Sleep Disorders

Sleep disorders disrupt sleep during the night, or cause sleepiness during the day, caused by physiological or psychological factors. The common ones include snoring and sleep apnea, insomnia, par...

Insufficient sleep syndrome sleep deprivation

Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea (AP-ne-ah) is a common disorder in which you have one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while you sleep. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. They often...

Circadian rhythm sleep disorder altered sleep phase types

Mental sleep disorders

Health Tip: Don't Let GERD Interrupt Your Sleep

-- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a gastrointestinal condition that often triggers uncomfortable nighttime heartburn that affects sleep. The National Sleep Foundation lists these suggestion...

(Dis)United States of Sleep: U.S.-Born Americans' Sleep Patterns Differ from Those of Immigrants

Sleep should be the great equalizer. Whatever differences might divide us during the day, the nonconsciousness that comes with nighttime should be one thing we all have in common. [More]

One Small Thing: Lessen Nighttime Heartburn For a Good Night's Sleep

Here’s one small thing you can do today for better health: Lessen nighttime heartburn symptoms and sleep better.

Hospital Noise Fractures Sleep, Slows Healing (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Nighttime noise in hospitals adds up to poor sleep, which may hurt healing when patients need it most, researchers found.

Childhood Nighttime Fears Often Caused By Fantasy-Reality Confusion

From monsters under the bed to bogeymen in the closet, most children experience nighttime fears at some point in their development. And while most grow out of them without any professional interventio...

Hospital Nighttime Noises Slow Patient Healing

A new study claims that nighttime noise in hospitals such as overhead paging, intravenous alarms, and squeaky carts add...

Household Chores May Ease Nighttime Menopausal Symptoms

SATURDAY, APRIL 13 (HealthDay News) -- For menopausal women who can't make it to the gym, higher levels of routine physical activity during the day may help relieve sleep problems caused by hot flashe...

Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health

TUESDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Nighttime noise pollution -- in particular the din of traffic -- in urban areas puts city residents at risk for disrupted sleep and annoyance, researchers report....

How to manage daytime sleepiness associated with Parkinson's disease.

Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is frequent in Parkinson's disease. It should be explored by an Epworth sleepiness scale, a nighttime sleep recording and multiple sleep latency tests. EDS can be se...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease and sleep disturbances.

Nighttime reflux during sleep plays a crucial role in several conditions associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Reflux patterns during arousal and sleep are different because of delay...

Daily Sleep and Fatigue Characteristics in Nulliparous Women during the Third Trimester of Pregnancy.

To examine the association among nighttime sleep and daytime napping behaviors, depressive symptoms, and perception of fatigue in pregnant women.

Sleep in Mexican-American Adolescents: Social Ecological and Well-Being Correlates.

A burgeoning body of research documents links between sleep and adjustment in adolescence, but little is known about the role of the social ecology in promoting healthful sleeping habits. This study w...

Nocturnal Temazepam in the Treatment of Narcolepsy.

Narcolepsy is characterized by fragmented nighttime sleep and frequent arousals. One treatment approach to improve daytime symptoms is to consolidate nighttime sleep through decreasing arousals. Sodiu...