The changes in sleeping patterns or habits that can negatively affect health are sleep disorders. They have become more common for the years. The National Institutes of Health donates about two hundred thirty million dollars a year to sleep examination. There are approximately seventy million people in the United States that struggle with a sleep disorder. Physical, medical, psychiatric, and environment concerns cause sleep disorders. A sleeping disorder can be one of the most dangerous and complex disorders in the world because there are over seventy different types of sleeping disorders diagnosed over the years and none of them are the same. There are three main sleep disorders known as Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, and Insomnia.
Narcolepsy has been characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep suddenly without warning. There are an estimated 125,000 to 250,000 people in the United States have this sleeping disorder. The first symptoms usually start to appear between the ages ten and twenty-five. The majority of people with Narcolepsy may experience cataplexy, sudden muscular weakness without loss of consciousness, sleep paralysis, occurring just after falling asleep or upon awakening, and vivid hallucinations. People with Narcolepsy may precipitously fall asleep …show more content…
It could lead to daytime drowsiness, fatigue and a feeling of being unwell both mentally and physically. There are two types of Insomnia, known as Acute and Chronic. Acute Insomnia is short-term, lasting up to three weeks. Normally caused by life stress, environmental factors, and interferences in ordinary sleep schedule. Chronic Insomnia is long-term, lasting at least 3 months and is generally caused by depression, anxiety, and pain. Chronic loss of sleep stimulates a reduction in insulin sensitivity. The possible causes of Insomnia are pain, stress, depression, illness, hormone imbalances, and poor sleep habits. (Aberdour,
Narcolepsy has been characterized by an extreme tendency to fall asleep suddenly without warning. There are an estimated 125,000 to 250,000 people in the United States have this sleeping disorder. The first symptoms usually start to appear between the ages ten and twenty-five. The majority of people with Narcolepsy may experience cataplexy, sudden muscular weakness without loss of consciousness, sleep paralysis, occurring just after falling asleep or upon awakening, and vivid hallucinations. People with Narcolepsy may precipitously fall asleep …show more content…
It could lead to daytime drowsiness, fatigue and a feeling of being unwell both mentally and physically. There are two types of Insomnia, known as Acute and Chronic. Acute Insomnia is short-term, lasting up to three weeks. Normally caused by life stress, environmental factors, and interferences in ordinary sleep schedule. Chronic Insomnia is long-term, lasting at least 3 months and is generally caused by depression, anxiety, and pain. Chronic loss of sleep stimulates a reduction in insulin sensitivity. The possible causes of Insomnia are pain, stress, depression, illness, hormone imbalances, and poor sleep habits. (Aberdour,