1. Sleep Disorders

2. Insomnia difficulty falling &/or staying asleep
Affects at least 35 million Americans
Possible solutions:
Medication (not recommended but used)
Get-up and do something until tired
Warm glass of milk – tryptophan
Have a regular schedule/bedtime ritual
Learn meditation & relaxation techniques

3. Apnea difficulty breathing @ night May actually stop breathing
Snore loudly
Possible cause of SIDS

4. Narcolepsy
sudden nodding off & loss of muscle control following emotional excitement
Hereditary
Cataplexic

5. Hypersomnia extreme overtiredness Lethargic Unmotivated
difficulty concentrating

6. Parasomnia physical movement during sleep
Occur during slow-wave (non-REM) sleep
Somnambulism
sleep walking
Night terrors
dreams with violent movement

7. REM behavior Disorder (RBD)
movement during REM
Typically during nightmares
Most common in men 60 years or older
Cause unknown