Insomnia - Getting
The Help You Need
by Donald Saunders
Experiencing an occasional sleepless night
every now and again is normal and transient
insomnia affects all of us from time to time,
especially when we are under personal or professional
stress, or our schedule changes significantly
as a result of jet lag or shift work. But
prolonged insomnia, lasting for perhaps six
months or more, is another story.
Sleep Disorder -
To Call The Doctor Or Not?
by Donald Saunders
Experiencing difficulty in sleeping for any
great length of time may well indicate that
you suffer from a common sleep disorder. Today
more than 35 million Americans reportedly
suffer from a chronic sleep disorder (sleeping
difficulty that lasts for more than one month)
and as many as 30 million more suffer from
a shorter term or "transient" sleep
disorder (sleeping difficulty that lasts for
less than four weeks).
Narcolepsy - The
Management of a Common Sleep Disorder
by Donald Saunders
Narcolepsy, a chronic and commonly diagnosed
sleep disorder, affects over a quarter of
a million Americans each year (approximately
one person in every two thousand). Characterized
by the body's inability to properly regulate
sleep, narcolepsy's most obvious symptoms
can include cataplexy (involuntary loss of
muscle control), "automatic" behaviors
(performing regular, mundane tasks by rote),
hallucinations and paralysis during sleep.
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