Chronic sleep disorders
Thursday December 6, 2012 1:19pm

Sleep disturbances occur in the form of insomnia or in the form of sleepiness. Today medical science studying sleep with special sleep studies and electro encephalograms performed during night time sleep disorders in hospital with the necessary infrastructure.

Definition of insomnia is quite common, Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling or staying asleep an intermediate awakening during the night, waking early or combinations of the above. Often due to stress or psychological disorders, but can conceal as organic diseases, diseases of the nervous system, uremia, electrolyte disturbances, thyroid disorders, respiratory distress syndrome, or organ damage from medication.

What should you do to whom the medical examination has not proven organic disease: • Avoid alcohol completely • Avoid smoking, especially from lunchtime onwards • Do not drink coffee, tea and colas. • Some medicines obtained without a prescription even disrupt sleep. Do not take medicines at night unless it is necessary. Establish a daily exercise program that includes exercises and relaxation • Relaxant use techniques such as massage • Avoid cold showers from midday onwards • Always getting up around the same time every morning regardless of the duration of nighttime sleep • Limit fluid intake in the evening and do not eat heavy meals in the evening • In many cases natural medicines help from the world of alternative medicine. Sleepiness is often due to organic disorders such as obstructive do I have in somnia apnea, respiratory lung disease, neurological diseases, cardiac diseases, diseases in the head and neck and endocrine disorders.

Common symptoms of sleep deprivation are:

Feeling unexplained fatigue: Although many hours of sleep, sufferers report that they are satisfied from their sleep and wake up in the morning tired and moody. Sleep is not efficient, whether sleep 5 or 15 hours, as typically reported.

Interruptions of breathing during sleep. This is evident especially from the patient's partner who 'schooner' to catch his breath, fearing that they will not resume breathing. Granted, prolonged apnea occurs automatically alarm..

Restless and troubled sleep. Often there are unnecessary or structured movements during sleep, without being aware of the patient, eg sudden movements and toes, continuous position changes, etc.

Rarely symptoms are: • Morning headache • Sharp rise from the bed, feeling of choking • Decrease in sexual desire • Nocturia • Night sweats. • How is it diagnosed?

For the diagnosis of OSA used multivariate sleep study. Usually performed in a sleep laboratory, and provides all the information about factors such as the duration and quality of sleep, breathing, posture and heart rate. Another way to diagnose OSA is pulse oximetry, which measures the amount of oxygen in the blood at any time. These records can be performed during the night at home with simple and bloodless manner. Let curb that sleep is not a luxury that we can reduce whenever we want. It is a basic biological need.

If we reduce our sleep, the brain's endurance capabilities, we will be like a rope to stretch until they break. The result will be serious cognitive and emotional damage suffered. The gnashing jaws are frequent (5% - 20%) due to stress, Uberman sleep schedule, phobias, and emotional disturbances. Usually improves after the 40th birthday. Disorders of the sleep cycle with transfer to the morning or early evening hours, have as their cause damage to the hypothalamus (which regulates the hours of sleep), but also occurs after frequent overseas trips.