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Sleep Disturbances
Difficulties with sleep are common in Parkinson's disease, and can be categorized into four types:
Difficulty staying asleep; early morning awakening
[...] School Age Problems
School Age Children Problems
School-aged children still need somewhere between 9 and 12 hours of sleep at night. At this age, kids usually start a trend toward becoming more and more sleep deprived. As the parents, you will need to help figure out how much sleep your child needs. Your child [...] Restore Breathing During Sleep
Restore Normal Breathing During Sleep
During the apneic event, the person is unable to breathe in oxygen and to exhale carbon dioxide, resulting in low levels of oxygen and increased levels of carbon dioxide in the blood. The reduction in oxygen and increase in carbon dioxide alert the brain to resume breathing and cause an [...] Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
Common Causes
Mostly no known cause
Iron-deficiency anemia (amount of hemoglobin is less than normal)
Pregnancy, menstruation, and menopause
Chronic renal failure
[...] Pre-School Children
Pre-School Children Problem
Preschool age children may have sleep problems, including trouble getting to sleep, frequent night waking in the middle of the night and having irregular sleep patterns. Remember that there are no definite right or wrong ways to put your child to sleep [...] Nightmares
Nightmares: Something to Frightened
The word nightmare has less to do with wild horses than many artistic interpretations would have us believe. The term is in fact derived from "night" plus the Old English meaning evil spirit.
Nightmares most commonly affect children, but about [...] Nightmares and Terrors
Nightmares and Night Terrors
Nightmares
Like adults, children have dreams when they are in REM sleep. This occurs 4-5 times each night, and while most dreams aren't remembered, some are frightening enough to wake the child and make them summon their parents. Nightmares usually begin [...] Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy: Sleep Attacks
A sleepy feeling during the day could be caused by insufficient, inadequate, or fragmented sleep, by insomnia, or by boredom, social isolation, physical confinement, or depression. But, if you continually experience excessive daily daytime sleepiness--sometimes expressed as tiredness, lack of energy, and/or irresistible sleepiness--you could be suffering from another little-known, chronic sleep disorder called narcolepsy. According [...] International Health Problem
Sleeping: International Health Problem
Sleep disturbances place an uncalculated, but enormous, burden on the American public. Many industrial and automobile accidents are related to undiagnosed and untreated disorders of sleep. School and job performance, and even everyday social relationships, are also affected. Most sleep disorders, whether caused by physical or mental factors, can be treated or managed effectively [...] Insomnia
Insomnia: Causes and Causing Drugs
Causes of Insomnia
The practice of Yang style Taijiquan was a major factor in treating insomnia in these cases. Unfortunately, prior to the start of each [...] Move Against Insomnia
First Move Against Insomnia
Insomnia is a complex problem, not given to simple solutions. Most experts agree that treatment should start with assessing and correcting sleep hygiene and habits.
Exercise
Regular exercise tends to benefit sleep, but not right at bedtime. Vigorous exercise, especially just [...] Causes of Sleep Problems
Causes of Sleep Problems
Sleep problems can be caused by various factors. Although causes may differ, the end result of all sleep disorders is that the body's natural cycle of slumber and daytime wakefulness is disrupted or exaggerated.
Factors that can cause sleep [...] Sleep and Aging Problems
Sleep and Aging: Problems
Sleep patterns change as people age. Newborn babies sleep about 16 hours per day and spend about 50% of that time in REM sleep. Older people (50-85 years old) sleep only 5.75-6 hours per day and spend [...] Seeking Medical Treatment
Seeking Medical Treatment
If you are experiencing sleepiness during the day, loud snoring or pauses in breathing during sleep or any other sleeping difficulties, make an appointment to discuss these problems with your doctor. Sleep disorders are treatable. Your doctor can evaluate your sleep problem and [...] Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea means episodes of cessation of breathing during night time sleep that can occur as often as several hundred times in a night. Snoring is a warning that the sleeper may be a victim of sleep apnea. Learn about the symptoms, [...] |
