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.
Sleeping Tablets in South Africa: What to Know First
What sleeping tablets actually are, why they're short-term tools, and why CBT-I is the more durable option — from a South African sleep physician.
Read article9 Apr 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Insomnia in South Africa: What It Is and How to Get Help
Struggling with insomnia? Learn what insomnia is, how it's identified, why CBT-I is first-line, and how Slumbr's online physician-led clinic can help.
Read article2 Apr 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
Stimulus control — the six-rule behavioural treatment that re-teaches your brain to sleep
Fifty years of evidence, six simple rules. Stimulus control therapy re-pairs your bed with sleep instead of frustration — a South African specialist sleep clinic explains exactl...
Read article26 Mar 2026 · Slumbr Sleep Clinic
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