Sleep Dissorders

Question 1

What does parasomia mean

Answer 1

Means sleeping disorders that are not due to too much sleep or too little but abnormal behaviours /emotions while sleeping for example sleep walking

Question 2

What is hypersonmia ?

Answer 2

Opposite to insomnia as person feels sleepy a lot of the time finding I hard to stay awake

Question 3

What does insomnia mean ?

Answer 3

Means inability to fall sleep or person cannot stay asleep which is treated by drugs

Question 4

What is sleep apnoea ?

Answer 4

Occurs when a person briefly stops Breathing for a few secs during sleep , sometimes this happens 10-100 times over a course of night - body detects coz in blood and prompts person to wake up this can cause hypersomnia

Question 5

What is night terrors and sleep waking ?

Answer 5

Night terrors- not same as nightmares caused by stress or traumatic accidents Sleep waking- unresponsive to surroundings - usually harmless but can sometimes injure self

Question 6

What are circadian Rymth disorders ? (CRSD)

Answer 6

-normally happens to blind people as don’t respond to zeitegbers ( light). -delayed sleep phase. -advanced sleep phase person goes to sleep earlier at night. -irregular type timing of sleep/wake are variable , usually caused by jet lag and shift patterns. Treatment - melatonin supplements , light therapy