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Sleep Disorders

Sleep Disorders. Seasonal Affective Disorder. Depression that comes on with the start of winter Symptoms include sadness, lethargy, and drowsiness Could affect 1% to 20% of the population. There is hope!. Phototherapy - exposure to bright fluorescent lights has been shown to be effective.

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Sleep Disorders

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  1. Sleep Disorders

  2. Seasonal Affective Disorder • Depression that comes on with the start of winter • Symptoms include sadness, lethargy, and drowsiness • Could affect 1% to 20% of the population

  3. There is hope! • Phototherapy - exposure to bright fluorescent lights has been shown to be effective

  4. Insomnia • Most common sleep disorder - up to 10% of population • Persistent trouble falling asleep or staying asleep

  5. Narcolepsy • Mostly thought to be rare, but could be as high as 250,000 in the U.S. • Sufferers fall asleep at unpredictable and inappropriate times • Can go directly into REM mode • Lasts 5-30 minutes

  6. Sleep Apnea • Fairly common (almost as common as insomnia) • Sufferer stops breathing for a short time while sleeping, then is awoken when they gasp for air • It disrupts sleep and can keep you from getting normal time in deep sleep modes

  7. Sleep Apnea continued • Can be fatal in extreme cases • Often goes undiagnosed • Can be treated with a respiratory machine

  8. Sleepwalking • Affects as much as 15% of population

  9. Usually occurs early in the evening, during slow wave (stage 3 or 4) sleep • Most prevalent in children

  10. Night Terrors

  11. Sufferers sit up abruptly and scream • Affect up to 15% of population • Most common in children ages 2-8 • They usually don’t remember it and resume sleep immediately afterward • Usually occurs early in night in deep non-REM sleep • More likely to happen when overtired

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