Common Sleep Issues

Posted: March 18, 2011
By: Sara

These are some common sleep issues that a lot of people have been known to deal with. There are some of the most common sleep issues such as: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Better known as O.S.A. and Narcolepsy just to name a few. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is mostly known to be caused by having a blockage in the airway. If you have this blockage in your airway it can disrupt your breathing while you sleep. This disturbance in your breathing can cause you or who ever is dealing with this to wake up all through the night causing you to not get any sleep. Most of the people who are dealing with this do not even realize that they are dealing with it. They wake up off and on during the night, then they fall right back asleep not even realizing that they have been doing this all night. So then the next day when you wake up you feel exhausted because, you really didn’t get any sleep at all. If you are dealing with this disruption in breathing can take place with you while you are sleeping, just a few times or up to hundreds of times over the course of a night. Do not feel bad if you think you are one of the one’s who are dealing with this because, there are about eighteen million other people who deal with this or so statistics would say.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Almost up to eighty-two percent of men and ninety-three percent of women with slight to severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea have not been diagnosed and therefore, do not only not know that they have this condition but,they do not get treated for it. There are some people that might be more of a target for dealing with this sleeping issue. Those people would be people who have been known to deal with or have any of the following symptoms: Type 2 diabetes, Congestive heart failure, Stroke, Obesity or High blood pressure . So if you deal with any of these other symptoms you may want to go a head and get checked for this sleeping issue why you are at it. If there is a time where you think you may need surgery you need to ask your physician to examine you for these symptoms because, if you need to be put to sleep for surgery you have to take special precautions.

Narcolepsy

Then there is the sleeping issue of Narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is also a sleeping disorder, this dis-order is a little more on the serious side than the first sleeping issue. Narcolepsy is a sleeping disorder that involves the brain. Narcolepsy occurs in someone when the brain can not normally regulate sleep cycles and being awake. This can cause you to be sleepy during the daytime. It can cause excessive sleepiness that results in episodes of falling asleep suddenly with out notice. Do not feel like you are in a boat by yourself, it is estimated that Narcolepsy affects one in every two thousand Americans. The bad part about this sleeping dis order is the cause of Narcolepsy is not yet known. Sometimes the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks the brain cells involved in regulating the sleep -to -wake pattern cycle. It is believed that Narcolepsy is the result of these cells being damaged or destroyed. So you can see why this could cause such a problem. This is now not only a sleep issue, it is a safety issue. Narcolepsy can threaten safety, as patients may fall asleep while performing your everyday activities.

Symptoms of Narcolepsy

People with Narcolepsy often fall asleep several times a day, while at work or school, or even during a conversation or meal. Just out of no where you could fall asleep unexpectedly.Of course you should always consult your doctor if you think that you might have Narcolepsy. Talk to your doctor about whether you should avoid driving or using heavy machinery while dealing with this sleeping disorder. There are several medicines out there that are recommended that someone with Narcolepsy may try. Your doctor will be able to determine if in fact that you are dealing with Narcolepsy and be able to get you some medicine. Of course you will need to stay under a physicians care to make sure that you get the medicine that you need so, you can get your situation under control. You can eventually get this under better control. It may take a little bit of time to get this under control but, once you do it will put your life back in order.