Sleep Deprivation And Sleep Disorders

Sleep Disorders are real.
Sleep deprivation in people cause a lot of problems. A leading cause of sleep deprivation in people is sleep disorders and depression. Sleep disorders are relatively silent epidemics, affecting countless people of all ages around the world. Men, women, and children- no group is spared. Some examples of sleep disorders are Insomnia, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Restless Leg Syndrome, Narcolepsy, and Persistent Sleep Deprivation. Sleep disorders affect people all over the world, even when you don’t know you have one. Even without having a sleep disorder, you can have daily struggles to fall asleep at night. “What are the effects of these sleep disorders on the body?”, is a question everyone has. We will learn about the main sleep disorders and their symptoms, causes, and factors that worsen them. You will know what the stages of sleep, and basic information about sleep and sleep problems.
One of the leading sleep disorders is Insomnia. Insomnia is a sleep disorder that is commonly heard about. When you have Insomnia, some have trouble falling asleep, but once asleep they sleep well through the night. Others may fall asleep well, but wake up several times through the night and they wake up unrested. Some may fall right asleep, but wake up at 3 a.m. and can’t fall back asleep. (Simpson 32) This disorder can be cause by many things including, Medication, chemotherapy, drug or alcohol use will cause Insomnia, but this interferes because there are stimulates for psychological and medical conditions. Daily issues such as allergies and infections ruin sleep and can keep you up all night. There are many more causes such as, poor sleep environment, stress and high altitudes, and changing sleep patterns because o...

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...isorder, there are many ways to help the disorder. You could keep a sleep log and would keep this sleep log for two weeks before deciding that you have a sleep disorder. A sleep log has questions like what time you went to bed, approximately the time you fell asleep, number of awakenings, and so on, for a better example you can see in the book Coping with Sleep Disorders, by Carolyn Simpson on page 100. You can also keep a day log of the same things explaining how your body feels, if you took a nap and how long it was. After this if you still see a problem with your sleeping habits you should see your physician and he/she can perform tests and be able to diagnose you with the right disorder. If you take this into your own hands it can make it worse, you could think you have the wrong disorder and treat yourself the wrong way and end up way worse than you started off.