Sleep Disorder And Its Types

Sleep onset insomnia

Sometimes unable to fall asleep or stay awake for more than two hours is simply because you’re too excited or stressed out. You don’t sleep from fatigue, but rather your body isn’t getting enough rest due to excessive stress and nervousness.

However, there are other times when inability to relax and get to sleep is a problem that needs to be resolved. If you find yourself staying awake for longer periods of time and not being able to fell sleepy again at night, you could have a sleep disorder that requires treatment.

There are many different disorders that can cause people who suffer from them to remain alert during the day and/or night. One of the most common is known as idiopathic hypersomnia. This is where patients experience an abnormally large amount of sleep per night while experiencing severe daytime lethargy.

However, there are also conditions like hyperammonemia which causes mood swings along with impairments in memory and attention. Thankfully, these are very rare. Often, headaches help to resolve this issue.

Sleep maintenance insomnia

 

Most people, at one time or another, experience some difficulty maintaining sleep. But insomnia is considered problematic if you’re experiencing problems with sleep every night of your life. You can have symptoms of an underlying disorder like depression, anxiety, stress, or others. If you think you may have a chronic problem sleeping, consult your doctor to get a diagnosis.

That said, there are ways to help yourself keep more normal nights of sleep. Developing a stable relationship with bedtime is the most basic way to achieve this.

Start by establishing a consistent bedtime. Once that’s done, try to stay in sync from day-to-day.

If it’s hard for you to fall asleep at night, try keeping a regular wakeup time. Devote an hour each morning to prepare for the day before.

This way you’ll know when you go to sleep that you’ve got something important tomorrow. Also consider making a commitment to take off enough days from work or school to allow for adequate sleep.

These things will help ensure you don’t spend the entire week feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. It also helps prevent socialization during the evening, which can further contribute to exhaustion.

Circadian rhythm sleep disorder

When you wake up in the morning, your body switches into day mode. Your circadian clock regulates your body’s internal clock. It begins to emit signals that tell your mind and body it is time to be awake by measuring the amount of daylight exposure you receive.

When you go to bed at night, your bodies internal clock slows down. During nights this system attempts to get you ready for waking up in the morning.

However, if you don’t get enough sleep, your body won’t function like it should. You will feel tired throughout the day as well as suffer from symptoms of depression and anxiety.

More seriously, without proper sleep your brain becomes less effective causing you to perform worse at work and risk serious consequences such as lost jobs or accidents. Medical professionals have linked stress, inability to concentrate and impaired decision-making to lack of sleep.

Obstructive sleep apnea

People with obstructive sleep apnea don’t actually fall asleep, so this condition can go undiagnosed more often than other types. This is because when people experience no symptoms, they just assume they are not prone to it.

However, if you find that you wake up more frequently and feel tired upon waking in the morning, then you may want to schedule an exam to see if you have OSA. Other signs of OSA include loud snoring, excessive sweating, restless sleeping, and occasional insomnia.

OSA occurs when there is incomplete breathing during sleep. When air cannot flow freely through one’s nose and mouth, oxygen levels drop and blood pressure rises. It has been estimated that 25 percent of men and 18 percent of women suffer from OSA.

In OSA, breathing becomes increasingly difficult as the night goes on. If enough breaths become restricted, patients will stop breathing entirely. These periods without breath are called apneas. Patients will eventually require increasing amounts of effort to breathe, known as hyperventilation.

Other conditions such as asthma and COPD make you be aware of your respiratory system. However, in OSA, the poor airflow causes additional symptoms such as chest pain or congestion. In fact, many times after a person gets out of bed, the first thing he needs to do is take a few deep breaths.

If left untreated, OSAS can lead to serious health consequences including heart disease

Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder

This type of insomnia is caused by an unexpected change in body temperature, usually during non-sleep hours. Most often this occurs when someone wakes up too quickly from sleeping or feels nervous or anxious after waking. When this happens, the brain automatically tries to reestablish the calm state it found before wakefulness (relaxation). But people with rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder may not fully relax themselves before falling back into dreamland.

This can cause poor sleep quality, including difficulties dropping off and/or staying asleep. Along with low energy and stress, this can contribute to symptoms of depression. In severe cases, a person may act out or make decisions without considering the consequences.

In men, emotional instability may be linked to violence and aggression. People who experience unstable emotions are more likely to have psychotic experiences such as hearing voices that tell them things that they should not hear. Visit Engrace Behavioral Health LLC to book your consultation with us we have seen many people struggling with sleep disorders and found many young children with this issue. We have created a program called sleep disorders in children to give them a better space to discuss there issues with our doctor. Julian Igbinosun Dr. Igbinosun’s therapy style is compassionate and trusting. She gives clients the space to talk about their mental health symptoms and goals. She generally asks each of her clients to describe their current situation and talk about what barriers exist to achieving the life that they want.