Sleep related breathing disorders Flashcards
Common misconceptions about sleep and facts?
Sleep is time for the body in general and the brain specifically to shut down for rest.: false Sleep is an active process involving specific cues for its regulation
Getting just one hour less sleep per night than needed will not have any effect on daytime functioning: falseWhen daily sleep time is less than an individual needs, a “sleep debt” develops.
The body adjusts quickly to different sleep schedules.
People need less sleep as they grow older.
A “good night’s sleep” can cure problems with excessive daytime sleepiness.
The body adjusts quickly to different sleep schedules- why is this false?
The Biological Clock that times and controls a person’s sleep/wake cycle will attempt to function according to a normal day/night schedule even when that person tries to change it.
Why is this false- People need less sleep as they grow older.?
Older people don’t need less sleep, but they often get less sleep. That’s because the ability to sleep for long periods of time and to get in the deep, restful stages of sleep decreases with age.
why is this false? A “good night’s sleep” can cure problems with excessive daytime sleepiness.
Excessive daytime sleepiness can be associated with a sleep disorder or other medical conditions. Extra sleep may not eliminate daytime sleepiness that may be due to such disorders
Sleep is a what process? is consists of what stages?
Sleep is a dynamic process.
Two basic stages or states:
a. Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM)
b. Rapid Eye Movement (REM)
What are the three stages of NREM sleep?
Stage 1: The beginning of sleep
Stage 2: Sleep is easily awakened
Stage 3 &4 : Deep sleep, slow-wave sleep, dreaming is more common, but not as common as in REM sleep. In this stage parasomnia most commonly occur
Stage 1: Very light sleep
Stage 2: Sleep spindles and K complexes
Stage 3 & Stage 4: Show increasingly more high voltage slow waves
Stage 4: It is extremely hard to be awakened by external stimuli
What is Rapid eye movement sleep?
- Characterized by burst of rapid eye movement
- Decreased skeletal muscle tone, almost complete paralysis in limb muscles
- Important muscles: the heart, diaphragm, eye muscles, and smooth muscles continue to function
- The episodes of REM sleep are longer as the night progresses
Explain the physiologic changes that happen during REM and NREM sleep?
Sleep activity areas in the brain?
Sleep is actively generated in specific brain regions.
Sleep patterns during peoples lives?
Sleep patterns change during an individual’s life.
What is the biological clock?
An internal biological clock regulates the timing of sleep in humans. Biological clocks are genetically programmed physiological systems that allow organisms to live in harmony with natural rhythms such as day/night cycles and the changing seasons.
What is melatonin?
Synthesized and released by the pineal gland influences circadian sleep-wake rhythms
Secretion greatest at night
Inhibited by light exposure
Dreams?
Although reports of dreaming are most frequent and vivid when an individual is aroused from REM sleep, dreams do occur at sleep onset and during NREM sleep as well.
Hypothesis for functions of sleep?
- Restoration and recovery of body systems
- Energy conservation
- Memory consolidation
- Protection from predation
- Brain development
- Discharge of emotions
Sleep loss? which groups?
Many adolescents are chronically sleep-deprived and hence at high risk of drowsy driving crashes. In one large study of fall-asleep crashes, over 50% occurred with a driver 25 years old or younger.
What is apnea?
Apnea: Cessation of thermal sensor airflow by ≥ 90% of baseline for more than 10 seconds.
What is hypopnea?
Hypopnea: A 50% or greater decrease in airflow or a less than 50% airflow associated with arousals.