Sleep disorder clinics are designed to diagnose sleep disorders and give you ways to overcome insomnia. It might be intimidating to think about going to a clinic and trying to sleep with others watching you, but this is one specific reason these clinics succeed in finding answers.
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It’s important to diagnose the cause of any sleep disturbance in order to restore healthy sleep. Unfortunately, there is not much agreement, even among experts, on the best methods to assess a person’s insomnia.
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How Serious is Insomnia?
Most everyone with insomnia complain of attention and memory problems. They also experience more irritability, make more mistakes on the job, and have poorer relationships with their family than people who sleep well.
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Who has Insomnia?
Studies (insomnia statistics) have estimated that around one-third of all American and European adults have some insomnia during each year. About 10% or 20% of them suffer severe sleepless problems. It has also been shown that many (about 90%) who have depression suffer from insomnia.
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There is no one reason why some have insomnia and others don’t, but most experts do agree that it is often brought on by stress and anxiety.
Short-term insomnia, which is the most common, can be caused by many factors. Sometimes taking certain medications interrupts normal sleep. When you suspect your medications are causing you to lose sleep, you should check with a physician or pharmacist.
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Just as basic as food and vital to both emotional and physical well being, sufficient sleep is a basic human need. And it has been found that sleep comes in cycles, on a daily rhythm. You have heard this referred to as the biologic clock. It’s the daily cycle of life, which includes sleeping and waking.
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Insomnia is basically an inability to sleep and/or to remain asleep for a reasonable period. It gives the feeling of daytime fatigue and impairs normal performance. People with insomnia can’t sleep despite being tired, and when they do sleep, it’s a light, fitful sleep that leaves them tired when they awake. Sometimes they simply wake up too early.
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