Constantly losing quality close your eyes? Listen: When untreated sleep disorders can lead to serious diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity, says Allen Towfigh, MD, clinical professor of neurology at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Here, we describe five of the most common sleep disorder, so we can ID who stands between you and sleep a good night's sleep.
Insomnia
What's this?
Anyone who sets the ceiling for hours Insomnia affects known. The disorder causes the awakening when we try to sleep, says Towfigh. It is the most common sleep disorder, affecting up to 50 percent of adults, at least occasionally, said Teofilo L. Lee-Chiong Jr., MD, professor of medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver and the University Colorado Denver School of Medicine and Chief Medical Liaison, Philips Respironics. But they are not rushing to blame insomnia if you have trouble sleeping after an argument with her boyfriend, or if you cut the amount of nights in the city. "It is important to realize that this sleep disturbance occurs despite adequate opportunity to have the condition and the time to do it," says Lee-Chiong.
What are the causes?
Alcohol and drug use is responsible for about 10 percent of cases of insomnia, says Lee-Chiong. Other factors such as hyper arousal, sleep instability, abnormal circadian rhythms, or just be prone to worry might also help, he said. Some antidepressants, decongestants, steroids and stimulants play an important role, such as lack of sleep hygiene (see below).
How to Stop
Improve your sleep hygiene, starting with the electronic closing of at least one hour before bedtime, suggests Towfigh. "The light of the monitors can suppress the release of melatonin, which normally signals our brain to slow down and prepare for sleep," he said. When it's bedtime, to create the final part dream, with dark times, comfortable, watches and opposite the bed to keep watching the clock all night.
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