Sleep Disorders

It is considered that there are four types of general sleeping disorders;

Substance induced sleep disorders. These are related to the taking of some drugs, eg: prescription medication, caffeine, alcohol etc.

Primary sleep disorders. These include dyssomnias and parasomnias like;
- Insomnia (difficulty in initiating or maintaining sleep),
- Hypersomia (people who are chronically sleepy),
- Narcolepsy (irresistible attacks of sleep for about 10mins to 1 hour)
- Sleep Apnea (breathing sleeping disorder which involves repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep). Obstructive Sleep Apnea can cause a lack of oxygen being transported to the brains. Patients are at risk of brain damage or even death. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is a common way to treat patients.



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