sleep disorders
Troubled nighttime rest
Sleep disorders are conditions that disrupt normal sleep patterns, affecting the ability to fall asleep, stay asleep, or feel rested.
The category includes insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, and others.
Her sleep disorder left her exhausted during the day.
Treatment ranges from behavioral therapy to medication to devices that regulate breathing.
- melatoninCircadian rhythm regulator
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- narcolepsyNeurological excessive drowsiness condition
- cataplexyEmotion-induced muscle paralysis
night terrors · circadian rhythm · bruxism · tossing and turning · somnambulism · sleeptalking · chronotherapy · chronotype · pills · white noise · somnolence · waking · bedtime · tossing · nightmares · anxiety · restless · yawning
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- health issuescancer, asthma, diabetes, cholera, heart disease
- health problemsdisease, cancer, diabetes, illness, heart disease
- sleep problemsinsomnia, night terrors, nightmares, restless legs, narcolepsy
- Aging Problemsdementia, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, arthritis, falls
- consciousness statesunconscious, conscious, awake, alert, wakefulness
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