Excessive daytime sleepiness

category of nootropics(supplements that is primarily ingested for its brain effects). There can be many reasons for Hypersomnia or sleeping disorders such as The sleep apnea (interruptions of breathing during sleep), sleep disordersnarcolepsy (daytime sleepiness), drug abuse, sleep deprivation, neurological disease or injury, overweight, depression and genetics. Usually…

process in an individual through the use of The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and global scores. Sleep quality is a concept that includes components which look at “the satisfaction of sleep, sleep efficiency, and the impact that sleep has on daytime functioning” (Mellor et al., 2014). The study of sleep apnea and aging can be controversial because changes in sleep are a part of the normal aging process so researchers must look at sleep quality as a whole and examine how poor sleep due to…

To be able to control what one person has the ability to do is very powerful. The one incredible thing that can learn anything put in its way, the brain. Mental disorders are the only thing that stands in the way of someone being able to fully use their brain. Have you ever had trouble sleeping? Seems like you have tried almost everything, but you feel like you still have not gotten enough sleep. Maybe you have a sleeping disorder. There are around 70 different types of sleeping disorders. Not…

Other doctors argue strongly against any soft or shut eye during the day because of the health risks they cause. Yue Leng is one of the doctors against daytime naps. He states “Daytime napping is an early indicator underlying health issues.” He says that almost all of his patients who take naps have discovered that they have a health issue where drowsiness was a symptom. Mednick, a colleague of Lengs supports Lengs…

breathing (called apnea,) this is followed by loud snoring and results in brief awakenings (known as arousals.) The outcome is excessive daytime sleepiness. The cycle of sleep apnea (five or more times per hour,) leading to sleep fragmentation (hypoxia and hypercapnia,) followed by cardiovascular complications, then morbidity and mortality, and finally by excessive daytime somnolence is repeated over and over again. There are health factors that can lead to sleep apnea, however there are people…

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few days, and always less than three weeks, after which the sleep pattern returns to normal. Features of adjustment sleep disorder are prolonged sleep latency, frequent awakenings, or early morning arousal. There may also be a tendency for excessive sleepiness during the day. In acute circumstances, there can be loss of the ability to maintain normal social activities or employment until the acute reaction is over. Intense anxiety or depression may be associated with the stress response and the…

the brain. It causes sleep attacks, degeneration of muscle tone and hallucinations. Narcolepsy begins to affect people between the ages of six to over sixty. Some of the symptoms include EDS, hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. EDS is Excessive Daytime Sleepiness which the mood and memory of a person. Treatments can be by medications or by therapy. A support group can help in the form of counseling and sharing experience with others. Medicines include stimulants, cognitio-enhancing medication,…

RLS describe an urge to move, either from a pain or crawling feeling while at rest, in an attempt to comfort themselves including before sleep. Another similarity the disorders share is a side effect, fatigue and excessive daytime sleepiness. Both keep the individual awake for excessive amounts of time due to…

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…