Sleep disturbance is not being able to sleep at night. When you continue to have sleep disturbance, there might be a chance that you could have a sleep disorder. To determine if you have a sleep disorder a series of tests are done.

There are lots of things that can lead to having sleep disturbance at night. A major risk factor is stress. It does not matter how big or small something is, stress can still be caused. Sometimes it might not be stress. Sleep disturbance can even happen from taking medications or drugs over the counter for a period of time.

When you are struggling with not being able to sleep and keep on waking up during the middle of the night you can put on some relaxing music to see if it will help you sleep. If you are on drugs or taking medication you should not go on a sleeping pill or medications until you talk with your doctor first.