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Sleep Disorders
URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sleepdisorders.html
Is it hard for you to fall asleep or stay asleep through the night? Do you wake up feeling tired or feel very sleepy during the day, even if you have had enough sleep? You might have a sleep disorder. The most common kinds are
- Insomnia - a hard time falling or staying asleep
- Sleep apnea - breathing interruptions during sleep
- Restless legs syndrome - a tingling or prickly sensation in the legs
- Narcolepsy - daytime "sleep attacks"
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Sleep Disorders is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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- Arabic (العربية)
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Start Here
- At-a-Glance: Healthy Sleep
- Sleep and Sleep Disorders(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Sleep Disorders
(Patient Education Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
Overviews
- Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep
- In Brief: Your Guide to Healthy Sleep
- Sleep
- Sleep Deprivation and Deficiency
- Your Guide to Healthy Sleep
Latest News
- Teaching Sleep Tips to Parents Seems to Help Kids with Autism(09/27/2013, HealthDay)
- Black Americans At Raised Risk of Insufficient Sleep, Study Finds(09/09/2013, HealthDay)
- Short Sleep on Work Nights Common(09/06/2013, HealthDay)
- Lunar Cycles & Sleep
(07/26/2013, HealthDay)
- Summer Sleep Problems
- More News on Sleep Disorders
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Polysomnography (Sleep Study)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sleep Studies
Treatment
- How Is Narcolepsy Treated?(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Sleep Team(American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
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Alternative Therapy
- Melatonin(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Sleep Disorders and CAM: At a Glance
- Valerian
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Disease Management
- Sleep Tips: 7 Steps to Better Sleep(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Specific Conditions
- Bruxism/Teeth Grinding(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) - PDF
- Hypersomnia
- Jet Lag Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Kleine-Levin Syndrome
- Narcolepsy
- Narcolepsy
- Also available in Spanish
- Narcolepsy
- Nightmares(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Parasomnias(American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
- Sleep Terrors (Night Terrors)(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sleepwalking(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Related Issues
- Employees with Sleep Disorders(Office of Disability Employment Policy)
- Foods That Help You Sleep(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Napping: Do's and Don'ts for Healthy Adults(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Nocturia(National Association for Continence)
- Shift Work: Improving Daytime Sleep(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Side Effects of Sleep Drugs(Food and Drug Administration)
- Sleep and Chronic Disease(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Sleep and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)(National Center for PTSD)
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Health Check Tools
- Interactive Sleep Quiz
- Sleepiness Scale(American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
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Tutorials
- Sleep and Aging
(National Institute on Aging)
- Sleep Disorders(Patient Education Institute)
- Also available in Spanish
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Videos
- Alcohol and Sleep(Harvard Medical School)
- Caffeine and Sleep(Harvard Medical School)
- Considering Medication vs. Behavioral Approaches for Treatment of Sleep Problems(Harvard Medical School)
- Discussing Sleep with Your Doctor(Harvard Medical School)
- Drowsy Driving(Harvard Medical School)
- Jet Lag and How to Mitigate Its Effects(Harvard Medical School)
- Over-the-Counter Sleep Medications(Harvard Medical School)
- Shift Work and Ways to Improve Sleep(Harvard Medical School)
- Sleep Deprivation and Cardiovascular Risk(Harvard Medical School)
- Sleep Problems in Older Adults(Harvard Medical School)
- Sleep Strategies Later in Life(Harvard Medical School)
- Sleep, Learning, and Memory(Harvard Medical School)
- Smoking and Sleep(Harvard Medical School)
- To Nap or Not?(Harvard Medical School)
- What to Expect from a Sleep Evaluation(Harvard Medical School)
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Games
- Sleep for Kids: Games and Puzzles(National Sleep Foundation)
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Circadian Rhythms - Keeping Times
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Narcolepsy
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Disorders
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
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Genetics
- Genetics Home Reference: Narcolepsy
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Research
- Insufficient Sleep Is a Public Health Epidemic(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Also available in Spanish
- Tick Tock: New Clues about Biological Clocks and Health
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Sleep deprivation: a call for institutional rules.
- Article: Zolpidem and driving impairment--identifying persons at risk.
- Article: The impact of zolpidem on the mental status of hospitalized...
- Article: Behavioral treatment of insomnia in bipolar disorder.
- Sleep Disorders -- see more articles
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Directories
- Find a Sleep Center Near You(American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
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Organizations
Statistics
- Prescription Sleep Aid Use among Adults: United States, 2005-2010(National Center for Health Statistics)
- Prevalence of Insufficient Sleep: Statistics by State(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Sleep Data and Statistics(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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MedlinePlus Magazine
Children
- All about Sleep (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Bruxism (Teeth Grinding or Clenching) (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Naps (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Night Terrors (For Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Nightmares(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Nightmares and Night Terrors(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Sleepwalking(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- What to Do if You Can't Sleep(Nemours Foundation)
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Teenagers
- Awake at the Wheel
- Common Sleep Problems(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- How Much Sleep Do I Need?(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Teen Sleep: Why Is Your Teen So Tired?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Men
- Sleep and Men(American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
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Women
- Sleep and Women(American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
- Sleep Disorders
(Food and Drug Administration)
- Also available in Spanish
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Seniors
- Good Night's Sleep
- Also available in Spanish
- Sleep and Aging
- Sleep Changes in Older Adults(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
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Patient Handouts
- Drowsiness
- Also available in Spanish
- EEG
- Also available in Spanish
- Idiopathic hypersomnia
- Also available in Spanish
- Irregular sleep-wake syndrome
- Also available in Spanish
- Isolated sleep paralysis
- Also available in Spanish
- Narcolepsy
- Also available in Spanish
- Night terror
- Also available in Spanish
- Nightmares
- Also available in Spanish
- Polysomnography
- Also available in Spanish
- Problems sleeping during pregnancy
- Also available in Spanish
- Sleep disorders
- Also available in Spanish
- Sleep disorders in the elderly
- Also available in Spanish
- Sleep walking
- Also available in Spanish
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