A sneak peek to what is sleep disorder, its causes and its treatment!

Sleep disorder, as the name suggest is all about the disturbance that is caused in your sleep. Though it seems a simple thing, but can have serious affect on the human body. Think if you are asked to work for few weeks on a stretch without any rest, what will be your physical and mental condition?

It might seem a simple thing but it is not, as rest for human body and mind is most important and then can only a person perform various task on regular basis easily else will suffer from different types of disorders and disorder may even get convert into disease as well.

So, this write up discusses about what actually sleep disorder is and what its prime causes are and how it can be treated.

Sleep deprivation is surely not considered a disease by the experts and doctors, but is a serious issue that needs to be treated when diagnosed. Usually people are unable to sleep properly or are wake up at the time when they are required to be sleeping. More often people find this problem at any point of tine in their lives. According to researches, it is true that sleep disorders or sleep deprivation occur due to another issues and conditions. In most of the cases, people feel tired, fatigued, and irritable and are unable to concentrate on their work during day hours.

There is no defined age slot at which sleep disorder can happen to a person. In fact, people from any age group can be a victim of sleep disorder. Depending upon the causes, the sleep disorders can be short term and long term.

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Studies say that usually elder people suffer from sleep disturbances whereas children suffer from night terrors that can disturb their sleep. Some of the causes that lead you to sleep disturbances are as follows:
• Sleep apnea
• Teeth grinding
• Allergy and cold
• Snoring
• Frequent urination
• Fibromyalgia
• Nightmares

After getting the brief on what sleep disturbance is and what are its prime causes, discussed below is the way using which the condition of sleep disturbance can be diagnosed. Doctors may even ask you to go under certain examinations to clear the stage of sleep deprivation such as:
• Polysomnography
• Slectroencephalogram (EGG)
• Genetic blood testing, in the rare cases of narcolepsy

Moreover, the sleep disorders can also be treated depending upon the causes of sleep disorders. Some of the treatments of sleep disorder can include:
• Melatonin supplements
• Sleeping pills
• Allergy and cold medication
• Breathing device or even surgery to address sleep apnea
• Weight loss
• Psychotherapy
• Decreasing evening water consumption
• Minimize stress and anxiety
• Minimal usage of alcohol and tobacco
• Usage of dental guard for teeth grinding and many more

There is no doubt that all the aforementioned treatments can reduce the problem of sleep disorder, but one thing that is needed to keep in mind is that you need to get the treatment done at the correct place so that you may not end with another medical problem and be assured that your health will improve after the medication or therapy is done for certain time period.



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