Sleep Disorders

• Advanced and Delayed Sleep Phase Syndromes: A person 's sleep wake cycle is either always late or always early.
• Apnea, see Sleep Apnea.
• Bedwetting, or enuresis, occurs most often in children
• Bruxism, see Grinding Teeth.
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. Not technically classified as traditional sleep disorders, these can coexist with sleep problems. Sleep-deprivation is integral to FM. CFS may fluctuate between hypersomnia and insomnia.
• Enuresis, see Bedwetting.
• Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, or EDS, is being overly sleepy during the day.
• Fibromyalgia, see Chronic fatigue syndrome and ...
• Grinding Teeth, or Bruxism, can be treated with orthodontic appliances.
• Hypersomnia, needing to sleep "too much."
• Insomnia, not a Sleep Disorder, per se, but a big problem.
• Narcolepsy patients uncontrollably fall asleep during the day.
• Night Terrors are not associaed with vivid dreams and are different from nightmares.
• Somnambulism
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea, see Sleep Apnea
• Periodic Limb Movements involves twitches and jerks during sleep onset and sleep.
• REM Sleep Behavior Disorder is a dangerous condition in which the sleeper acts out his or her dreams.
• Restless Leg Syndrome persists even by day, and can delay sleep onset.
• Sleep Apnea People stop breathing a number of times during sleep. A serious disorder that can be life-threatening if not treated.
• Sleepwalking, or Somnambulism, can be normal for children, but dangerous if adaptations aren't made. In adults and adolescents it is a disorder.
• Snoring can be normal occurence during sleep, but often major indicator of sleep apnea. Read up, then see a Doctor!
• Somnambulism, see Sleepwalking
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is a mysterious and devastating condition in which a young infant dies while sleeping for no apparent reason. Find out how prevention efforts are making a difference in the statistics and protect your Baby!

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• Read accounts written by those who suffer from a sleep disorder or have experienced one of the above parasomnias , or things that occur during sleep.