Sleep medicine

The concept of sleep paralysis is not necessarily a “concept,” it is a reality. I have had this occur to me numerous times for the better part of the past twenty years. What makes this a “concept” is why and how it occurs. I do not believe it is not spoken of enough, and I sincerely believe that more people would be interested in knowing what exactly this condition is. The conditon known as sleep paralysis is defined as the momentary inability to move one's limbs, trunk and head despite being

The rain was deafening. I peered around through the rain, desperately searching for some shelter, I was drowning out here. The trouble was, I wasn’t in the best part of town, and in fact it was more than a little dodgy. I know this is my home turf but even I had to be careful. At least I seemed to be the only one out here on such an awful night. The rain was so powerfully loud I couldn’t hear should anyone try and creep up on me. I also couldn’t see very far with the rain so heavy and of course

The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) Aviation Accident Database lists over six dozen reports in the past 20 years where flight crew fatigue was determined to be a contributing factor in the accident. This constitutes an average of over three accidents per year as a result of flight crew fatigue. The crash of American Airlines Flight 1420 in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 01 June 1999 cited impaired crew performance resulting from fatigue as being the most prevalent of three factors leading

Why do we dream the things we dream? What dictates the content of the movies for one that we watch when we fall asleep? This is a question that nearly everyone has pondered at some point in their lives and humans have been studying in an attempt to answer for thousands of years. Humans spend approximately one third of their lives asleep, and the idea that such a great portion of our time is spent in a state that we do not fully understand is bothersome to many. As humans, it is a natural desire to

Don’t lead me home, please. I hate that house. You won’t know how greatly it hurts, always feels so empty… silence seems to be the only thing inhabiting the space. They are at all times not around, away and mostly disappear whenever I need them. The only thing they show support is topping up my bank account every month. That’s the way they care, I guess.” The wine effectively boosted up my talking mood. Miss Rina on the other hand, didn't interrupt, besides, she was all ears to every notion I expressed

we are active when we sleep, but we still must get our rest. At night or whenever we allow ourselves to sleep and we allow our bodies to pass through the consecutive stages of sleep, our brain waves and muscle movements transforms in what seems very predictable ways. One interesting aspect I think that is pretty cool is that we when we sleep, our bodies go into a restoration period. Our nerves, muscles, bones, and immune system all seem to recover from stress while we sleep. Today, we will be discussing

both substances impair an individual’s mind and body. A college student often experiences educational and person stressors such as, family and relationship issues and effectively completing assignments, which interfere directly with the amount of sleep they may receive. A combination of social pressures and educational stressors to depression and or mental instability can expose a student to depression and or mental

Dreams and Their Roots The Story of My Search There have been mornings where I have woken up with images of blood and death in my head. I would wake up with sweat dripping down my temple and shaking. Not only are nightmares terrifying, but also they are considerably worse if they are happening to you. When I woke up each day, I have asked myself: What is causing these nightmares? What are dreams anyway? From my prior knowledge, I understood that dreams are just things that happen to

We all know that it’s important to get a good night’s sleep. But did you know that some of the ordinary habits in your daily routine could be disrupting your sleep? Here are some of the most common ways in which we hurt our own efforts at getting that good night’s rest and how to combat them: <strong>Consuming Certain Substances Near Bedtime</strong> There are certain foods and other substances that shouldn’t be consumed before you go to bed. They can make it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep.

My First Memory- Personal Narrative I’ve had many memories during my lifetime, many good, and some bad. My very first memory takes me back to my very first house, a substantial s0mie- detached house situated in the heart of Hartford. I was probably about six years old and so was my sixth Christmas. I have a vivid memory of waking up very early in the