Sleep Disorders

A sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of sleep patterns. Accordingly, some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, and emotional functioning. Disruptions in sleep can be caused by a variety of issues, from teeth grinding bruxism to night terrors. Dyssomnia refers to a group of sleeping disorders that involve diٹculties in falling asleep or maintaining sleep. Нese disorders might cause an elevated sense of sleepiness during the day. A sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of sleep patterns. Accordingly, some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, and emotional functioning. Disruptions in sleep can be caused by a variety of issues, from teeth grinding bruxism to night terrors. Dyssomnia refers to a group of sleeping disorders that involve diٹculties in falling asleep or maintaining sleep. Нese disorders might cause an elevated sense of sleepiness during the day. Sleep disordered breathing (SDB) is a common disorder but not well recognized in clinical practice. SDB consists of a spectrum of disorders via- snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS). Snoring is common in general population. Overall, snoring is reported to affect 19% to 37% of the general population and more than 50 % of middle aged men. Kenneth Blum, Dopaminergic Neurogenetics of Sleep Disorders in Reward Deficienc Syndrome (RDS)

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