Thursday 23 June 2011

How one can Discern If You Have a Sleep Dysfunction

There are lots of people that have an undiagnosed sleep problem. They might feel very sleepy during the day. They may have trouble falling to sleep or remaining asleep. Friends or relatives might tell them they look very tired. They may go through mood changes, irritability or become overly emotional. Repeatedly they've difficulty being attentive, concentrating, or remembering things which are important. These are all symptoms of sleep deprivation, and possibly of a sleep disorder.

A person that has an undiagnosed sleep disorder will usually answer the question, "What's the problem with your sleep," with one of five responses. Those answers will probably be; "I've problem falling asleep," " I have trouble staying awake," "I can not get on my feet in the morning," "I apparently do bizarre things in my sleep" or "I can't sleep because of my partner." The particular answer preferred helps to narrow down the possibility of a specific type of sleep disorder.

When someone says "I can not fall asleep" it could denote several things. There may be a problem when first going to bed, after waking up in the nighttime, or in the early morning hours.

Most people have the problem of not being able to fall asleep if they go to bed. This known as sleep latency. Sleep latency generally is a very serious symptom of specific sleep issues, including sleep onset insomnia, delayed sleep phase problem, shift work, restless leg syndrome or paradoxical insomnia. Often the problem is not being able to stay asleep, which is sleep fragmentation. Frequently someone with this complaint may fall to sleep without difficulty if they go to bed, but wake up regularly through the night. Sleep disorders can include sleep maintenance insomnia, shift work. If someone wakes up very early in the morning and can't get back to sleep, it could be a sign of advanced sleep phase disorder or sleep maintenance insomnia.

In case the answer to the question is "I can not stay awaken" and the individual is falling asleep at inappropriate times there may be a sleep problem for instance narcolepsy , obstructive or central sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, restless leg syndrome, shift work or advanced sleep phase disorder.

Those who say "I can not stand up in the morning" and take an hour or more to totally wake from their sleep may suffer from excessive sleep inertia. They're having trouble making the transition from sleep to being awake. Sleep issues that could be the reason for excessive sleep inertia are sleep apnea and delayed sleep phase disorder.

A person who answers the question with "I do odd things in my sleep" might find that their sleep is full of surprises. Sleepwalking, Sleep terrors, confusional arousals, REM sleep behavior disorder, nightmares, sleep-related eating disorder and bruxism are all types of sleep disorders generally known as parasomnias.

If someone answers "I can't sleep as a result of my partner" snoring, sleep apnea, bruxism, restless leg syndrome, or periodic limb movement disorder might be the sleep issue to blame.

In what manner would you answer the question of "What is the issue with your sleep?"

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