Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea means episodes of cessation of breathing during night time sleep that can occur as often as several hundred times in a night. Snoring is a warning that the sleeper may be a victim of sleep apnea.
Narcolepsy
most common sleep disorders:
* Bruxism: The sufferer involuntarily grinds his or her teeth while sleeping.
* Delayed sleep phase syndrome : A sleep disorder of circadian rhythm, characterized by the inability to wake up and fall asleep at the desired times, but not by inability to stay asleep.
* Hypopnea syndrome: Abnormally shallow breathing or slow respiratory rate while sleeping.
* Narcolepsy: The condition of falling asleep spontaneously and unwillingly.
* Night terror or Pavor nocturnus or sleep terror disorder: abrupt awakening from sleep with behavior consistent with terror.
* Parasomnias: Include a variety of disruptive sleep-related events.
* Periodic limb movement disorder : Involuntary movement of arms and/or legs during sleep. See also Hypnic jerk, which is not a disorder.
* Rapid eye movement behavior disorder : Acting out violent or dramatic dreams while in REM sleep.
* Restless legs syndrome: An irresistible urge to move legs while sleeping. Often accompanies PLMD.
* Shift work sleep disorder .
* Sleep apnea: The obstruction of the airway during sleep.
* Sleepwalking or somnambulism: Engaging in activities that are normally associated with wakefulness (such as eating or dressing), which may include walking, without the conscious knowledge of the subject.
* Snoring: Loud breathing patterns while sleeping, sometimes accompanying sleep apnea.