Insomnia
Sleep Problem
Abnormal
wakefulness or inability to sleep from time to time, if you feel that
you do not get enough sleep or satisfying sleep, you may have insomnia,
a sleep disorder.
Insomnia disruption of the
sleep cycle with difficulty getting to sleep, taking more than forty
five minutes to fall asleep, or difficulty staying asleep. Frequent
awakenings with inability to fall back asleep, early morning awakening.
Snoring audible sound that happens during sleep when the soft parts of
the throat vibrate. Sleep apnea potentially life threatening problem in
which a person stops breathing as a result of relaxed or excessive
tissue blocking the airway Narcolepsy-a genetic disorder that causes a
persistent and insatiable need to sleep.
Insomnia can cause problems
during the day, such as sleepiness, difficulty concentrating, and
irritability. A person with insomnia may also have another sleep
disorder such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and restless legs syndrome.
Insomnia is not defined by the number of hours you sleep every night.
The amount of sleep a person needs varies. While most people need
between 7 and 8 hours of sleep a night, some people do well with less,
and some need more.
1. Babies up to two months
old need about sixteen to seventeen hours of sleep each night.
2. Babies four months up to
one year need about ten hours of sleep each night, plus two long naps
and one short nap during the day.
3. Children one year up to
five years of age usually need eleven hours of sleep each night plus
three hours of short and long naps.
4. Children between five and
fifteen years of age need nine to ten hours of sleep each night.
5. Adolescents need about
ten hours sleep each night.
6. Adults average about
eight hours sleep each night, but this can vary from as few as four to
six hours, to as many as nine to ten hours.
Each year suffer from
insomnia, which can lead to serious sleep deficits and problems.
Insomnia tends to increase with age and affects about 40 percent of
women and 30 percent of men.
