Sean P. Drummond is a Sleep Medicine doctor based in 18 Innovation Walk, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia.
Sleep problems can be more than just “getting a bad night.” They can affect mood, energy, work, school, and even safety when you’re driving. Sean looks after adults who find their sleep is either hard to start, hard to keep, or just not sitting in the right rhythm.
People often come in because of insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, or irregular sleep-wake patterns. At times, sleep can also get tangled up with stress and trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In other cases, sleep changes show up after a concussion, with lingering tiredness, fogginess, or trouble settling into normal sleep.
Sean also supports patients living with long-term neurologic conditions, including Huntington disease, where sleep can become less stable over time. And for some people, sleepiness during the day is linked to obstructive sleep apnoea, where breathing can get interrupted during sleep and leave you feeling unwell even after a full night in bed.
In day-to-day care, Sean focuses on practical steps that match the person in front of them. That can mean looking at the pattern of sleep and wake times, how rest changes across the week, and what might be making symptoms worse. It also means talking through how daytime routines, stress, and other health factors can link back to night-time symptoms.
Sleep is not always fixed with one quick change. Many patients need a plan that’s built slowly, with a few check-ins along the way, so adjustments can be made if things don’t shift as expected. Sean understands that sleep can be frustrating, and at times scary, especially when you’re dealing with sudden changes after an injury or when symptoms affect daily life.
Sean’s training and ongoing learning are aimed at keeping up with how sleep medicine is changing, and how clinicians can help people live more comfortably with their symptoms.
If you’re in Melbourne and your sleep issues are getting in the way, a consultation with Sean can help you understand what’s going on and what options might suit your situation.