Continuing from the previous thread on sleeping positions and health benefits: https://www.nairaland.com/3850353/sleep-positions-health-benefits-photos, here are 3 common sleep disorders and their symptoms. Question now is, Which are you experiencing?

1. Sleep apnea
It is a common and a treatable sleep disorder in which your breathing temporarily stops during sleep due to the blockage of upper airways
Symptoms
• Loud, chronic snoring and chest pain.
• Frequent pauses in breathing during the night.
• Sleeping during the day, feeling exhausted after waking, headaches and dry throat.

2. Insomnia
It is the most common type of sleep disorder. It is the inability to get to sleep or sleep well at night. It can be caused by stress, jetlag, health condition, medication, anxiety, and depression.
Symptoms
• Sleepiness and low energy during the day.
• Difficulty falling asleep at night.
• Consumption of sleeping pills, supplements in order to fall asleep.

3. Narcolepsy
It is a type of sleep disorder that involves excessive uncontrollable day time sleepiness. It is caused by a dysfunction of the brain mechanism that controls sleeping and waking. This can also cause sleep attack when talking, driving or working.
Symptoms
• Feeling paralyzed and unable to move when you are waking up or dozing off.
• Suddenly feeling weak or losing control of your muscles when laughing or experiencing anger.


Other sleep problems includes; jetlag , delayed sleep phase disorder etc.

This is an excerpt from All you need to know about sleep and your health on www.studentcosmos.com/sleep-health/

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