Sleep disorder

Sleep disorder

The disturbance of normal sleep patterns caused by a broad range of illnesses, including dysfunctional sleep mechanisms, abnormalities in physiological functions during sleep, abnormalities of the biological clock, and sleep disturbances that are induced by factors extrinsic to the sleep process.

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Sleep disorder

somniphobia

Health care; Sleep disorder

Fear of sleep, fear of falling asleep. Possibly related to anxiety disorder

fatigue

Health care; Sleep disorder

Feeling of tiredness, weariness or lack or energy usually associated with lower performance (physical or mental). Fatigue is different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to ...

sleep inertia

Health care; Sleep disorder

Feelings of grogginess and/or sleepiness that persist longer than 10 to 20 minutes after waking up. Symptoms include what goes under the scientific term is transitory "hypovigilance" or low ...

light therapy

Health care; Sleep disorder

Form of therapy where the person is exposed to bright light at the appropriate time of day to effect the timing, duration and quality of sleep. Also used in the treatment of Seasonal Affective ...

enuresis

Health care; Sleep disorder

Formal name for bed-wetting which is the involuntary urination. It may occur at any time of the day or night. The term is usually limited to describing individuals old enough to be expected to ...

sleep disordered breathing

Health care; Sleep disorder

General description for a group of disorders that produce pauses in breath in the sleeper or that reduce the amount of air the person is getting. Apnea is a common type.

sleep disorders

Health care; Sleep disorder

General term applied to a broad range of illnesses, including dysfunctional sleep mechanisms, abnormalities in physiological functions during sleep, abnormalities of the biological clock, and sleep ...