Sleep disorders

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 person who is diagnosed with narcolepsy experiences it with…

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 all are considered to be dangerous. There are millions of people who suffer from the most common disorder which is snoring. Some of…

In the article Children’s sleep disturbance scale in differentiating neurological disorders, the hypothesis of the review article is sleep disturbances can differentiate from children with different neurological disorders. The Children’s sleep disturbance scale in differentiating neurological disorders states that children with specific neurological disorders like epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or others may differ depending on what kind of sleep disturbances that they are…

time… sleep. Everyone always talks about how they didn’t get enough or they had wonderful nights of sleep, either way everyone once a day at least says something that refers to sleep. Sleep is a very important part of life. The proper amount of sleep and going through the sleep cycle four or five times a night is what’s even more important. If you don’t get the proper amount of sleep or go through the sleep cycle the right amount then your body isn’t going to be as healthy as it should be. Sleep…

Today we are going to learn if sleep paralysis is a serious problem. Is sleep paralysis a serious problem? Sleep researchers believe sleep paralysis is when your body is not moving smoothly threw the sleeping stages. Sleep paralysis usually occurs one out of two times, if it occurs when you are falling asleep it is called hypnagogic or predormital sleep paralysis if it occurs when you are waking up it is called hypnopompic or postdormital. When your body slowly falls asleep it gets comfortable,…

importance of sleep? Everyone must have a certain amount of sleep each night, but does one really understand the sleep required? Sleep is a very important aspect in one’s daily lives because if one does not get enough sleep each night it could cause fatigue, and many other health related issues. Many people throughout the world have terrible problems with sleep such as, night terrors, insomnia, etc. Sleep is actually a very important thing to learn about and a few of the topics include dreams,…

The definition of sleep from the Merriam-Webster dictionary is: the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored. Sleep is a wonderful, yet mysterious, thing. It can be identified as one of the most peaceful parts of your day. But how does one study sleep, when some people don’t remember their dreams and others don’t have a regular sleep schedule? Do smartphones affect your sleeping habits? Will little to no sleep affect your judgment? What are…

essential because without an appropriate amount of sleep, the hours spent awake can become impacted. Unfortunately, sleep disorders can affect a person’s sleeping abilities. Narcolepsy is one example of a sleep disorder that will affect someone at night and through the day. Narcolepsy can be defined as a neurological disorder where the person experiences daytime sleepiness, usually at inappropriate times, cataplexy, hypnagogic hallucinations, and sleep paralysis. Researchers have recently…

set foot on earth, sleep is a natural thing. We slide under the covers, fluff up our pillows, and close our eyes. We fall asleep, wake up in the morning unable to remember the past few hours, and feel refreshed; it’s just that simple (Healthy Sleep). Or is it that simple? “Until the 1950s, most people thought of sleep as a passive, dormant part of our daily lives” and to the average human mind sleep is just that, but sleep is much more complex than we may think (American Sleep Association). …

examples from sleep clinics and pharmaceutical trade shows that take place throughout the United States. Before American industrialization, most Americans were exposed to a variety of sleeping schedules, such as the biphasic sleep and midday naps that promote productivity in the workday. However, due to the strong promotion of capitalism and modern practices most Americans have started to adapt to capitalistic sleeping rhythms. These rhymes are reflected in the normative sleep pattern…