Common sleep disorders and how you can cure them

Sleep deprivation can lead to not only various medical problems but it can also severely diminishes the quality of life of an individual.

 

health news :A good night’s sleep is essential for good health and wellbeing of a person. Sleep deprivation can lead to not only various medical problems but it can also severely diminishes the quality of life of an individual. Common sleep disorders are the primary reason for sleep deprivation in a good number of people. There are many disorders that can be classified as sleep disorders. Some are common others are rarer, some are acute others are severe; some are chronic whereas others are temporary. Various sleep disorders can result in difficultly in sleeping, disturbed sleep, frequent and irregular sleep-wake patterns, bad quality of sleep and much more. Adults require 8 hours of solid sleep each night; short-term sleep deprivation can lead to issues such as mood swings, tiredness, drowsiness, reduced alertness and more. But in the long-term it can lead to serious issues such as weakened immune system, reduced life span, diabetes, hypertension, weight gain, impaired brain functions and accelerated aging. Sleep disorders can affect anybody irrespective of age, gender, social background and more. There are many reasons that can cause various sleep disorders; the foremost of them being stress, other factors that affect sleep negatively are excessive caffeine intake, hectic schedules and lifestyle including late working hours, unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, physiological disorders and more.

Most Common Sleep Disorders

There are a total of 81 sleep disorders identified by experts. Some common sleep disorders are insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, sleep walking, sleep terrors, snoring, narcolepsy, nightmares, bedwetting, teeth grinding and more. Below are some details on some common sleep disorders.

Insomnia: Insomnia is the most common sleep disorders found in the general population today. Individual affected by the said condition have difficulty falling and then staying asleep. Insomnia can be an illness in itself or it can be a symptom of some other sleep disorder. Insomnia is roughly divided in to temporary insomnia and chronic insomnia. Temporary insomnia can last for few days, weeks of months whereas chronic insomnia is a more permanent condition.....READ MORE