Understanding Anxiety Sleep Disorders
Anxiety is a common and persistent feeling that has the patient unfocused and worried on something that is not actually happening to them at this time, however, something going on in their lives at this moment may trigger or aggravate the anxiety.
Some of the over the counter medications can help you fall [...]
Although occasional snoring in children is not that uncommon from time to time, it is best to be fully aware of the patterns of their snoring just in case that their child fall into the 1% danger zone category. According to research findings, a good 20% of children that are healthy occasionally. Another 10% of [...]
Sleep apnea is a sleeping disorder that occurs when people stop breathing while they sleep.
Snoring is the first symptom and a good sign that you are vulnerable to this sleeping disorder. You can tell if you have apnea or close to the point of have apnea if your snoring occurs in multiple positions for example [...]
Snoring is a symptom or a by product of a couple of things going on in the human body and the bodies of many living creatures.
So if snoring is just a symptom of what is really happening to your body while you sleep to cause you to snore, then maybe if we know what is [...]
So how much sleep is “enough”?
It’s a topic bound to stimulate a heated discussion amongst sleep experts, let alone any group of people that is bound to include a) someone who swears they are just fine with four hours a night and b) the Rip Van Winkles who can’t function on less than 10 hours [...]
Among the most frequent causes of insomnia are restless leg syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). These involve involuntary movement that prevents sleep onset and/or makes restful sleep very difficult.
Some people think that RLS and PLMD are just 2 different ways of saying the same thing. However, they are 2 distinct disorders with [...]
Up to 80% of patients with RLS also have PLMD, involuntary movements of the legs and sometimes the arms while a person is sleeping. PLMD is distinct from sleep starts because the movement isn’t jerky.
It occurs throughout the night and not just when a person is falling asleep, and the movement recurs fairly regularly, sometimes [...]
If you ever have trouble sleeping and mention that you’re considering taking sleeping pills, someone invariably asks if you’ve considered natural sleep remedies. Your friends are probably just concerned about your health and welfare, and they want to make sure you’ve considered gentler alternatives to prescription medicines. However, if you’re anything like me, you may [...]
