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Talking in Your Sleep

Girls talk in their sleep as much as boys. It's hard to tell if you've been talking in your own sleep. Usually, people will tell you they've heard ...

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder

REM sleep is usually associated with dreaming. In a person with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), the paralysis that normally happens during REM s...

Parasomnias

Parasomnias are types of disturbing disorders that can happen just before you fall asleep, while you’re sleeping, or as you’re waking up. It can al...

Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Disorder

For example, some people may think all you need to do is 'try harder' to get to sleep on time. You get Non-24 because of a problem with your intern...

Sleep and Hypersomnia

If you are diagnosed with sleep apnea, your doctor may prescribe a treatment known as continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP. In making a dia...

Sleep Disorders: Circadian Rhythm Disorder

Circadian rhythm disorders are problems with your circadian rhythm, the 'internal body clock' that keeps your biological processes in step.

FDA Warns of Sleep Drug Risks

Some patients who’ve taken the drugs, which include popular brands like Ambien and Lunesta, have reported participating in behaviors akin to sleepw...

Sleep Disorders and Treatment for Sleepwalking

There are also a number of steps a person can take to lessen the impact of sleepwalking. If sleepwalking is caused by underlying medical conditions...

Sleep Disorders

Shift work sleep disorder is trouble sleeping because you work nights or rotating shifts. Narcolepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the co...

Surprising Reasons to Get More Sleep

One large study showed that when you have insomnia, you're five times more likely to develop depression, and your odds of anxiety or panic disorder...

Waking Up in The Middle of The Night

If health issues often interrupt your sleep, let your doctor know. Some of the things you do every day can keep you from sleeping well at night. In...

Central Sleep Apnea

Central sleep apnea (CSA) is when you regularly stop breathing while you sleep because your brain doesn’t tell your muscles to take in air. A famil...