Sleep Disorder
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Sleep Disorder
Sleep is a complex but essential biological process that helps the body and the brain function well. Lack of enough quality sleep affects an individual’s physical and mental well-being. And the individual will not think well and have normal daily functioning. Sleep disorders are conditions that work to impair or disturb the normal sleeping patterns that the body needs. Sleeplessness is a common disorder that affects most people because of our lifestyles (Han et al., 2012). It affects different aspects of a person, like their work performance, the development of medical conditions such as diabetes and cardiac issues, social relationships, safety, and school work.
Sleep disorder manifests in symptoms such as a regular difficulty in falling asleep. The body needs at least seven to nine hours of sleep for maximized functioning. Sometimes a person might feel tired even after seven hours of sleep. An individual may also be very drowsy during the day and experience an impaired capacity to perform daily activities. Taking too much time to fall asleep when you are already in bed is a common symptom of sleep disorder. Some people wake up at night and do not easily go back to sleep after these episodes (Han et al., 2012). A bedmate can notice other symptoms, including gasping during sleep, snoring loudly, sometimes experiencing shortness of breath for short periods, and sometimes making choking sounds.
Many types of sleeping disorders exist, and they manifest and affect people differently. The causes of these sleeping disorders vary but can be classified into particular categories with different aspects. These factors include; Physical factors, which are physical discomforts and pains; medical factors include medical issues like asthma and Psychiatric causes like anxiety and depression. Environmental factors such as temperature also affect sleeping patterns. Some sleep issues may be genetic, like narcolepsy. Lifestyle factors are a common factor today, including the change in working schedules which changes the biological clocks. Medication is another factor. Patients may be given medications that affect their ease of falling and staying asleep or may cause physical discomfort.
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Han, K. S., Kim, L., & Shim, I. (2012). Stress and sleep disorder. Experimental neurobiology, 21(4), 141.