Why Does the Body Need Sleep?
It is not clear exactly why the body requires sleep, although inadequate sleep can have severe detrimental effects on health. Studies have shown that sleep is essential for normal immune system...
View ArticleStages of Sleep
There are five stages of sleep that cycle over and over again during a single night’s rest: stages 1, 2, 3, 4 and REM (rapid eye movement). Stages 1 through 4 are also known as non-rapid eye movement...
View ArticleSleep Disorder
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep… wrote the famous English poet Robert Frost in his poem Stopping by Woods...
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Causes of Sleep Disorder
More than 100 different disorders of sleeping and waking have been identified. They are put into four categories. Insomnia. Hypersomnias. Problems with adhering to a regular sleep schedule. Sleep...
View ArticleSymptoms of Sleep Disorder
Difficulty in falling asleep. Daytime drowsiness. Loud snoring. Feeling sleepy during the day. Fatigue. Depression and anxiety. Lower leg movements during sleep
View ArticleHypersomnia
Disorder of excessive sleepiness is called Hypersomnia. This includes symptoms of loss of breathing in between the sleep and it is called sleep apnea. This affects middle-aged men and causes excessive...
View ArticleInsomnia
Insomnia or lack of adequate sleep includes any combination of difficulty with falling asleep, staying asleep, intermittent wakefulness, and early-morning awakening. This may be for a short-term...
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What is Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a chronic disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, cataplexy, and other auxiliary symptoms. Narcolepsy impairs the ability of the central nervous system to regulate sleep....
View ArticleNarcolepsy Symptoms
The principal symptoms of Narcolepsy are: excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), cataplexy (loss of muscle tone), hypnagogic hallucinations, sleep paralysis, disrupted night-time sleep and automatic...
View ArticleNarcolepsy: Treatment
Although there is no known cure for narcolepsy, several medications help to control the symptoms. Stimulants are usually prescribed to treat EDS and sleep attacks, and usually control most other...
View ArticleNarcolepsy : Causes
Root cause of narcolepsy is still unknown. Currently, the general believe is that genetics accompanied by an environmental trigger of some sort—a virus, for example— may affect brain chemicals and...
View ArticleDiagnosis of Narcolepsy
For Narcolepsy diagnosis, in some cases a verbal history will be sufficient to diagnose the disorder. Careful questioning of the patient will usually dispel any doubts. Similar questioning of family...
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Control your stress – a few tips
Understand the type(s) of stressors affecting you (or the stressed person), and the contributors to the stress susceptibility – knowing what you’re dealing with is essential to developing the stress...
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