Narcolepsy

Sleep is very important to babies' health and development. If your baby does not get enough sleep, he may have trouble getting through the day and especially a night. As a parent, it is good to know that napping actually helps a baby to sleep easily at night, so it is a wrong belief that keeping your baby awake during the daytime will make him sleep better at night. Getting baby to sleep may be a difficult time for most parents. Most parents look forwards to the night they can put their baby to

The body follows a cycle called the circadian rhythm to go through waking and sleeping. The sleep cycle first starts out with a part of the hypothalamus, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, telling the pineal gland to release melatonin. This occurs when light starts to fade. As melatonin is released, beta waves start to decrease and alpha waves increase. A person is now starting to become drowsy and relaxed. Once this stage has been completed, a person moves through the four stages of sleep.

Sleep consists of many different 90-minute cycles. These cycles are: alpha waves, NREM-1, NREM-2, NREM-3, and REM sleep. The first stage of sleep is known as the alpha waves. Alpha waves are “relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state” (Myers, 2017, p. 55). During the alpha waves stage the person is not yet asleep, but is laying calmly with his or her eyes closed. Eventually the person falls asleep, without being consciously aware of it, and moves into stage two of sleep. Stage

Tired? Did you get enough sleep last night? Enough sleep is really important, the amount that you sleep can affect your mood and how sleepy you are during the say. It is important to get the suggested amount of sleep for your age category that is recommend. If you don’t get this suggested amount it is important to take a nap or get some rest during the day. Different people run on different work schedules and sleeping patterns so people are constantly losing sleep. A person should receive an average

The Man Mostly, I am able to keep my calm in these types of situation. It has taken me weeks of concentration to be able to endure the kind of pain that plagues me every night while I sleep, the nightmares that will not seem to cease no matter how many times I visit Dr. Eckle. Throughout the pain I would find a spot in the room, zoning in on one spot as I give it my complete focus. The pain is numbed. When the flash of their wands would stop bouncing off my skin I did not listen to their whispers

Sleep apnea can be a scary and misunderstood problem for many people. The team at Duffield Dentistry can help you get the answers you need to feel safe and secure. Below we have answered some of the questions we most commonly hear regarding sleep apnea and its treatment. If you still have questions or concerns after browsing this page, feel free to contact us. We will be happy to help you or your loved one get the care you need. What is sleep apnea? Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder caused by a blockage

An important aspect which undoubtedly influences spirituality as a dimension of QoL of patients is fatigue (factor 1 and 4). Many OA and RA patients participate in religious activities such as prayer and are influenced by beliefs. According to the perceptions of patients faith and participation in religious activities can be helpful in reducing levels of perceived fatigue , pain, and improving quality of life. Baets & Bowen et al exploring the role of spirituality in chronic conditions and fatigue

Nearly 19 million Americans has sleep apnea. These people do not know what a sound sleep is. There is more than just snoring associated with a sleep apnea sufferer. During a case of sleep apnea, the throat relaxes and even closes during sleep causing the person to stop breathing for short, periods. The snoring sound you hear is when the sleeper gasps for air and tries to resume breathing. Many people look for a home treatment of sleep apnea. To determine if you have sleep apnea, you need to be tested

Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Arousal Disorders Diagnostic Criteria and Features Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Arousal Disorders (NREM sleep arousal disorders) has six diagnostic criteria. The first criterion requires individuals to present recurrent episodes of incomplete awakening from sleep, that includes sleepwalking or sleep terrors. The second criteria require individuals to present no or little dream imagery that is remembered. The next two criteria require individuals to present amnesia for

I awaken from my sleep paralyzed, afraid, and unable to speak, but able to see everything around me.I felt the urge to get myself to a standing position but something was weighing me down. At some point, I thought I was screaming the words help but in actuality nothing had flowed from my lips. One word could only be used to describe this experience, helplessness. No, I wasn’t in a horrific accident, just a simple case of sleep paralysis. That experience however coincided with how I felt in my life