Most Common Types Of
" Sleeping Disorders"
That Cause Sleep Deprivation

The American Sleep Disorders Association is interested in helping those with sleeping disorders. They research the causes of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and insomnia and all types of sleep disorders in children and adults.

The most common types of sleep disorders include:

# Insomnia: Continuously having difficulty in falling asleep and sleep maintenance.

# Bruxism: Involuntarily grinding or clenching of the teeth while sleeping

# Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS): inability to awaken and fall asleep at socially acceptable times but no problem with sleep maintenance, a disorder of circadian rhythms. Other such disorders are advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) and Non-24-hour sleep-wake syndrome (Non-24), both much less common than DSPS.

# Hypopnea syndrome: Abnormally shallow breathing or slow respiratory rate while sleeping.

# Narcolepsy: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) often culminating in falling asleep spontaneously but unwillingly at inappropriate times.

# Cataplexy: a sudden weakness in the motor muscles that can result in collapsing to the floor.

# Night Terror: Pavor nocturnus, sleep terror disorder: abrupt awakening from sleep with behavior consistent with terror otherwise know as a sleep attack.

#Parasomnia: Disruptive sleep-related events involving inappropriate actions during sleep stages - sleep walking, night-terrors and Sleep Sex are examples.

# Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD): Sudden involuntary movement of arms and/or legs during sleep, for example kicking the legs. Also known as nocturnal myoclonus. See also Hypnic jerk, which is not a disorder.

# Rapid Eye Movement (REM): Acting out violent or dramatic dreams while in REM sleep.

# Restless Leg Syndrome(RLS): An irresistible urge to move legs. RLS sufferers often also have PLMD.


# Situational circadian rhythm sleep disorders: shift work sleep disorder (SWSD) and jet lag.

# Obstructive sleep apnea:(OSA) Obstruction of the airway during sleep, causing lack of sufficient deep sleep; often accompanied by snoring. Central sleep apnea is less common.

# Sleep paralysis: is characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly before or after sleep. Sleep paralysis may be accompanied by visual, auditory or tactile hallucinations. Not a disorder unless severe. Often seen as part of Narcolepsy.

# Sleepwalking or somnambulism: Engaging in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness (such as eating or dressing), which may include walking, without the conscious knowledge of the subject.

# Nocturia: A frequent need to get up and go to the bathroom to urinate at night. It differs from Enuresis, or bed-wetting, in which the person does not arouse from sleep, but the bladder empties anyway.

# Dyssomnias - A broad category of sleep disorders characterized by either hypersomnolence or insomnia. The three major subcategories include intrinsic (i.e., arising from within the body), extrinsic (secondary to environmental conditions or various pathologic conditions), and disturbances of circadian rhythm.

* Insomnia

* Narcolepsy

* Obstructive sleep apnea

* Restless leg syndrome

* Periodic Limb Movement Disorder

* Hypersomnia

Recurrent hypersomnia - including Kleine-Levin syndrome

Posttraumatic hypersomnia

"Healthy" hypersomnia

# Circadian rhythm sleep disorders:

Delayed sleep phase syndrome

Advanced sleep phase syndrome

Non-24-hour sleep-wake syndrome

# Parasomnias:

* REM sleep behaviour disorder

* Sleep terror

* Sleepwalking (or somnambulism)

* Bruxism (Tooth-grinding)

* Bedwetting (or sleep enuresis)

* Sleep talking (or somniloquy)

* Sleep Sex (or sexsomnia)

* Exploding head syndrome - Waking up in the night hearing loud noises.

* Psychoses (such as Schizophrenia)

* Mood disorders ( Depression, Anxiety )

* Panic

* Alcoholism

# Sleeping sickness - a parasitic disease which can be transmitted by the Tsetse fly.

# Snoring - Not a sleeping disorder in and of itself, but it can be a symptom of deeper problems.

# Sudden infant death syndrome (or SIDS)

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