Sleep Disorders

Question 1

What are 6 Sleep Disorders?

Answer 1

• Somnambulism (sleep walking)
• Sleep Apnea (stops breathing)
• Narcolepsy (sleep attack)
• Insomnia
• Nightmares (frighting dream)
• Night or Sleep Terror

Question 2

What is Somnambulism? (sleep walking)

Answer 2

• a genetic disorder
• happens in stages 3 and 4
• happens in the first third of the night
• amnesia for the event (can’t remember it)

Question 3

What are some facts about Somnambulism? (sleep walking)

Answer 3

• if one person in your family has it, there is an 80% chance that it will get passed down
• at least 30% of kids have an episode of sleep walking, then don’t ever get one again when they grow up
• people can grow out of sleep walking in puberty or later in adulthood
• 2% of kids frequently sleep walk

Question 4

What is Sleep Apnea? (stops breathing)

Answer 4

• happens in 15-90 secs intervals
• happens 500-800 times a night
• the person doesn’t go into deep sleep
  tired in the morning
• for every 2 men, 1 women is affected

Question 5

When can you get Sleep Apnea? (stops breathing)

Answer 5

• if you are morbidly obese for your age and the kind of person you are
• if you have enlarged tonsils
• if you have an overly thick pallet (roof of mouth)
• if your adenoid glands are enlarged

Question 6

What is Narcolepsy? (sleep attack)

Answer 6

• a genetic disorder
• person falls asleep randomly
• each episode last 15-20 mins
• when falling asleep, the person doesn’t go into the stages, but instead goes straight into REM sleep
• the person has normal sleep cycles
• the person can develop cataplexy (goes completely floppy and loses muscle tone, this happens when strong emotions or laughter causes to person to physically collapse)`

Question 7

What is Insomnia?

Answer 7

• difficulty falling asleep or falling asleep then waking up and not being able to go back to sleep
• this can happen more if the person is stressed out
• the person doesn’t get a normal sleep cycle

Question 8

What is a Nightmare? (frighting dream)

Answer 8

• happens in REM
• happens in early morning
• over excitement or going to bed latter than normal can trigger an Nightmare
• eating heavy meals right before bed can trigger Nightmares
• last for about 1-2 mins
• no hallucinations
• more common in girls than boys

Question 9

What is a Night or Sleep Terrors?

Answer 9

• happens in deep sleep
• happens at the beggining of the night
• people hallucinate during this (they feel and see things that aren’t actually there)
• happens in stages 3 and 4 of sleep
• boys are more affected than girls
• when the person is experiencing this, the become paralyzed
• a genetic disorder
• last up to 20 mins