Sleep disorder and primary insomnia?!
Question: what is a sleep disorder and how do people catch it? what is primary insomnia and how does it relate to sleep disorder?
what are some behaviors that indicate someone has a sleeping disorder?
how can they be observed in a experiment setting?
Answers: what is a sleep disorder and how do people catch it? what is primary insomnia and how does it relate to sleep disorder?
what are some behaviors that indicate someone has a sleeping disorder?
how can they be observed in a experiment setting?
Sleep disorders are NOT contagious, you can't catch it. Insomnia is one of several sleep disorders.
Sleep Disorders and there primary symptoms:
"Insomnia is a significant lack of high-quality sleep. It can be short-term or chronic. Insomnia may be caused by stress, a change in time zones or sleep schedule, poor bedtime habits, or an underlying medical or psychiatric condition.
Symptoms include:
Difficulty falling asleep despite being tired
Requiring sleeping pills or alcohol to fall asleep
Awakening frequently during the night or lying awake in the middle of the night
Awakening too early in the morning despite not feeling refreshed
Daytime drowsiness, fatigue, and irritability
In most cases, insomnia can be helped by improving bedtime habits, relieving stress, and relaxation exercises. However, certain medications may be prescribed by your doctor if these alternative treatments do not have the desired effect.
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Sleep apnea is a common disorder that can be very serious, and even life-threatening. In sleep apnea, your breathing stops or gets very shallow while you are sleeping. Each pause in breathing typically lasts 10 to 20 seconds or more. These pauses can occur 20 to 30 times or more an hour.
The most common type of sleep apnea is obstructive sleep apnea. During sleep, enough air cannot flow into your lungs through your mouth and nose, even though you try to breathe. When this happens, the amount of oxygen in your blood may drop. Normal breaths then start again with a loud snort or choking sound.
Symptoms can be quite scary - frequent waking episodes at night, usually accompanied by a feeling of