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Sleeping disorders

BY: Tori Windsor. Sleeping disorders. What I already knew What I want to know The story of my search My growth as a researcher My works cited. What I knew?. Many people are diagnosed with sleeping disorders. Insomnia is when you lay awake for hours of the night, tossing and turning.

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Sleeping disorders

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  1. BY: Tori Windsor Sleeping disorders

  2. What I already knew • What I want to know • The story of my search • My growth as a researcher • My works cited

  3. What I knew? • Many people are diagnosed with sleeping disorders. • Insomnia is when you lay awake for hours of the night, tossing and turning. • Sleeping helps your brain process the information that you learned that day. • You need at least 8 hours of sleep a night.

  4. What I want to know? • What things can you do to help sleeping disorders? • What causes a sleeping disorder? • How do they affect people? • Should you go to your doctor if you think you have a sleeping disorder?

  5. What can you do? One way to help with sleeping disorders is to eat right and exercise daily. Avoid daytime naps. Keep a sleep diary Avoid video games, internet, texting at least 1 hour before your bed time. Try not to eat, drink, or exercise 3 hours before your bed time.

  6. There are 4 factors that can cause you to have a sleeping disorder. Physical-ex.) Ulcers Medical-ex.) Asthma Psychiatric-ex.) Depression or anxiety Environmental-ex.) Drugs and alcohol What causes sleeping disorders?

  7. How exactly do they affect people? • When your body is lacking sleep, your brain does not have time to process the information you took in that day. • Sleeping disorders can affect your behavior and grades. • Lack of sleep weakens your immune system, making your body more susceptible to disease.

  8. Should you go see a doctor if you think you may have a sleeping disorder? Research shows that you should go to the doctors if you think you have a sleeping disorder. Don’t take any sleeping pills unless your doctor prescribes them. Sleep clinics test you while your sleeping and help diagnosis the troubles you’re having sleeping.

  9. The story of my search! • I visited many sites to find information on my topic. I found some very good websites that had lots of things I didn’t know about Sleeping disorders that would help me. I kept note daily on how much information I’ve found.

  10. My growth as a researcher While doing this research, I’ve learned that it takes time and effort in order to find information on the topic you are looking up.

  11. My works cited • www.healthysleep.med.havard.edu/ • Power library- Sleep who needs it? • Newton, D. Sick! Diseases and sirders,injuries and infections (pg.692-693) • SIRS Discover • www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/

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