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Summary
Is it hard for you to fall asleep or stay asleep through the night? Do you wake up feeling tired or feel very sleepy during the day, even if you have had enough sleep? You might have a sleep disorder. The most common kinds are
- Insomnia - a hard time falling or staying asleep
- Sleep apnea - breathing interruptions during sleep
- Restless legs syndrome - a tingling or prickly sensation in the legs
- Narcolepsy - daytime "sleep attacks"
Nightmares, night terrors, sleepwalking, sleep talking, head banging, wetting the bed and grinding your teeth are kinds of sleep problems called parasomnias. There are treatments for most sleep disorders. Sometimes just having regular sleep habits can help.
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Diagnosis and Tests
- Polysomnography (Sleep Study) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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What Are Sleep Studies?
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Treatments and Therapies
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How Is Narcolepsy Treated?
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Melatonin (American Academy of Family Physicians) Available in Spanish
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Sleep Disorders and Complementary Health Approaches
(National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
- Sleep Eduction: Treatment & Therapy (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
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Time to Talk: 5 Things to Know about Sleep Disorders and Complementary Health Approaches
(National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
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Valerian
(National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)
Living With
- Healthy Sleep Habits (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
- Sleep Tips: 7 Steps to Better Sleep (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
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Circadian Rhythms
(National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
- Employees with Sleep Disorders (Office of Disability Employment Policy)
- Napping: Do's and Don'ts for Healthy Adults (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Shift Work: Improving Daytime Sleep (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sleep and Chronic Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Sleep and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (National Center for PTSD)
- Will a Bedtime Snack Help Me Sleep Bettter? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Specifics
- Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) - PDF
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Hypersomnia
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Short Summary
- Jet Lag Disorder (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Kleine-Levin Syndrome
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Short Summary
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Narcolepsy: Fact Sheet
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Available in Spanish
- Nightmares (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Parasomnias (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
- Sleep Talking (Somniloquy) (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
- Sleep Terrors (Night Terrors) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sleepwalking (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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What Is Narcolepsy?
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Genetics
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Genetics Home Reference: narcolepsy
(National Library of Medicine)
Games
- Sleep for Kids: Games and Puzzles (National Sleep Foundation)
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Sleep Quiz
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Statistics and Research
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Does Poor Sleep Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease?
(National Institute on Aging)
- Insufficient Sleep Is a Public Health Epidemic (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Prevalence of Insufficient Sleep: Statistics by State (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Sleep Disorders and Complementary Health Approaches : What the Science Says
(National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Narcolepsy
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Night Terrors
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Disorders
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Find an Expert
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Find a Sleep Center Near You (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
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National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Children
- All about Sleep (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Available in Spanish
- Bruxism (Teeth Grinding or Clenching) (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)
- Naps (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation)
- Night Terrors (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Available in Spanish
- Nightmares (For Kids) (Nemours Foundation) Available in Spanish
- Nightmares and Night Terrors (American Academy of Family Physicians) Available in Spanish
- Sleep and Your Preschooler (Nemours Foundation) Available in Spanish
- Sleepwalking (American Academy of Family Physicians) Available in Spanish
- Taking the Bite out of Bruxism (For Kids) (Nemours Foundation)
- What to Do if You Can't Sleep (For Kids) (Nemours Foundation) Available in Spanish
Teenagers
- Common Sleep Problems (For Teens) (Nemours Foundation) Available in Spanish
- Getting Enough Sleep? (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- How Much Sleep Do I Need? (Nemours Foundation) Available in Spanish
- Teen Sleep: Why Is Your Teen So Tired? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Women
- Sleep and Women (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
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Sleep Problems
(Food and Drug Administration)
Available in Spanish
Seniors
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Good Night's Sleep
(National Institute on Aging)
Available in Spanish
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Sleep and Aging
(National Institute on Aging)
- Sleep Changes in Older Adults (American Academy of Family Physicians) Available in Spanish
Patient Handouts
- Changing your sleep habits Available in Spanish
- Drowsiness Available in Spanish
- Idiopathic hypersomnia Available in Spanish
- Irregular sleep-wake syndrome Available in Spanish
- Isolated sleep paralysis Available in Spanish
- Medicines for sleep Available in Spanish
- Narcolepsy Available in Spanish
- Nightmares Available in Spanish
- Sleep and your health Available in Spanish
- Sleep disorders Available in Spanish
- Teenagers and sleep Available in Spanish