Sleep is an important element for a happy, healthy life, yet is often overlooked and undervalued in our busy society. Seventy million people suffer from chronic, severe sleep disorders in the United States alone. That means nearly one of every four Americans has a sleep problem.
If you have any issues related to sleep whether due to non restorative sleep, sleeping too much, excessive daytime sleepiness (falling asleep at inappropriate times), difficulty falling or staying asleep, or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep, it could be a sign that you have a sleep disorder.
Sleep related disorders include snoring, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), central sleep apnea (CSA),
upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS), and sleep related hypoventilation or hypoxemic sysdromes.
Snoring
OSA
CSA
UARS
Hypoventilation/ Hypoxemic
A very common condition caused by the obstruction of air into the lungs. The “extra” air gets redirected into the mouth, creating a vibration of the soft tissue of the palate.
A common sleep disorder defined by persistent difficulties falling and/or staying asleep and/or non-restorative sleep.
Shift work sleep
disorder
Delayed sleep phase
syndrome
Circadian rhythm
disorders
Advanced sleep phase syndrome
A circadian sleep disorder in which a person experiences a constant or recurrent pattern of sleep interruption due to shift work schedule, resulting in difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep and/or excessive sleepiness when awake.
Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) are two sleep disorders characterized by abnormal leg movements and are responsible for deterioration in sleep quality.
Restless legs syndrome (RLS)
Periodic limb movement syndrome (PLMS)
A neurological disorder characterized by throbbing, pulling, creeping, or other unpleasant sensations in the legs, which is typically alleviated with movement.
Sleep problems and a lack of sleep can have negative effects on children’s performance in school, during extracurricular activities, and in social relationships.
Pediatric sleep disorders
Arousal Disorders
Sleep disorders in children include physiological problems such as obstructive sleep apnea abnormal, or disruptive behaviors during sleep such as sleepwalking or onset of conditions such as restless legs syndrome or excessive sleepiness.
Characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, hypersomnia is a term that refers either to an excessive quantity of daily sleep or a difficulty to stay awake during the day, or both.
Narcolepsy
Ideopathic hypersomia
Current hypersomia (Klein Levin Syndrome)
A sleep disorder that causes excessive sleepiness, abnormal REM sleep, and frequent daytime sleep attacks.
Parasomnia is a catchall term for unusual behaviors that people experience prior to falling asleep, while asleep, or during the arousal period between sleep and wakefulness.
Narcolepsy
Ideopathic hypersomia
Current hypersomia (Klein Levin Syndrome)
A sleep disorder that causes excessive sleepiness, abnormal REM sleep, and frequent daytime sleep attacks.
