COMMON SLEEP DISORDERS
from the articel "5 Common Sleep Disorders: Disturbing or Dangerous?"
By Laurie Sanchez, Lifescript Staff Writer
Published January 26, 2011
Reviewed By Edward C. Geehr, M.D
From teeth grinding to leg twitching, our bodies do strange things while we sleep. Why do they happen and when should we worry? We explain 5 night-time behaviors and what to do about them…
We think our bodies shut down for the night when we fall asleep. But sometimes they’re still going – kicking, gasping, even making us wet the bed.
These abnormal behaviors are called parasomnias, disorders involving involuntary physical activity that happens during sleep.
Should you be worried about them?
“Sleep reflects our state of health, but it also affects our health – in ways we never knew until the last 20 years of sleep research,” says Kathy Gromer, M.D., a sleep specialist at the Minnesota Sleep Institute.
We asked sleep experts what these bodily behaviors mean, what to do about them and when you should see a doctor.
MY THOUGHTS
here are the 5 most common sleep disorders. see if you're familiar with any of them.
1. Sleep Apnea
2. Grinding Teeth
3. Restless Limbs
4. Night Sweats
5. Wetting the bed
from the articel "5 Common Sleep Disorders: Disturbing or Dangerous?"
By Laurie Sanchez, Lifescript Staff Writer
Published January 26, 2011
Reviewed By Edward C. Geehr, M.D
From teeth grinding to leg twitching, our bodies do strange things while we sleep. Why do they happen and when should we worry? We explain 5 night-time behaviors and what to do about them…
We think our bodies shut down for the night when we fall asleep. But sometimes they’re still going – kicking, gasping, even making us wet the bed.
These abnormal behaviors are called parasomnias, disorders involving involuntary physical activity that happens during sleep.
Should you be worried about them?
“Sleep reflects our state of health, but it also affects our health – in ways we never knew until the last 20 years of sleep research,” says Kathy Gromer, M.D., a sleep specialist at the Minnesota Sleep Institute.
We asked sleep experts what these bodily behaviors mean, what to do about them and when you should see a doctor.
MY THOUGHTS
here are the 5 most common sleep disorders. see if you're familiar with any of them.
1. Sleep Apnea
2. Grinding Teeth
3. Restless Limbs
4. Night Sweats
5. Wetting the bed
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