Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Choosing Sleep Disorders is Simple

By Anne Durrel

Sleep Disorders happen when the standard sleep period is interrupted. Principally, there are two sleep types. The first is referred to as "Rapid Eye Movement", or "REM". The second is referred to as "Non-Rapid Eye Movement", or "NREM". REM sleep occurs at the earliest phases of the sleep cycle.

As time progresses, we enter the NREM sleep, which includes four different steps. This is often the type of sleep that one experiences sleep disorders.

When an individual experiences a disorder that is related to the sleep, it means that they are unable to progress through the normal stages that occur. Here, we will take a glance at sleep disorders.

When a doctor is used to check sleep disorders, there are some different criterions that are evaluated to learn if a problem exists. First, they will check whether one can fall asleep easily. Then, they will decide if the individual experiences interruptions to sleep, and last, they will determine if the person wakes up too early and/or too late with accompanying signs, such as feeling tired, irritability, and other types of symptoms of sleep disorders.

Once these patterns are accomplished, the doctor will then examine the person more intently, by way of a sleep journal or even a sleep disorders study, to determine which type of the many sleep disorders exists so that therapy can be decided and administered. - 15438

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