Journal
Evidence-based clinical writing on insomnia, sleep medicine, and the patterns we treat. Reviewed by an HPCSA-registered specialist physician with sleep-medicine training.
Online Sleep Doctor: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban & Pretoria
Slumbr is an online, physician-led sleep clinic available across South Africa — Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, and beyond. No commute. Real clinical care.
Read article19 Mar 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Sleep hygiene, the honest version — what the evidence supports, what is myth, and what it cannot fix
Most sleep-hygiene advice is recycled folklore. A South African specialist sleep clinic separates the habits the evidence supports from the myths — and explains why hygiene alon...
Read article12 Mar 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
When to see a sleep specialist — five signals you've waited long enough
Five evidence-based signals that your sleep problem has crossed the line from 'try better hygiene' to 'see a specialist'. A South African specialist sleep clinic explains.
Read article5 Mar 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Why your sleep is worse in your 40s — and what actually helps
Sleep changes in real, measurable ways in your 40s and 50s — slow-wave sleep declines, sleep fragments more, the clock advances earlier. A South African specialist sleep clinic ...
Read article25 Feb 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Shift work and sleep — how to protect your body clock when your job won't
Shift workers — nurses, doctors, mining, hospitality, security — face a recognised clinical condition: shift work sleep disorder. A South African specialist sleep clinic explain...
Read article18 Feb 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Sleep restriction therapy — the most effective insomnia treatment most people have never heard of
Cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) — and its most powerful component, sleep restriction therapy — outperforms every medication for chronic insomnia. A South Afri...
Read article11 Feb 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Z-drugs (zolpidem, zopiclone): when they help, when they don't, and why Slumbr only prescribes them once-off
Z-drugs work fast — but the question is for how long and at what cost. A South African specialist sleep clinic explains why we only prescribe zolpidem and zopiclone once-off, ne...
Read article4 Feb 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Insomnia vs poor sleep hygiene — how to tell the difference
Most people who think they have insomnia actually have sub-threshold sleep complaints. The clinical difference matters — the treatments are different. A South African specialist...
Read article28 Jan 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Is melatonin safe? An honest answer for South African adults
Melatonin is safer than most public discussion suggests — but only when used correctly. A South African specialist sleep clinic explains the dose, the timing, the regulatory rea...
Read article21 Jan 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Waking at 3am and can't fall back asleep — what it means and what to do
Waking at 3 to 5 a.m. unable to fall back asleep usually has one of three causes — a circadian phase advance, depression, or sleep apnea. A South African specialist sleep clinic...
Read article14 Jan 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Why am I tired but can't sleep? Hyperarousal explained
If your body is exhausted but your mind won't switch off, you may be in a state called hyperarousal. A South African specialist sleep clinic explains what's happening — and what...
Read article7 Jan 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic