Sleeping Disorderly Sleeping Research Paper
Disorderly Sleeping
Tehani Mesa-Morales
Franklin University
Morning person? Night owl? Something in between? When are you at your best? I’ve found that no matter the hour of day, I am the best me I can be after a good nights’ sleep. Sleep a wonderful state of unconsciounsness after shopping at the mall with a four year, a five year old, a six year old, and a 7 year old. Let’s face it for some of us sleep is a luxury, better than a day at the spa, but the reasoning behind sleep and the various disorders, damages and wonders it can cause are a mystery to even the brightest scientific minds. What do we really know about the all-powerful world of sleep? We know that we should sleep at least 8 of every 24 hours. We know that there …show more content…
Unfortunately, there are problems related to sleep that can interfere with our ability to function at our best, they are called sleep disorders. Sleep disorders include insomnia, the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep, narcolepsy also, known as sleep attacks, apnea, sleep terrors, bed-wetting and sleepwalking. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder affecting approximately 2/3’s of adults each year. Apnea is a sleep disorder in which an affected patient stops breathing often several hundred times a night. Sleep terrors are similar to nightmares but are extremely terrifying and interrupt sleep. Both bed-wetting and sleep-walking are both thought to end with maturity although, have been known to happen well into …show more content…
It is a dangerous disorder and can cause various accidents including loss of life or limb. It is said that Abnormalities in the hypocretin system may be responsible for the daytime sleepiness and abnormal REM sleep found in narcolepsy. (Cunha) It can often go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for years delaying treatment and preventing a cure. Once it has been correctly diagnosed, Amphetamines can be used in treatment. It is also suggested that regular exercise and exposure to bright light be used for alertness in combination with alertness medicines prescribed by a
Tehani Mesa-Morales
Franklin University
Morning person? Night owl? Something in between? When are you at your best? I’ve found that no matter the hour of day, I am the best me I can be after a good nights’ sleep. Sleep a wonderful state of unconsciounsness after shopping at the mall with a four year, a five year old, a six year old, and a 7 year old. Let’s face it for some of us sleep is a luxury, better than a day at the spa, but the reasoning behind sleep and the various disorders, damages and wonders it can cause are a mystery to even the brightest scientific minds. What do we really know about the all-powerful world of sleep? We know that we should sleep at least 8 of every 24 hours. We know that there …show more content…
Unfortunately, there are problems related to sleep that can interfere with our ability to function at our best, they are called sleep disorders. Sleep disorders include insomnia, the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep, narcolepsy also, known as sleep attacks, apnea, sleep terrors, bed-wetting and sleepwalking. Insomnia is a common sleep disorder affecting approximately 2/3’s of adults each year. Apnea is a sleep disorder in which an affected patient stops breathing often several hundred times a night. Sleep terrors are similar to nightmares but are extremely terrifying and interrupt sleep. Both bed-wetting and sleep-walking are both thought to end with maturity although, have been known to happen well into …show more content…
It is a dangerous disorder and can cause various accidents including loss of life or limb. It is said that Abnormalities in the hypocretin system may be responsible for the daytime sleepiness and abnormal REM sleep found in narcolepsy. (Cunha) It can often go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for years delaying treatment and preventing a cure. Once it has been correctly diagnosed, Amphetamines can be used in treatment. It is also suggested that regular exercise and exposure to bright light be used for alertness in combination with alertness medicines prescribed by a