Sleep Disorders

Smoking Causes Snoring With all the many habits that a person can have one of the most damaging is cigarette smoking. Dangerous Effects Of Smoking Smoking results in lung cancer, the fact it yellows your fingers and teeth, the smell it leaves in your hair and on your clothes, it is also a major co ...Continue Reading

Sleep Walking Treatment There are some things a sleepwalker can do: Develop a calming bedtime ritual. Keep a safe sleeping environment. Some people meditate or do relaxation exercises; stress can be another trigger for sleep walking. Make sure you get plenty of rest; being overtired can trigger ...Continue Reading

Sleep Disorders Sleep Apnea: Sleep apnea is the condition of interrupted breathing while asleep. "Apnea" is a Greek word meaning "want of breath." Clinically, sleep apnea, means cessation of breathing during sleep. The upper air passages become blocked during sleep, causing t ...Continue Reading

Sleepwalking – FAQ’s How Common is Sleepwalking? Sleepwalking is common in about 18% of the population. It is more common in children than in adults.  Boys are more likely to sleepwalk than girls. The highest prevelance of sleepwalking was 16.7% at age 11 to 12 years of a ...Continue Reading

Snoring And Sleep Apnea Differences Snoring and sleep apnea are two that commonly come to mind when it comes to sleeping disorders. Few people know the differences between snoring and sleep apnea, and the overwhelming effects on your health they can have. What one may think is simple, normal snor ...Continue Reading

Sleep Position Every one does not achieve the comfort sleep position in your bed at home. Your sleep positions give clues about your personality. What is your favorite sleep position? There is no best possible position for sleeping. Many people change their position many times during sleep, althou ...Continue Reading

Sleep Hyperhidrosis Sleep Hyperhidrosis (Night Sweats) - Definition Sleep hyperhidrosis are usually defined as episodes of significant nighttime sweating that drench your bedclothes or bedding. This is a fairly common symptom that affects many people at one time or another. This sleep disorder is ch ...Continue Reading

Sleep Related Breathing Disorders Sleep related breathing disorders are a group of disorders that affect our breathing while we are asleep, and are characterized by disruptions of normal breathing patterns that occur only during sleep. The major problem affecting the health and well being of many in ...Continue Reading

Sleeptalking Sleeptalking or somniloquy is the utterance of speech or sounds during sleep without awareness of the event. A listener may or may not be able to understand what you are saying. It may also be a characteristic of another sleep disorder, such as one of the following: REM sleep behavi ...Continue Reading

Sleep Inertia Sleep inertia or grogginess is a transitional state of lowered arousal occurring immediately after awakening from sleep. Sleep inertia can last from 1-5 minutes in non-sleep deprived subjects but typically lasts longer if the nap follows a prolonged period of wakefulness. During this ...Continue Reading