What is Dyssomnia? - Its Symptoms, Types, Causes and Prevention

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• What is Dyssomnia? - Its Symptoms, Types, Causes
  and Prevention
• Dyssomnia is a medical condition in which someone
  has trouble sleeping. It can also be referred to
  as a "sleep disorder." Sleep is crucial for you
  because it helps your body recharge from the
  day's activities. When you sleep, your muscles
  relax and get more oxygen, making them less
  prone to aches or pain. And while restful sleep
  won't make up for lack of exercise, it does help
  your body recover from a rigorous workout. There
  are many different types of dyssomnia, and the
  symptoms vary depending on the type that someone
  has. The most common types of dyssomnias are
  Insomnia, Sleep Apnea, Narcolepsy, and
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Dyssomnias are different
  from Insomnias because Dyssomnia is a medical
  condition, and Insomnias are usually
  psychological.
• Sleep is essential for you, and dyssomnias can
  lead to other problems such as heart
• disease, obesity, and diabetes. In this blog, we
  look at the different types, how to prevent,
  recognize and live for a better and healthier
  life free from sleep disorders.
• Causes of Dyssomnia
• Dyssomnia is a sleep disorder that prevents an
  individual from getting the appropriate amount
  of restful, deep sleep. It can affect anyone at
  any age or stage in life but often appears in
  adolescence and adulthood. Causes for dyssomnia
  may include physical pain, emotional trauma, and
  stress, anxiety disorders such as PTSD and
  depression, neurological dysfunction such as
  Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease,
  along with other factors like exposure to light
  before bedtime or lack of sunlight during the
  day, caffeine consumption, and alcohol use.
• Dyssomnia caused by a physical problem Some
  people who have dyssomnias may find that an
  underlying medical disorder causes their
  condition. The most common example of this type
  of dyssomnia is sleep apnea, which occurs when
  the person's throat muscles relax to the point
  where they block airflow and stop breathing for
  some time.
• Dyssomnia caused by mental/psychological
  problems Some people who have dyssomnias may
  find that their condition is caused by an
  underlying psychological disorder, such as
  depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress
  disorder (PTSD). Others may simply be dealing
  with the pressures and stresses of life, so that
  it causes the person to have trouble sleeping
  without disturbance.
• Dyssomnia caused by lifestyle factors For some
  people, their dyssomnias may result from bad
  habits or poor choices in terms of diet and
  exercise. They may also find that they struggle
  with insomnia because they work too many hours a
  day and several other factors. Dyssomnia often
  is caused by lack of sleep, which can be caused
  by many different things, such as work or stress.
  Another common cause is

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• that people might not be getting enough physical
  activity. People who are looking to prevent
  dyssomnia should manage their stress levels and
  challenge themselves intellectually.
• 4. Dyssomnia caused by medical conditions For
  others, their dyssomnias may result from
  preexisting health problems like arthritis or
  heart disease that affect sleep patterns
  somehow. There are also instances where people
  have developed an anxiety disorder, usually
  related to something traumatic they experienced,
  causing trouble sleeping.
• Type of Dyssomnia
• There are four main types of dyssomnia, including
  narcolepsy (a sudden need to sleep), insomnia
  (difficulty in falling or staying asleep),
  hypersomnia (too much sleepiness), and shift
  work disorder (changing day times with an
  abnormal sleeping pattern). These all have
  different symptoms that may include prolonged
  periods without restful deep sleep. These
  disorders may also cause impaired daytime
  functioning because of disrupted nighttime sleep
  patterns, such as feeling tired during the day
  while performing activities that require
  alertness, like driving a car or working at a
  desk job. The severity will vary from person to
  person depending on their individual tolerance
  for dealing with the lack of enough hours spent
  in deep sleep at night.
• Intrinsic dyssomnia Intrinsic dyssomnia are the
  ones that have an internal cause. The potential
  causes of intrinsic dyssomnias are neurological
  disorders, mental illnesses as well as other
  factors like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's
  disease.
• Extrinsic sleep disorders There are outside
  reasons that can contribute to a person's
  inability to get enough hours of restful, deep
  sleep during the nighttime, including
  environmental and social factors.
• Circadian rhythm disorders These dyssomnias are
  caused by the individual's abnormally
  functioning biological clock.
• Different types of Intrinsic Dyssomnias
• There are different types of Intrinsic
  Dyssomnias, with symptoms varying on the type.
  You could get definitive results with lifestyle
  changes for some, but you would need treatment
  for others. Here are the different kinds of
  intrinsic dyssomnias to watch out for
• 1. Insomnia Insomnia is one of the most common
  dyssomnias that people suffer from. People who
  experience insomnia have trouble falling asleep
  or staying asleep and have difficulty
  maintaining sleep once they do fall into it.
  Insomnia can also have other symptoms such as
  feeling tired during day time despite getting
  enough hours spent sleeping at night. The
  severity will vary depending on

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• individual tolerance for lack of adequate deep
  sleep each night.
• Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea occurs when a person's
  airway becomes blocked while they are asleep.
  This leads to a reduction in oxygen levels which
  causes light sleep and then deep sleep, stopping
  breathing for up to 30 seconds at a time. Sleep
  apnea can be caused by the following factors
  obesity (which puts pressure on throat muscles
  and airways), being overweight, large tonsils or
  adenoids, enlarged tongue blocking the back of
  the throat, making it hard to breathe while
  sleeping. If left untreated, this disorder can
  lead to more severe problems, including heart
  disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure
• Narcolepsy Narcoleptic episodes are sudden urges
  that make people fall into an instant state of
  REM sleep without any warning signs. Most common
  symptoms include feeling drowsy during the day
  and muscle weakness due to lack of deep sleep.
  There is no reversal available for narcolepsy,
  but it can be treated with medication and
  therapy to help manage symptoms.
• Sleepwalking Sleepwalking occurs when a person
  gets out of bed during the middle of their sleep
  cycle without any memory or awareness. The
  individual will often act as if they were awake
  in public places such as their home kitchen or
  bathroom. This disorder typically happens at
  times where there is an increased risk of
  falling asleep (such as near midnight) which
  leads to less deep sleep due to frequent
  interruption
• Night Terrors Night terrors occur in children
  under 12 years old and last between 15-30
  minutes, according to National Sleep Foundation
  statistics. They happen most frequently around
  the time of a child's natural bedtime. Night
  terrors happen when the brain is in a deep sleep
  and experiences sudden fear or terror. It can be
  difficult for adults to comfort children during
  this trance-like state.
• Types of Extrinsic Dyssomnias
• Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) RLS can cause
  extreme discomfort and an urge to move their
  legs to feel relief from itchy or painful
  sensations, usually felt at night when they
  should be sleeping. This is a disorder where a
  person experiences uncomfortable and often times
  unbearable feeling as if ants were crawling under
  their skin which hinders sleep. The severity
  varies depending on individual tolerance for
  lack of adequate deep sleep each night.
• Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSP) DSP is a
  circadian rhythm disorder in which the sufferer
  has difficulty with sleep initiation and is
  forced to wake up later than desired.

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• Low Serotonin Levels Dyssomnia Low serotonin
  levels have been found to contribute to
  excessive daytime napping, restless nights, and
  bouts of insomnia due to an interaction between
  low hormone levels and medications such as
  antidepressants prescribed for mood improvement.
• Nocturnal Eating Syndrome Nocturnal eating
  syndrome can cause a person to eat at night
  while asleep and not remember it in the morning.
  This typically happens when someone has been
  dieting for a long time or has lost appetite due
  to underlying depression or anxiety disorder.
• Types of Circadian Rhythm Disorders
• Shift Work Sleep Disorder This dyssomnia can be
  linked to a person who does shift work or
  rotating shifts on their job. The problem arises
  because their body clock doesn't adjust
  accordingly to daytime sleeping patterns when
  they should be awake all night.
• Jet Lag Due to changes in travel from one time
  zone to another, jet lag can affect your
  sleep-wake cycle for several days after you
  arrive at your destination. Jet lag is a
  condition that can occur when the body has been
  subjected to an abrupt time change. It usually
  requires one or two days for each hour of
  difference in time zones, and symptoms are most
  severe during the early morning hours after
  arriving at their destination.
• Non 24 Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome (N24) The N24 is
  a circadian disorder in which one's biological
  clock doesn't stick to a 24-hour schedule. For
  example, a person would find their biological
  clock making them stay awake longer or stay
  asleep longer, leading to consistent shifts in
  the circadian rhythm. In normal circumstances,
  most people can wake up or go to sleep around the
  same time. But in N24, it keeps shifting earlier
  or later in the day, as the body doesn't adhere
  to the 24-hour circadian cycle.
• Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSP) DSP is a
  circadian rhythm disorder in which the sufferer
  has difficulty with sleep initiation and is
  forced to wake up later than desired. This type
  of dyssomnia is the opposite of Advanced Sleep
  Phase Disorder, which causes individuals to go
  to sleep and wake up early.
• Difference between Dyssomnia and Parasomnia
• Dyssomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by
  difficulty in maintaining sleep, while
  parasomnias are disorders that occur during the
  various stages of sleep. For dyssomnia
  sufferers, symptoms include insomnia and
  nightmares as well. In contrast to Dyssomnia,
  Parasomnias can affect any time frame throughout
  the 24 hour day when you're asleep or awake-
  they don't have to manifest themselves only at
  night before bedtime like other

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• types of dyssomnias do. This includes things such
  as Nightmares (repeatedly frightening dreams),
  Sleep Paralysis (being unable to move for several
  minutes after waking up or just before falling
  asleep), and REM Behavior Disorder (acting out
  one's dream on either nearby people or objects,
  or actually getting up and walking about).
• Prevention and cure of Dyssomnias Is it
  possible?
• Dyssomnias are preventable. There are a few ways
  to help the sufferer of dyssomnia find relief,
  and many treatments can be provided to alleviate
  symptoms. First, it is essential to stay on a
  consistent sleep schedule, so your body knows
  when it's time for bed and when it's not. Those
  who suffer from dyssomnia should also exercise
  regularly because the aerobic activity will help
  them feel sleepy at night. Lastly, they can take
  medication such as benzodiazepines (like Valium)
  or stimulants like caffeine if necessary. These
  drugs may cause side effects but usually have
  fewer long-term consequences than other
  medications used to treat this disorder.
• Here are some tips to prevent and deal with
  Dyssomnias
• Get plenty of exercise in your day-to-day
  lifestyle, preferably aerobic. Exercise is the
  best regulator for hormones and improves blood
  oxygen leading to overall better working systems
  in your body.
• You can also try to sleep in a dark room with
  minimal noise and light. If you're still having
  issues, try reading a book or listening to the
  same soft music every night before going to bed.
  You could also consider using lavender oil or
  another
• calming scent before bed, as this might help ease
  your mind and make it easier for you to fall
  asleep.
• Stay on a regular sleep schedule for the best
  results. If one is experiencing
• problems maintaining their nightly routine, they
  may want to talk to their doctor about treatment
  options such as medication or cognitive-behavioral
  therapy. These treatments can be very effective
  in reducing symptoms and helping sufferers
  return to everyday life.
• Take medications that are prescribed by doctors
  if necessary. These drugs will not cure
  dyssomnia, but there have been cases where it has
  helped alleviate some of its effects. This
  should only happen under the supervision of
  medical professionals who know how much
  medication is safe for each individual's body
  type.
• The most important thing you could do to prevent
  dyssomnias would be to maintain a strict sleep
  schedule.
• What is Sleep Hygiene, and how can it help keep
  dyssomnia at bay?
• Sleep hygiene includes the essential tips and
  habits that can help you sleep better.

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• Consistency in the wake-up time and bedtime,
  sticking to a strict schedule, avoiding food
  with high caffeine content around bedtime (like
  coffee), and limiting alcohol intake are just
  some of the ways you can work on improving your
  sleep hygiene habits.
• Best ways to improve your sleep hygiene
• Sleep in a cool room with low noise and light
  levels. Insulate your bedroom from external
  noise by closing doors or using soundproofing
  materials, such as curtains or earplugs. Use
  heavy curtains/drapes to block out the light if
  you have trouble sleeping because of early
  morning sunlight seeping into your bedroom.
• Don't sleep on an uncomfortable bed, aging, or
  incompatible mattress. You can invest in a best
  quality mattress that is supportive of your body
  type and allows you to fall asleep quickly with
  little tossing and turning. Avoid too many
  pillows, making it challenging to move around at
  night without waking up more than necessary. If
  possible, try sleeping without any blankets so
  that they don't become tangled around limbs
  during the night while tossing and turning, as
  this leads to waking up more often.
• Create a strict schedule, including going in and
  out of bed at the same time every day, even on
  weekends. If you have trouble sleeping when lying
  in bed awake, get out of bed and do something
  relaxing until drowsiness sets in this might be
  reading a book or listening to music with
  headphones that play soothing sounds, such as
  waves crashing against rocks. A word of caution
  don't watch TV because it may keep you
  stimulated mentally long after you turn it off!
• Due to the blue spectrum effect on our brain at
  night, we may find it challenging to sleep
  better and longer. Keep your bedroom dark enough
  by using blackout curtains if needed use heavy
  curtains over windows, so sunlight doesn't stream
  into the room during the morning hours, and keep
  your computer screen dim. If you absolutely have
  to use a screen and take things step by step,
  switch on the night mode (which activates a
  yellow-tint display) in your devices before
  bedtime.
• Get up at the same time every day, even on
  weekends or days off from work. This will help
  maintain a sleep schedule that is in tune with
  natural daylight patterns to promote healthy
  circadian rhythms (your body's biological clock).
  In addition, it can make you more tired when
  bedtime comes around because of increased levels
  of melatonin overnight. Melatonin is the hormone
  used by our bodies for regulating normal
  sleeping and waking cycles (circadian rhythm)
  during twilight hours between dusk and dawn. It
  is also effective against insomnia symptoms such
  as difficulty falling asleep, trouble staying
  asleep throughout the night, and early morning
  waking up.

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• Avoid caffeine and alcohol in the afternoon or
  evening, as they can disrupt sleep. Caffeine is
  a stimulant that stays in your system much longer
  than you might think it takes up to six hours
  before half of what you consumed will be
  eliminated from your body. This means drinking
  one caffeinated beverage close to bedtime could
  make it difficult to fall asleep! Alcohol may
  seem like a sedative because people often
  experience fatigue after drinking too many
  alcoholic beverages. Still, it's crucial not to
  drink more than two drinks in total, as studies
  have shown this leads to fragmented sleep (and
  reduced REM) with less dreaming during nighttime
  sleep periods. It is always better to avoid it
  altogether near bedtime.
• Keep stress at bay by practicing stress reduction
  techniques, such as yoga or deep breathing.
  Nighttime unwinding practices can go a long way
  in helping you prevent dyssomnia. These stress
  management techniques not only help you deal
  with Dyssomnias, but live a better and happier
  life.
• Maintain a healthy diet that includes plenty of
  whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables
  avoid high-fat foods, which are common in
  fast-food restaurants as these have been linked
  to sleep disorders. In addition, research shows
  people who drink five or more cups of coffee per
  day were almost twice as likely to experience
  insomnia symptoms as those who drink less coffee.
  If you can't quit caffeine, try limiting
  consumption to one cup early in the morning
  before noon. Most importantly, stay away from
  sugary drinks like cold drinks and fruit juices
  because they increase heart rates and blood
  sugar (more than the daily requirement) after
  consumption, which can keep you awake at night.
• Conclusion
• Dyssomnia is a sleeping disorder that affects
  people of all ages. It can lead to insomnia,
  which will cause the individual to have
  difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep at
  night and may experience early morning waking
  up. To avoid this sleep condition, it's crucial
  for individuals who suffer from dyssomnia
  symptoms or those who are worried about
  developing them in the future practice to follow
  good sleep hygiene. With the right sleep
  environment, lifestyle, and proper sleep hygiene,
  you can keep it at bay and sleep high- quality
  sleep every day. You can look into a compatible
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  If you are battling chronic conditions and body
  pains, it is always better to get a doctors
  prescription before dealing with Dyssomnia in
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