Getting enough sleep is important part of daily life, but not getting enough can be detrimental to you health. There are many types of sleep disorders and how they can affect you can be mild to extreme, and can affect everything from your stress to your eating habits.
The average person needs up to eight hours of sleep a night. Some can function on 6 and others need 10. Each person needs to know how to regulate their own sleep. Some people have a clinical problems such as insomnia, an inability to fall asleep or remain asleep. Insomnia is also used to describe the condition of waking up and not feeling restored or refreshed.
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According to sleepfoundation.org,
“About 30-40 percent of adults say they have some symptoms of insomnia within a given year, and about 10-15 percent of adults say they have chronic insomnia.”
A lack of sleep may come from many sources: stress and having too many things on the mind can make it difficult to get a good night’s rest. Depression is another known cause of lack of sleep. Even the food we eat can effect how we sleep. Medical conditions, too, can affect sleep patterns.
Sleep apnea is when an adult regularly stops breathing during sleep for 10 seconds or longer. This may be caused by blocked airflow during sleep, such as from narrowed airways. Or it may be caused by a problem with how the brain signals the breathing muscles to work. There cases every year when people die from Sleep Apnea.
According to the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research. “approximately 38,000 deaths occur on an annual basis that relate to cardiovascular problems that in one way or another are connected to sleep apnea.”
When there is an interference with sleep, it can prevent people from getting enough sleep or reaching REM sleep. REM (rapid-eye movement) sleep is the deepest type of rest a person can get. This is where a person gets the most rest and when people have dreams. While in an REM state, a person’s body can repair and regenerates tissues, builds bone and muscle, and strengthen the immune system.
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is keeping many people awake at night. RLS is the strong urge to move your legs when you are sitting or trying to get some sleep. This urge is almost unstoppable and the person that is suffering can only find relief if the move their legs. This can also happen in the arms.
According to the RLS.org:
“10% of the U.S. population may have RLS. Many people have a mild form of the disorder, but RLS severely affects the lives of millions of individuals.”
The food that we eat can be a factor in how much sleep we can get. People across the world wake up every morning and have a cup of coffee. The caffeine in the coffee is the stimulant in the coffee that keeps us up and going. There is caffeine in soda and many other products. When these items are consumed late at night, they can cause problems when trying to fall asleep.
Stress can also inhibit people from getting a good night’s rest. When there is an adsorbent amount of stress in a person’s life, they will cause many nights of lying awake in bed.
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“Majority of my stressed clients (just about everyone) talk about sleep difficulties and how they handle them.” Said Denise F. Quirk, M.A. a Clinical Director at the
Reno Problem Gambling Center
When trying to find a way to fall asleep many people will try different things.
“Using alcohol, over-the-counter sleep aids (Sominex or Tylenol PM or Nyquil), or taken pills others take or gotten their own sleep aid prescription, something like Ambien.” said Denise. “All of these are obviously habit-forming.”
When having issues with sleeping, there are many places where people can turn for help. There are many people out there that suffer from the same issue.
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For more information on sleep Apnea. Sleep foundation is a great place for grenral information on sleeping habits and disorders. |