Parasomnia

stage three, extremely slow brain waves called delta waves intersperse with smaller, faster waves. It is during this stage that a person may experience sleepwalking, night terrors, talking during one’s sleep, and bedwetting. These behaviors called parasomnias, and tend to occur during the transitions between non-REM and REM sleep. Furthermore, the final stage of deep sleep entails the body producing delta waves almost exclusively. If people roused from this state feel disoriented for a few…

6. Regular Snoring Symptoms The difference between just regular snoring and sleep apnea is that regular snoring does not disrupt your breathing in the same way that sleep apnea can. Regular snoring also does not change the quality of your sleep as much as sleep apnea. However, snoring can still cause excessive daytime sleepiness and sore throat. It also increases the chance of headaches during morning time, feelings of chest pains, and it can also increase one’s blood pressure. It also lowers…

When the term, “illness” arises, the initial thought that comes to mind are ones such as the flu, colds, or even fatal sicknesses including cholera. While these are all indeed diseases, they also affect a variety of the body and in this case, normal cognitive function. According to triadmentalhealth.org, there are over “200 classified forms of mental illness” with one in four adults suffering with a diagnosable condition within the United States. Such conditions include Tourette’s Syndrome,…

I have been struggling with irregular circadian sleep cycle and insomnia for a while. In recent lectures on Biopsychology, the course dabbled upon the topics of sleep. This sparked my passion and thus writing this paper to demonstrate my past casual researches in polyphasic napping and sleep in general. Sleeping is by far one of the most imperative biological needs for majority of organisms. It is comprised of 4 stages: NREM 1, NREM 2, NREM 3, and REM. In NREM 1, it is considered as light…

A game is a type of play with set rules mainly meant for entertainment. They require specific talents or skill for them to be interesting. Otherwise, they tend to be a burden. They can either be manual or electronic. Electronic games are commonly referred to as video games. The main aim for games is to entertain and refresh people. In the proceeding discussion, we shall attempt to discuss video games addiction and its effects on human beings. Any game that is played on the computer is called a…

My ears ring in my head as explosions destroy my home, my family, my future. I shake violently as the bombs eliminate anything left of my destitute neighborhood. What do they want from us? Money? We’ve never had any. The women and children? They’re trying to kill all of them. Power?! Why? Why are they here? I dig my index fingers deep into my conchae. The deafening missile crashes to the loose soil. The missile drives into the defiled ground with an explosion. I shelter my begrimed face as…

Narcolepsy is a disease that affects the Central Nervous System with many symptoms that differ between each person with no cure that has been found. Narcolepsy has become known as a sleep disorder although it affects each person through the wakeful hours of the day. Symptoms that affect people with narcolepsy are excessive daytime sleepiness, disrupted night time sleep and when those affected fall asleep during the day, they experience sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. Not every…

Are We Too Dependent On Digital Technology? Reminiscing to 20 years ago when our society was unquestionable and undisputable is a period that deserves recognition, because it is a reminder that we, as collectively can still remain creative and original without technology. Many years ago, in the modern day world there were not such things as “computers”. Lifestyle was undoubtedly unique and we enjoyed spending every second of it together as one; whether you were a kid, teen, adult, or a senior.…

less common sleep disorders are Cardian rhythm disorders. these disorders involve ones internal clock the most common cardian rhythm disorder is shift work disorder that is experienced by those who work late night or early morning shifts(hauri 3).parasomnia is a sleep disorder in which weird things begin to happen while you sleep for example sleep related movements, behaviors, emotions ,perceptions ,day dreams, and seep paralysis(hauri 3). A common disorder in older people is obstructive sleep…

Sleep The topic I chose to write about is sleep because I think that sleep plays a significant role in a person's health and could be a beneficial topic to read about. Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind characterized by different consciousness, relatively self-conscious sensory activity, inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles, and reduced interactions with surrounding. Mammalian sleep occurs in repeating periods, in which the body interchanges in two highly distinct modes known as…