| Sleep disorders have become a serious concern. | | | | passage of the respiratory system by trimming of |
| People who lead a busy life, shuffling between work, | | | | excess tissue. |
| home and family are more vulnerable to getting sleep | | | | 3. Narcolepsy: narcolepsy is a sleeping disorder that |
| disorders. Lack of proper sleep is the reason for a | | | | impairs the ability of the central nervous system to |
| number of road accidents, on the job tragedies and | | | | regulate the sleeping pattern. It is characterized by |
| lower performance in the classroom. Even intimate | | | | excessive day time sleepiness, hallucinations during the |
| relationships suffer when the partners have sleep | | | | sleep or wake times and a sudden short lived loss of |
| problems. | | | | muscle control. Narcolepsy can be a chronic sleeping |
| There are innumerable sleep disorders ranging from | | | | disorder and can cause sleep paralysis in certain |
| the most trivial ones to the ones we might never have | | | | cases. Treatments of narcolepsy include counseling, |
| heard before. New born babies, young and old adults | | | | behavioral therapies and medications for relaxation. |
| and even our favorite pets can suffer from sleep | | | | 4. Restless Leg Syndrome: this is a neurological |
| disorders. There are some sleep problems such as | | | | disorder and is characterized by a constant urge to |
| bedwetting which is normally seen in kids and would go | | | | move your legs. It is accompanied by uncomfortable |
| as the child develops a stronger bladder control. Yet | | | | and tingly sensations in the legs. This feeling is so |
| another sleep disorder narcolepsy may not have a | | | | intolerable that the person is not able to have a good |
| definite cure and can be controlled with proper | | | | sound sleep. Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) can occur |
| medications and sleep behavior. | | | | anytime of the day and not always related to the |
| Reading this article, you will get to know about some | | | | sleep times. Self help techniques are used as the |
| types of sleep disorders that have affected our sleep | | | | treatment for RLS. Occasionally, iron supplements and |
| patterns. | | | | applying electrical stimulations to the feet and legs are |
| 1. Insomnia: it is the most commonly known sleep | | | | also prescribed. People having RLS should sleep on |
| disorder in young adults. It is characterized by the | | | | their sides with pillows placed in between the legs to |
| difficulty in falling sleep or remaining in sleep for a | | | | induce sleep. In some cases, massaging and exercises |
| longer period of time. Insomnia can be caused due to | | | | also help. |
| anxiety and depression. Women are more susceptible | | | | 5. Jet Lag: jetlag is a physiological condition that affects |
| to having insomnia than the men. Melatonin is generally | | | | the body clock of travelers, shift workers etc. People |
| prescribed for the treatment of insomnia. Behavioral | | | | who travel across different time zones get jet lag as |
| therapies and good sleep hygiene are known to work | | | | the body clock goes out of sync and is not able to |
| better as the treatment for insomnia. | | | | instantly align itself with the destination time. People |
| 2. Sleep Apnea: it is characterized by cessation of | | | | having jet lag may take a few days to adjust to a |
| breath during sleep. Sleep apnea can be life | | | | different time zone. Women are more prone to getting |
| threatening. At times, the breathlessness occurs so | | | | jet lags as compared to men. Dehydration |
| frequently that the person is unable to sleep. This | | | | accompanied by loss of appetite, headaches, insomnia |
| occurs because at times the brain forgets to send the | | | | or irregular sleep patterns are some common |
| signals to the respiratory system to breathe. This may | | | | symptoms of jet lag. To prevent jet lag, it is advisable |
| also cause snoring in some people. Treatment | | | | to wake and sleep according to the destination time |
| methods for sleep apnea include respiratory apparatus, | | | | zone. Exposing oneself to sunlight also helps. |
| behavioral methods and in some cases, surgery. | | | | Exercises, sufficient liquid intake and a healthy diet can |
| Surgery is used to clear the obstruction in the airway | | | | help one get rid of jet lags. |