Hailey Meaklim is a sleep medicine doctor based in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. She works in a calm, practical way with people who are dealing with sleep problems, and she also looks at how breathing and movement during sleep can affect how you feel during the day.
Her focus includes insomnia, restless legs syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnoea. These can be tough to live with, especially when you’re not getting proper rest night after night. At times, she also supports people whose sleep issues come up alongside recent or past respiratory illness, including COVID-19 and SARS, and related problems like vasoconstriction.
In many cases, the goal is to get a clearer picture of what’s driving the problem. That might mean working through patterns in your sleep, looking at symptoms like tiredness or waking often, and figuring out what steps could help you sleep more safely and comfortably. Sleep health isn’t one-size-fits-all, so the approach tends to be grounded in what you’re actually experiencing.
Hailey’s training is in the sleep medicine space, with clinical work centred on common sleep and breathing conditions. Information about specific research projects or involvement in clinical trials isn’t listed here, but her day-to-day care is focused on helping patients manage ongoing sleep difficulties and improve their sleep routines.