Sleep medicine

defined as “A disturbance of normal sleep patterns commonly characterised by difficulty in initiating sleep (sleep onset latency) and / or difficulty in maintaining sleep (sleep maintenance)".(1)…

will also discuss the correlations, if any it has to the field of Neurodiagnostics. Narcolepsy is a chronic brain disorder that creates disruptions of the sleep-wake cycles. People with narcolepsy experience commonly experience periods of extreme daytime sleepiness and sudden, uncontrollable bouts of sleep that can strike at any time. These “sleep attacks” usually last a few seconds to several minutes. Narcolepsy can greatly affect daily activities. People may suddenly fall asleep while at…

a lack of sleep extend beyond just feeling fatigued in class,becoming distracted or falling asleep. Later school start times would be more beneficial for students because it would be better for their grades, mental health, and physical health. Very few people do their best when they are fatigued and are just trying to focus on not falling asleep, which is kinda obvious. “Thomas Conrad, principal of the 1,000-plus student school in…

always considered sleep a time for your brain to shut down and rest. Thanks to research, we learned this was wrong and now know a lot about sleep. When we sleep, our brain is still active because it has important functions to perform. First, we need to understand what makes us want to sleep. A “substance, called adenosine, builds up in your blood while you’re awake. Then, while you sleep, your body breaks down the adenosine. Levels of this substance in your body may help trigger sleep when…

studies examined the effectiveness of antidepressants as medication treatment option for OSA. The rationale was that serotonin plays a critical role in maintaining upper airway patency during sleep[74-76] and antidepressants might increase the upper airway dilator muscle tone thus reducing the collapsibility during sleep in patients with OSA.[77] Antidepressants, such as protriptyline (non-sedating TCA), paroxetine and fluoxetine (SSRI), and mirtazapine (mixed antagonist and agonist acting on…

seven hours of sleep each night when they should be getting at least nine. This is due to numerous reasons, some being the average afterschool workload being too heavy, and the after school activities such as sports or clubs being too demanding. Or are the start times for school simply too early? With students balancing homework, extracurriculars, jobs and the effects of a growing body, Glenwood High School’s start time needs to be delayed to 8:40 a.m. to allow students to get more sleep. This…

Typically, people enjoy receiving an extra hour of sleep, even an extra five minutes of sleep. Teens are just one group of people who enjoy sleep. Unfortunately, teens are unable to obtain the correct amount of hours per night. Later school start times would be beneficial because the schools would see an impact on attendance, increased school performance, and based on several studies, students would receive the recommened amount of sleep. The psychological effects would greatly outweigh the…

Sleep is something all humans need to survive, yet many suffer from the chronic, life altering enemy, insomnia at some point during their life. According to the Sleep Management Institute, (2010) it has been “estimated 30%-50% of the general population is affected by insomnia, and 10% have chronic insomnia.” It is an unfortunate realization that insomnia affects females more frequently than men, and for those 60 years and older, it can pose an even greater danger to health, and rob the…

Chronic sleep deprivation may contribute to heart disease and even shorten my life span. (Santrock) Experts report that the average American adult has become sleep deprived by not getting the necessary eight hours of sleep. If I remain on this lifestyle of little sleep, I will fall into the fifty percent of older adults who report having difficulty sleeping. Poor sleep patterns can result in an early death for me and even cause a decline…

Sleep Diary I collected data from my sleep pattern for two weekdays and two weekend days. The first night of my study was on Wednesday September 17, 2014. I went to bed at 10:00pm, and fell asleep at 10:30pm. I woke up at 6:00am. I never awoke during the night. My total sleep time for the first night was 7 hours and 30 minutes. My quality of sleep was good. I slept very well and never awoke nor was I disturbed during the night. I never took any naps that day. My overall sleepiness/alert today is…