Common Sleep Disorders

A number of factors can make a person susceptible to sleep apnea

These factors include:

• Throat muscles and tongue that relax more than normal…

   

Do You Think You Have a Sleep Disorder?

At various points in our lives, all of us suffer from a lack of sleep that can be…    

Sleep Apnea

Sleep Apnea
In people who have sleep apnea (also referred to as sleep-disordered breathing), breathing briefly…    

Common Sleep Disorders

A number of sleep disorders can disrupt your sleep quality and leave you with excessive daytime sleepiness, even…    

Chronic insomnia is often caused by one or more of the following

• Another disease or mood disorder. The most common causes of insomnia are depression and/or…

   

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) causes an unpleasant prickling or tingling in the legs, especially in the calves, that…    

Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy’s main symptom is excessive and overwhelming daytime sleepiness, even after adequate nighttime sleep. In addition, nighttime sleep…    

Parasomnias (Abnormal Arousals)

In some people, the walking, talking, and other body functions normally suppressed during sleep emerge during certain sleep…    

How Are Sleep Disorders Diagnosed?

Depending on what your symptoms are, your doctor will gather various kinds of information and consider several possible…    

Common Signs of a Sleep Disorder

Look over this list of common signs of a sleep disorders, and talk to your doctor if you…