Sunday, February 22, 2009

Sleep Disorders Help!

By Anne Durrel

Sleep Disorders occur when the standard sleep cycle is interrupted. Ultimately, there are two sleep category. The first is referred to as "Rapid Eye Movement", or "REM". The second is referred to as "Non-Rapid Eye Movement", or "NREM". REM sleep happens at the initial phases of the sleep period.

As time progresses, we enter the NREM sleep, which consists of four different phases. This is often the kind of sleep that one experiences sleep disorders.

When an individual experiences a disorder that is related to the sleep, it means that they are unable to progress through the normal stages that occur. Here, we will take a glance at sleep disorders.

When a doctor is used to check sleep disorders, there are some different criterions that are evaluated to see if a problem exists. First, they will investigate whether one can fall asleep easily. Then, they will determine if the individual experiences disruptions to sleep, and last, they will decide if the individual wakes up too early and/or too late with accompanying signs, such as feeling tired, irritability, and other types of symptoms of sleep disorders.

Once these criterions are achieved, the doctor will then examine the individual more closely, by way of a sleep journal or even a sleep disorders study, to determine which type of the many sleep disorders exists so that treatment can be determined and administered. - 15437

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