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Posted on Jul 11, 2009

Drugs And Sleep Disorders

People who have sleep disorders – whether rare or quite common – know how frustrating it can be to not get a good night’s sleep. Sometimes it is true that the rarer the sleep disorder, the less that is known about it, and therefore treatment may be ineffective or hard to come by. Many...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2009

The Benefit Of Sleep Studies In Treating Sleep Disorders

Sleep studies are a tool used by doctors in the diagnosing of sleep disorders. They can help to determine if you have a sleep disorder and how severe the sleep disorder is. Sleep studies are beneficial because they can diagnose a sleeping problem that if left untreated could put an individual at risk for...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2009

Confusional Arousals

A confusional arousal is an instance when a person awakens in a confused or “foggy” state. The person may act in a strange way and may even show signs of aggression to the people nearby, and the person will not remember his or her actions after the instance of confusional arousal passes. Although...
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Posted on May 27, 2009

Common Treatments For Sleep Disorders

Rare sleep disorders usually merit some form of treatment through a sleep specialist. Although the form of treatment used depends largely on which rare sleep disorder is actually diagnosed, the important thing is to find a treatment that is effective while also allowing the sufferer to develop a new sleeping...
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Posted on May 26, 2009

Utilizing Good Sleep Habits To Minimize Sleep Disorders

Good sleep hygiene is essential to getting a good night’s sleep and when you make improvements to your sleep hygiene you can make an improvement to the quality and quantity of sleep that you get each night. A good night’s sleep is essential to good health. Sleep hygiene is essential to keeping...
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Posted on May 8, 2009

Advanced Sleep Phase

Advanced Sleep Phase is a sleep disorder that becomes more common during the senior years, but is generally rare among the rest of the population. Characteristics of this sleep disorder include falling asleep early and also waking up early, but not as a result of a work schedule or any other outside factor...
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Posted on May 4, 2009

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder A Sleep Disorder

A sleep disorder that is characterized by rhythmic movements of your legs and sometimes your arms during sleep is called periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). It is not known what causes PLMD to occur but research has shown that those who have certain medical problems including Parkinson’s disease...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2009

Sleep Related Eating Disorders

Sleep related eating disorders oftentimes occur in conjunction with another sleep disorder, but they can happen on their own as well. An eating disorder that happens while sleeping usually involves people wandering into the kitchen and eating food while still partially – or completely – asleep....
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Posted on Jan 28, 2009

Exploding Head Syndrome

Exploding head syndrome is not nearly as dramatic or fatalistic as it may sound, but instead it is a sleep disorder that is rare within certain age groups. As the name indicates, this disorder interrupts sleep with an imagined explosion within the person’s head. There is no actual explosion, but people...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2009

Dissociative Disorder

Dissociative disorders can occur outside of sleep, but an actual diagnosis of a dissociative disorder from a doctor or therapist is relatively rare. People can experience a sleep disorder that is dissociative and does not affect them during waking hours. A person with a dissociative sleep disorder may seem...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2009

The Impact Of Sleep Disorders

Did you know that not getting enough sleep is associated with several different chronic diseases and conditions? Diseases and conditions such as diabetes, obesity, depression and also cardiovascular diseases. Your inability to fall asleep or stay asleep may be having an important impact on your health. There...
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