Tag Archive for 'sleeping_disorders'

Semi-somnia

Insomnia is a familiar term to which people may have lack of sleep or have difficulty sleeping at times. For Britons, a new term called semi-somnia has been termed. They define semi-somnia as:

A term coined by leading sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley to describe persistent low-grade exhaustion due to poor sleep.

The definition alone can be associated with most people who have trouble sleeping. Sleeping disorders and problems are really getting dissected by the day and for sure, many are slowly whittling them towards the direction of how to discount graver conclusion to which may become exaggerated.

Read the whole article: Are you one of the millions of Britons suffering from ’semi-somnia’?

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Trypanosomiasis or Sleeping Sickness

We all know that sleeping may become serious but for people in Angola, an ancient sleeping sickness transmitted through insects may be a lot more serious than the usual sleeping disorders we normally hear from people today.

They call it Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness which originates from Africa. It is known to be caused by two parasites:

  • Trypanosoma brucei gambiense
  • Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense
  • Angola will host from Monday through Saturday the 39th International Scientific Council to investigate and fight trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness.

    Experts from 36 countries will try to combat an endemic disease affecting both humans and animals over 6 million square miles of Sub-Saharan Africa.

    The infection is acquired through the bite of Tse-Tse fly. Early stages involve headaches, malaise, intermittent fever, enlargement of the lymph nodes and liver.

    Read more: Angola Alert over Sleeping Sickness

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    Pseudoinsomnia

    We all hear about the growing concern for sleep-related disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea. To some it is not yet a big deal considering they have not bouts with it yet. But sleep disorders are not constrained towards these two popular sleeping disorders. It can also be categorized into the following:

    1. Sleep Eating
    2. Sleep Paralysis
    3. Sexsomnia
    4. Pseudoinsomnia

    Source: Five disorders that make sleep scary

    A lot of these said sleep disorders may be new to people who are unfamiliar with the problems of sleep. Thus it would be best to read more on them in this article which provides a deeper explanation and understanding of what to look out for when people have to deal with these various sleep disorders.

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    For people who are seeking medical help, the issue of having sleeping disorders such as sleep apnea can stand in the way between getting better and addressing the said medical treatment. Known life threatening diseases such as Cancer usually need the proper medication.

    This of course does not entirely cater towards the area of needing the proper amount of sleep alone. Ruling out the other potential complications such as sleep apnea induced heart problems is a necessity. Thus with this in mind, it is prevalent that all potent medical solutions and therapies have to be restrained since doing so may produce graver life threatening all the more.

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    Aroma therapy has been known to produce countless means of remedying health issues and sleeping disorders happen to be one of them. Body lotions are something that we often see women use. And for the creative people who want to save an extra buck, here is a video to which you can make your very own lavender body lotion and get aroma therapy as well for proper sleep and respite.

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