What are the common sleep disorders?

Work at night – your biological clock gets disturbed if you remain awake at night due to work. In case you have sleep disorders you cannot breathe properly thereby causing the oxygen levels in your blood to drop.

Medications – some medicines like antidepressants can cause sleep disorders. According to one estimate approximately 55% of people have sleep disorders in one form or the other. Your mental health is not a good shape.

What are the causes of sleep disorder?

Sleep disorders can happen due number of causes. These sensations can be aches, burning, or sometimes you feel as if bugs are crawling over your legs. Lifestyle changes, breathing devices and/or surgery are the other forms treatments for sleep disorders. Restless legs syndrome – in this disorder you feel some sensations in your legs. Sleeplessness can become the cause for high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke and a number of other serious health complications including hypertension, diabetes etc.

There are people who even after trying hard do not get sufficient and good sleep.

Insomnia – insomnia is one of the most common sleep disorders that does not allow you to have a good amount of sleep, your body and mind do not feel rested.

There are following risks of sleep disorders

If you do not have proper sleep at night you cannot remain in a proper state of mental health. For severe sleep disorders you may need even surgery to widen your breathing passage. Read the rest of this entry »