Common sleep disorders:
- Enuresis, or bed-wetting, person sleeps so sound that they do not wake up to go to the bathroom, but the bladder stills empties
- Nocturia: You frequently wake up to go the bathroom all night long.
- Bruxism: grinding/clenching of the teeth while your sleeping
- Parasomnias: Interruptive sleep patterns from night mares or sleep walking.
- Rapid eye movement behavior disorder (RBD): Acting out violent or dramatic dreams while in REM sleep
- Cataplexy: sudden muscle resulting in a collapse to the floor.
- Restless legs syndrome (RLS): An irresistible urge to move legs to stop sudden pain or cramping
- Somniphobia, a dread of going to sleep
- Sleepwalking: when you walk, eat and dress while you are asleep.
- Obstructive sleep apnea: Lack of deep sleep due to snoring
- Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS): cannot stay awake at social events
- Hypopnea syndrome: Abnormally shallow breathing or slow respiratory rate while sleeping
- Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD): an involuntary movement of arms and/or legs during sleep, for example kicking the legs or a jerking movement.
- Night terror, sleep terror disorder: waking up from terrible or horrifying nightmare.
- Narcolepsy: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) falling asleep spontaneously but unwillingly at inappropriate times.
- Primary insomnia: difficulty in falling or staying asleep for no apparent reason..
- Sleep paralysis a temporary paralysis of the body shortly before or after sleep.
- Situational circadian rhythm sleep disorders: shift work sleep disorder, jet lag
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