Narcolepsy

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Cardiac conditions that may develop into a sleep disorder are Ischemia and Congestive Heart Failure. Pulmonary conditions include: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, central alveolar, hypoventilation, and sleep apnea. Gastrointestinal conditions include reflux disease. Hematologic conditions include: paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, which is associated with brownish-red urine --- extremely rare. Older people have a disease in sleep time with waking up more during the night.…

What is Sleep Paralysis? Have you ever experienced paralysis? Do you know what paralysis means? What it is? According to Google, it is the loss of the ability to move in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury. So, now that you know what paralysis means, let’s discuss sleep paralysis and the psychology behind it. I myself am a victim of sleep paralysis and will share my personal experiences. You enter consciousness just finishing a dream,…

The use of misuse drugs today is often the cause to drug dependency in pharmaceutical drug therapy. Today primary care physicians, often use drugs for more than one course of treatment and or diagnoses or condition. Therefore, if clinicians do not appropriately assess patients and or clients the use of that drug may potentially be a result of misdiagnoses. Prescribing sleep aids for conditions other the primary symptom of insomnia Restless leg syndrome has been suggested as a cause to sleep…

Night terrors happen to, most commonly, children around four to twelve years of age, but can occur throughout all ages. “Sleep terrors are equally prevalent for males and females.” (Cline p1) Most of the time with night terrors, one will not fully wake up, but can hear what is going on around them. Night terrors most often occur in the NREM stages of sleep, but do occasionally happen in the REM sleep. “Night terrors are a sleep disorder characterized by anxiety episodes with extreme panic, often…

Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that can prove fatal if left untreated. People suffering from this condition often fall asleep quite normally, however once asleep they start to experience short interruptions of breath. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form, and is caused by the muscles in the throat becoming too relaxed and collapsing back down into the airways. In order to survive, the body sends a signal to the brain that breathing has stopped, and this makes the sufferer wake up…

Aromatherapy Aromatherapy is an ancient massage and therapy school that involves the use of essential oils, and other volatile oils, in order to enhance your physical health and mental well-being. These essential oils can either be inhaled or used topically by being massaged into the skin; however, these oils should never be taken orally without specific instructions by your therapist. Essential oils are extracts taken from plant leaves, seeds, or roots, each containing its own unique blend of…

In order to help them fall asleep, or stay asleep, people in Arizona, and elsewhere, may use sleep aids. These types of hypnotic and sedative medications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suppress activities in the central nervous system. This helps to induce and maintain sleep. Although sleeping aids may help people to get the rest that their bodies need, a recent study has shown that they may be dangerous for drivers. In 2013, the Food and Drug Administration…

For your brain to be awake yet your body asleep can be a terrifying experience that many people must live with. The average person sleeps for around a third of their lifetime, thus, to have that time disturbed by sleep paralysis can run people’s lives both mentally and physically. The three main parts of sleep paralysis include, visual, auditory and tactile hallucinations. All three factors are quite scarring and feel extremely realistic. The overall sensation of sleep paralysis can cause people…

point of view is Narcolepsy. Not only is it a sleeping disorder it is a Murderer, it can take the lives of innocent people with a blink of an eye. Narcolepsy - A chronic brain disorder that makes people have…