Details On A Range Of Sleep Disorders

There is a huge range of sleep problems that affect millions of people today and range from the relatively mild that you can cope with without too much difficulty to some extremely serious conditions that can have a devastating effect upon your life.

Here you will find a number of common sleep problems listed, with links to additional information. This page, and the associated pages, are updated frequently so please bookmark this page and call back from time to time for the latest news and advice.

Insomnia is a sleep problem, often referred to as "insomnia sleep disorder". In its simplest form insomnia can be defined as difficulty in falling asleep, staying asleep or waking after too short a period of sleep.

Sleep apnea is a common, though often undiagnosed, sleep problem in which you stop breathing during the night, sometimes literally hundreds of times and for as much as a minute or more. The disorder derives its name from the Greek word "apnea" meaning "without breath".

There are currently millions of people around the world involved in shift work and this number is growing literally daily as we become an increasingly 24 hour society. This unfortunately also means that we are seeing more and more cases of shift work sleep disorder.

Narcolepsy is a chronic, life-long, neurological sleep problem that usually appears in your late teens or early twenties and is characterized initially by excessive daytime tiredness. In addition many sufferers experience other symptoms including cataplexy, hallucinations and sleep paralysis.

Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a relatively common sleep problem characterized by uncomfortable feelings often described as itching, tingling, crawling or gnawing in the legs.

Jet lag (also known as desynchronosis) is a common sleep problem that effects millions of long-haul travelers every day, whether traveling for pleasure or on business. In a recent survey of international business travelers, 74% of those questioned said that they suffered frequently from jet lag.

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