Many of us treat snoring as a joke and take it lightly…until it affects us directly. While partners struggle to sleep through the loud noises, those affected can experience daytime fatigue. If you recognize these signs, it might be worth checking in with a doctor since sleep apnea may be Read more…
While some people are lucky enough to have a normal sleeping pattern with healthy sleep habits, others aren’t quite so fortunate. Parasomnia sufferers tend to experience abnormal movements, perceptions, dreams, behaviors, or emotions in their sleep. The term parasomnia essentially covers any unwanted experiences or events while sleeping, falling asleep, Read more…
Hypersomnia is an amalgamation of two words – ‘hyper’ meaning too much and ‘somnia’ meaning sleep – that describes the condition of sleeping in excessive amounts or experiencing excessive sleepiness in the day. It’s not uncommon for hypersomnia (also called hypersomnolence) sufferers to experience both symptoms. There are some classification systems Read more…
Circadian rhythms are regular fluctuations in both mental and physical states that happen in approximately 24-hour cycles when there are no external timing cues. A circadian pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) is responsible for generating these circadian rhythms. When light hits the photoreceptors of the retina, it causes signals Read more…
The most common sleep disorder people can suffer from is insomnia – the inability to get to sleep or stay asleep. When a person has insomnia, they may experience daytime sleepiness and may not feel rejuvenated when they wake up. The Cleveland Clinic found that 50 percent of adults have insomnia Read more…