425 Bilevel PAP therapy device and a Puritan Bennett Breeze Nasal Pillows mask. Interconnected is a Fisher-Paykel Ambient Tracking Heated Humidifier. To reduce mouth breathing, he wears a Respironics Premium Chinstrap,which also facilitates a more snug fit of the Breeze mask on the back of his head.

Dr. Barry Krakow is a board certified internist and sleep disorders specialist, who has spent 25 years in medicine in the fields of internal medicine, emergency medicine, addiction medicine, and sleep medicine. Currently, he is medical director of two sleep facilities in Albuquerque, NM:

• Maimonides Sleep Arts & Sciences, Ltd, a community-based, sleep medical center
• Sleep & Human Health Institute, a non-profit sleep research institute