subject: Learn How To Distinguish If You Suffer From A Sleep Disorder [print this page] There are numerous people who have an undiagnosed sleep dysfunction. They could feel very sleepy during the day. They might have trouble falling to sleep or remaining asleep. Friends or relatives can tell them they appear very tired. They might feel mood changes, irritability or become overly emotional. Repeatedly they've got trouble being attentive, concentrating, or remembering things that are important. These are all symptoms of sleep deprivation, and possibly of a sleep disorder.
A person who has an undiagnosed sleep issue will generally answer the question, "What's the situation with your sleep," with one of five answers. Those answers are going to be; "I have problem falling asleep," " I've difficulty remaining awake," "I can't rise up in the morning," "I apparently do bizarre things in my sleep" or "I can't sleep because of my partner." The particular answer selected can help to narrow down the potential of a specific form of sleep disorder.
When someone says "I can't fall asleep" it may signify several things. There may be a problem when first going to bed, after waking up in the middle of the night, or in the early morning hours.
Most people have the challenge of not having the ability to go to sleep once they go to bed. This known as sleep latency. Sleep latency can be a very serious symptom of certain sleep issues, including sleep onset insomnia, delayed sleep phase problem, shift work, restless leg syndrome or paradoxical insomnia. Many times the problem is not being able to stay asleep, which is sleep fragmentation. Frequently a person with this complaint can fall to sleep easily if they go to bed, but wake up frequently through the night. Sleep disorders could include sleep maintenance insomnia, shift work. If a person wakes up very early in the morning and cannot get back to sleep, it could be an indication of advanced sleep phase disorder or sleep maintenance insomnia.
If the answer to the question is "I can not stay awaken" and the individual is falling asleep at inappropriate times there might be a sleep problem such as narcolepsy , obstructive or central sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, restless leg syndrome, shift work or advanced sleep phase disorder.
Those who say "I can not get up in the morning" and take an hour or more to fully wake from their sleep may be afflicted by excessive sleep inertia. They're having problems making the transition from sleep to being awake. Sleep disorders that may be the reason for excessive sleep inertia are sleep apnea and delayed sleep phase disorder.
A person who answers the question with "I do strange things in my sleep" could find that their sleep is stuffed with surprises. Sleepwalking, Sleep terrors, confusional arousals, REM sleep behavior disorder, nightmares, sleep-related eating disorder and bruxism are all types of sleep disorders generally known as parasomnias.
If someone answers "I can't sleep as a consequence of my partner" snoring, sleep apnea, bruxism, restless leg syndrome, or periodic limb movement disorder may be the sleep problem to blame.
How would you answer the question of "What is the issue with your sleep?
