S&D - Sleep Disorders

Question 1

Name the 3 general categories of sleep disorder.

Answer 1

Insomnia
Hypersomnia
Parasomnia

Question 2

Describe insomnia.

Answer 2

This is the inability to fall asleep or when a person cannot stay asleep. This is most common in older people or those with anxiety.

Question 3

Describe hypersomnia.

Answer 3

The opposite of insomnia, this is when a person feels sleepy a lot of the time, finding it hard to stay awake during the day.

Question 4

Describe parasomnia.

Answer 4

Parasomnia is the term used t describe abnormal sleeping behaviours or emotions while sleeping such as sleep walking.

Question 5

What are some examples of sleep disorders?

Answer 5

Sleep apnoea
Night terrors
Sleep walking
Circadian rhythm sleep disorder (CRSD)

Question 6

What is sleep apnoea?

Answer 6

This is when a person stops breathing briefly during sleep for a couple seconds. This can happen multiple times a night. Person wakes up due to the body detecting an increase of co2 in the blood and is characterised by sharp intakes of breath and spluttering.

Question 7

How can sleep apnoea be treated?

Answer 7

With a conscious positive airway pressure device (CPAP)