Sleep Disorders
What's Insomnia?
Treatments?
Can't fall back asleep/ can't fall asleep
treatments: sleeping pills
What's Sleep Apnea?
Causes? Treatments?
Stops breathing during the night
Causes: breathing to stop for at least 10 secs, can be up to a minute.
Treatments: masks for pressureized air (opens airway)
What's Narcolepsy?
Causes?
Treatments:
being exessively sleepy during daytime hours
Causes: caused by a lack of a brain chemical called hypooretin
Treatment: service dog, medication
What's Somnambulism?
Causes?:
Treatments?:
Sleepwalking (ocurrs most in children)
Causes: medication, mental health condition, alcohol or drug abuse
Treatment: reducing stress, anxiety, conflict, avoiding alcohol
What are Night Terrors?
Causes?
Treatments?
screaming, moaning, crying at night (ages 3-7). Arent fully awake but can talk, walk, and have eyes open. Dont remember the terrors, fall asleep after terrors.
Causes: irregular sleeping habits or sleep deprivation.
Treatment: require a solid sleep schedule.
What's Bruxism?
Causes?
Treaments?
teeth grinding/ clench teeth
Causes: stress or personality types
Treatment: mouth guard, therapy
What's Kleine-Levin Syndrome? (aka Sleeping Beauty)
Causes?
Treatment?
reoccuring episodes of excessive sleep (20hrs+). Usually lasts days/weeks.
Causes: unknown, damage to Hypothalamus.
What's Hypnophobia?
Causes?
Treatment?
extreme or irrational fear of sleeping. Is a type of anxiety disorder.
Treament: therapy, medication
What's Hypnalgia?
Causes?
Treatment?
pain during sleep
Causes: unknown
Treatment: behaviour changes or medication.
What's Enuresis?
bedwetting (urianary incontinence). Occurs most in children who are not at the age where they can control their blatter. ( Girls get blatyer control ablity before boys do)
what does sleep deprivation decrease?
the levels of hormones necessary for proper immune system functioning.
Coordination & Focus
what does sleep deprivation increase?
levels of stress hormone cortisol, which has been linked to the damages of brain cells responsible for learning and memory.
Appetite & Eating