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Types of Sleeping Disorders - Dyssomnia, Parasomnia and Health related categories
The different types of sleeping disorders fall into 3 categories - Dyssomnias, Parasomnias and Health related types of disorders.

• Dyssomnias cover sleeping disorders characterized by either insomnia (too little sleep) or hypersomnia (too much sleep)

• Parasomnias cover sleeping disorders that involve abnormal and unnatural movements, emotions or dreams. Common parasomnias include sleep walking, teeth grinding, and restless legs syndrome

• Medical or Psychiatric Conditions that may produce sleep disorders

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Insomnia
Description and Definition of Insomnia: Difficulty falling asleep and / or staying asleep. Insomnia is a symptom which can accompany several sleep, medical and psychiatric disorders. Insomnia Causes, Symptoms and Remedies.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Nightmares
Description and Definition of Nightmares: A nightmare is a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream of particular intensity causing strong feelings of fear, horror and distress. About 5% - 10% of adults have nightmares once a month or more frequently.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Hypersomnia
Description and Definition of Hypersomnia: Excessive sleepiness during normal waking hours, an inability to stay awake. Hypersomnia Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Narcolepsy
Description and Definition of Narcolepsy: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) characterized by excessive sleepiness during normal waking hours, an inability to stay awake by sudden, uncontrollable urges to sleep, causing an individual to fall asleep at inappropriate times. Narcolepsy Causes, Symptoms and Remedies.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Sleep Apnea
Description and Definition of Sleep Apnea: Sleep apnea (or sleep apnoea in British English) a sleeping disorder that causes a person to temporarily stop breathing while asleep. Sleep Apnea Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders. There are two types of Sleep Apnea - Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Central Sleep Apnea. Obstructive Sleep Apnea is one of the more common sleep disorders with symptoms of loud snoring and periodic pauses in breathing caused by obstruction of the airway into the lungs unlike Central Sleep Apnea in which the brain's respiratory control centers are imbalanced during sleep. Central sleep apnea can occur in people who have had a stroke, heart failure, brain tumor or infection.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Snoring
Description and Definition of Snoring: A sound a sleeping person may make during sleep. The snorting noises are caused by vibration of the soft palate. Snoring Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the MOST common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Sleepwalking
Description and Definition of Sleepwalking: Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism, is the act of walking while not being conscious or aware of it. Sleepwalking (Somnambulism) Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
Description and Definition of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS): Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Wittmaack-Ekbom's syndrome, is a condition where legs feel uncomfortable and may have a crawling sensation after going to bed. The sensation results in an irresistible urge to move or jerk the leg. Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Jet Lag
Description and Definition of Jet Lag: Jet lag, medical term "desynchronosis",is caused by air travel through changing time zones causing a temporary disruption of the body's sleep/wake rhythm. Jet Lag Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - DSPS (Delayed sleep phase syndrome)
Description and Definition of DSPS (Delayed sleep phase syndrome): Also known as delayed sleep-phase disorder (DSPD) or delayed sleep-phase type (DSPT), Delayed sleep phase syndrome is a circadian rhythm disorder where a person's sleep/wake cycle is delayed compared to what is considered a normal sleep cycle. Sufferers typically go to bed very late and have difficulty getting up in the morning. Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS ) Causes, Symptoms and Remedies.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Night Sweats
Description and Definition of Night Sweats: Also known as Sleep hyperhidrosis is a sleep disorder characterized by excessive sweating during sleep. One cause of this condition is referred to as Hot Flushes which occur during the time of menopause. Night Sweats Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Baby Sleep Problems
Description and Definition of Baby Sleep Problems: A new baby usually deprives it's parents of 400-750 hours of sleep in the first year. In some cases this leads to Sleep Deprivation symptoms and effects. Baby Sleep Problems Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)
Description and Definition of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS): Excessive sleepiness during normal waking hours, an inability to stay awake. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) Causes, Symptoms and Remedies) one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis)
Description and Definition of Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis): Involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control would normally be anticipated.  One of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Teeth Grinding (Bruxism)
Description and Definition of Teeth Grinding (Bruxism): Unconsciously grinding and clenching of the teeth particularly during sleep. Bedwetting (Enuresis) Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Night Heartburn
Description and Definition of Heartburn: A burning sensation in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet. Night heartburn often occurs after a heavy or spicy meal. Night Heartburn one of the types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD)
Description and Definition of Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD): Is a circadian rhythm disorder where a person's sleep/wake cycle is disrupted by changes to their work schedule. Shift Work Sleep Disorder (SWSD) Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Cataplexy
Description and Definition of Cataplexy: A symptom of narcolepsy in which there is a sudden episode of muscle weakness triggered by emotions. Cataplexy is believed to represent a fragment of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep that intrudes into otherwise normal consciousness. Cataplexy Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)
Description and Definition of Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD): A neurological condition, formerly called sleep myoclonus or nocturnal myoclonus, is a sleep disorder characterized by involuntary flexion of leg muscles, causing twitching and leg extension or kicking during sleep. Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Description and Definition of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): One of the more common sleep disorders with symptoms of loud snoring and periodic pauses in breathing caused by obstruction of the airway. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Sleep paralysis
Description and Definition of Sleep paralysis: The temporary, but frightening, paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or shortly before falling asleep (known as hypnagogic paralysis). Sleep Paralysis Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Frequent Urination (Nocturia)
Description and Definition of Frequent Urination (Nocturia): Frequent nighttime urination. Nocturia (Frequent Urination) Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Somniphobia
Description and Definition of Somniphobia: An abnormal fear of sleep. Somniphobia Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Night Terrors
Description and Definition of Night Terrors: Also known as a sleep terror or pavor nocturnus characterized by sudden awakenings from a bad dream with associated screaming in terror and confusion. Night Terrors Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Sleep talking (Somniloquy)
Description and Definition of Sleep talking (Somniloquy): The act or habit of talking in one's sleep. Sleep Talking (Somniloquy) Causes, Symptoms and Remedies

Types of Sleeping Disorders - REM Sleep Disorder
Description and Definition of REM Sleep Disorder: Also known as sleep behavior disorder (RBD) in which the paralysis that normally occurs during REM sleep is incomplete or absent. This allows the person to "act out" dreams that are vivid, intense, and violent and accompanied by yelling, punching, kicking, sitting, jumping from bed, arm flailing and grabbing. REM Sleep Disorder Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Hypopnea Syndrome
Description and Definition of Hypopnea syndrome: Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea (OSAH) in which a person repeatedly stops breathing, or experiences shallow breathing for short periods of time during sleep. Hypopnea Syndrome Causes, Symptoms and Remedies one of the common types of sleeping disorders.

Types of Sleeping Disorders - Sleep Deprivation
Description and Definition of Sleep Deprivation: Sleep deprivation is a sleep disorder characterized by having too little sleep which can be either chronic or acute. Chronic sleep deprivation is long-lasting and recurrent whereas Acute sleep deprivation is occurs over a relatively short period of time.

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