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Get the sleep you need, and don’t remain a victim to sleepless nights and to Insomnia. Insomnia is a sleep disorder that involves trouble falling asleep and in some cases difficulty staying asleep. If you find yourself waking up often during the night and having trouble going back to sleep,...

Do you frequently wake up with morning headaches? If so, your headaches may be a result of sleep apnea, a common sleep disorder that affects breathing while sleeping. There are two types of sleep apnea: Obstructive and Central. Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by a blockage in the airway and...

Those suffering from sleep apnea stop breathing while sleeping, sometimes literally hundreds of times, resulting in a loss of oxygen to the brain and body. This is a chronic condition that takes a lot of time to treat. The worst part of sleep apnea? You might not even know you...

Do you snore so uncontrollably loud that it drives your family crazy? Snoring occurs when the muscles in the back of your mouth and throat relax too much and shrink your airway, causing your soft palate and uvula to vibrate and hit the back of your throat. This vibration and...

Pregnancy is a very important time for women. Their body is going through changes, both physical and hormonal, that could lead to a variety of different symptoms including sleep disorders. These sleep disorders can change through the different stages of pregnancy. During the first trimester, many women experience different sleep...

Sleep disorders don’t just affect adults, they even affect kids. Sleep disorder for kids, if left untreated, can have a variety of different negative effects on their health, learning, and social life. Sleep disorders affect kids at any age, from newborn to toddler and even through high school. What are...

Sleep is very important, especially for kids. Younger kids need to get the right amount of hours of sleep in order to be refreshed for the next day. Newborns babies require 10 to 18 hours of and as your kids age they will be sleeping less and less. Kids in...

Having trouble sleeping? This could be caused by a variety of different reasons, such as certain habits that you do or it could possibly be related to a sleep disorder. Some people tend to use their bed for things other than sleeping, such as surfing the web or working on...

Do your friends or family ever tell you that you talk in your sleep? Have you ever heard a friend or family member talking in their sleep, sometimes sounding like they are having a conversation with someone? People who are sleep talkers will randomly say something, fall back asleep, and...

As many of you know, sleep is very important. The lack of sleep will leave us drained and tired for the next day. Sleep deprivation can even lead to serious accidents when behind the wheel. Comfortable sleep is great sleep. So how do you go about improving your sleep? Many...

During menopause, the fluctuation of hormones can lead to sleep trouble and sleep disorders. While most of the sleep disorders related to menopause don’t decrease the amount of time you sleep, it does ruin the quality of your sleep. A study by National Sleep Foundation showed that women suffer the...

Do you feel excessively sleepy during the day and are known to fall asleep at random times? These are symptoms of narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that affects your sleeping pattern. While narcolepsy can affect people of any age, it is most common in individuals between the ages of...

Craving a snack before you fall asleep? Better be careful, certain foods can actually hinder you sleep while others can improve it. We all heard that milk will help you sleep better, but did you ever wonder why? It is because milk and other dairy products, such as cheese and...

The amount of hours a person sleeps is very important. The amount of hours you need to sleep changes as you age, infants need 16 hours of sleep while teenagers need about 9 hours of sleep. For adults the amount of time they need to sleep can vary. Some adults...

Trying to fall asleep but you keep getting a tingling sensation in your legs that makes you want to get up and walk around? That tingling, creeping sensation you get is caused by Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). Patients usually feel the sensation around the thighs and down to their ankles on one...

It is a common sleep disorder that has the following symptoms: difficulty falling or staying asleep, poor quality sleep, and waking up too early. Insomnia has been found to be most common in older people and also in women. Insomnia will leave you feeling tired throughout the day and there are two forms...

Your sleep patterns might be linked to memory loss as you age, according to a recent study by the American Academy of Neurology. Sleeping in fragments, as opposed to getting a full night’s rest of about 7-8 hours, negatively affects the brain’s ability to build memories. “Disrupted sleep appears to...

Everyone agrees how the breath-stopping kind of snoring is recognized as sleep apnea isn’t a good thing - it disrupts your nighttime rest, causes you to be sleepy during the daytime, increases blood pressure level, and increases the chances of developing heart trouble. Just how bad is it?Pretty bad, according to a...

Cardiovascular trouble was 3 times much more likely in males with severe untreated sleep apnea than it was in men with treated sleep apnea. Actually, rates of heart trouble were about the same in males with treated apnea as they were among simple snorers - who have noisy but regular breathing while...