Excessive daytime sleepiness

A Sleeping disorder refers to a medical disorder in the sleep pattern of an animal or a person. Sleeping disorders exist in various forms and are categorized depending on their causes and impacts especially on human beings (Lautenbacher, 2012).These disorders can be brought about by an assortment of issues, ranging from teeth pounding also known as teeth grinding (bruxism) to nightmares. Some sleeping disorders have serious side effects and are sufficiently substantial to interfere with normal…

Teen Depression Many people have some kind of depression. But teen depression is one of the most common in teens around the world. Some teens may feel sad and lonely and not know why they may feel this way. Having this illness can be very stressful as a teenager. Teens may feel that no one understands them and how they feel. Yes, having depression can be very stressful but the key is learning how to cope with it. Learning how to cope with depression can make life easier knowing that it is not…

An Open Letter to Congress, Since before Nixon’s declaration of the war on drugs, our nation’s policy makers have stigmatized the use of marijuana of any form. Since then research has found many novel uses for marijuana medically. With the enactment of Proposition 215 in 1996, the stigmatization of marijuana began the slow start of dismantling. Proposition 215 allowed those with the agreement of their primary care giver the ability to possess or grow marijuana for medical purposes—without the…

We wouldn’t really think of sleep as a “problem”, but sleep itself is more complicated then most would think. Every night we lay down for bed unaware of what’s going on in our brain and how it is affecting our bodies. Of course sleep is essential, but if you are not receiving the right amount it can cause a variety of problems. We know too little sleep isn’t good, but did you know that too much is worse than not enough? When your head hits the pillow and you finally fall asleep, a ninety minute…

The purpose of this paper is to look at how different genres can be used in multiple discourse communities. The two articles being looked at is of Poor Sleep Predicts Subacute Postconcussion Symptoms Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury by Karen Sullivan et. all and Materiality and Genre in the Study of Discourse Communities by Amy Devitt et. all. In this comparison and contrast essay, there will be three main sections. Identification will compare and contrast the document’s structure and…

When college students first move out of their family home it can be exciting and fun for the first few weeks; then the reality of the situation sets in. Many students are faced with questions such as paying for tuition and book fees, paying for the whole semester’s rent at once, what a payment plan even is, and how to juggle social life and dating, all while keeping up with homework and tests. All of this can be very stressful for students, freshmen and seniors alike, causing erratic behavior…

and sleep aggression. Sexsomnia sometimes called “sleep sex,” is also a parasomnia. (Schenck 2016) “It refers to sexual acts that are carried out by a person who is sleeping. Parasomnias can have negative effects on people during the daytime, including sleepiness. Parasomnias often run in families and so there is probably a genetic factor in many cases. Brain disorders may be responsible for some parasomnias, such as many cases of REM sleep behavior disorder. Parasomnias may also be triggered by…

when children experience sleep deprivation at a very young age, they may be at a higher risk of obesity by age seven. Benefits of Sleep: Teenagers The effects of too little sleep are particularly harsh on teens. A Minnesota study assessed the sleepiness of 7000 high schoolers after…