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Sleep Disorders

Sleep Disorders
Sleep Disorders

Many people engage in teeth grinding in sleep without even knowing it. While occasional grinding won’t cause you serious harm, if you regularly grind your teeth during sleep, it can lead to jaw disorders, serious headaches, problems with your teeth, and general discomfort. So, how can you tell if you…

Sleep Disorders

There are many different kinds of sleep disorders, and sleep disorders involving the body’s circadian rhythms are among the most common. While some of the problems involving the body’s natural clock are caused by physical problems, many times situational things cause sleep problems. One good example of a situation where this is…

Sleep Disorders

When most people think about sleep disorders, things like sleepwalking, night terrors and insomnia usually spring to mind. However, a condition known as restless leg syndrome is actually surprisingly common yet receives very little attention in the press and elsewhere. Those who suffer from restless leg syndrome know how debilitating it can…

Sleep Disorders

Excessive daytime sleepiness – often referred to as EDS – is a surprisingly common condition. If you find yourself going day after day feeling incredibly sleepy, tired and just “out of it,” there’s a chance that you are suffering from excessive daytime sleepiness. Sometimes, you may even find yourself nodding…

Sleep Disorders

Basically, sleep deprivation refers to not getting enough sleep and it happens to most people at one point or another during their life. Sometimes, it is caused by circumstances like the one outlined above: a new baby, for instance. Other times, sleep deprivation is caused by a sleep disorder like…

Sleep Disorders

Most people are familiar with insomnia and sleep disorders like sleepwalking and even narcolepsy; if you ask someone to list a common sleep disorder, he or she will probably name one of those examples. Few people, on the other hand, would blurt out the term “circadian rhythm sleep disorder,” since it is…