Sleep Disorders

Sleep disorders are defined by anything related to sleeping such as problems falling to sleep, falling to sleep at inopportune times, sleeping too much, or even strange behavior while sleeping.

There are over 100 different types of sleep disorders that are placed into four main topics, which include difficulty falling to sleep & staying asleep, difficulty staying awake, difficulty with sticking to a sleep routine, and disrupted sleep patterns.

Insomnia is the number one problem associated with difficulties falling to sleep. Some of things that can cause insomnia include a person's health, depression, stress, poor sleeping environment, caffeine, alcohol, drugs, smoking, pain, and naps during the day.

Hypersomnias are the number one problem associated with difficulties staying awake, which include such illnesses as central sleep apnea, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, and narcolepsy. Symptoms and causes are varied but stress and poor sleeping environments are at the top of the list.

Problems associated with the difficulty with sticking to a sleep routine can be caused by such things as shift work sleep disorder and irregular sleep wake syndrome. A proper sleep environment is the number one thing that needs to be accomplished to help with this sleep disorder.

Sleep Terror disorder and Sleep Walking are the number one problems associated with disrupted sleep patterns. Symptoms can include problems falling asleep, daytime drowsiness, tired during the day, depression, and irritability.

In some cases, these sleep disorders may need medications from your physician; however, creating a calm and relaxing sleep environment may do wonders.

Your sleep environment Check List

1. Your bedroom should be cool, dark, and quiet.
2. Watch your caffeine and food intake prior to going to bed.
3. Take all distractions out of your bedroom such as televisions, computers, and other things that may keep you awake.
4. Exercise should be done earlier in the day and not just before bedtime.
5. Get rid of stress! Add a table top water fountain to you bedroom. This will set the mood for a quiet and relaxing evening and help you drift off to sleep.
6. Go to bed at the same time every night.
7. Invest in a white noise machines. You may not even realize how many times your sleep is being disrupted by noises such as the hot water heater, the air conditioner, a neighbor coming home late in the evening, and so on and so forth. A white noise will absorb all those sounds and let you get a good night's sleep.