Sleep Disorder in the News Your source for sleep disorder-related news from around the web.

Kari B. Hille — Sleep not only is crucial for health, but also is developing into a growing field of research — and a major industry.
But in the scheme of scientific research, sleep remains a baby.
“The public is really starting to catch on, and we’re starting to realize sleep…

Frank Hagie — The NSF has identified what are termed optimum sleep environments. (The NSF has identified the phrase “sleep hygiene practices" as the expression for "optimum sleep environments".) These are a variety of different environmental practices that are necessary to have normal, quality nighttime sleep and full daytime…

Loyola University Health System Staff Writers — Nearly 1 in 10 patients with obstructive sleep apnea also experience "parasomnia" symptoms such as sleepwalking, hallucinations and acting out their dreams, a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study has found.
Researchers examined records of 537 adult sleep apnea patients who…

Kelli Miller Stacy — Shift and nighttime work can sometimes disrupt the body's natural clock, or circadian rhythm. This can lead to shift-work disorder, a sleep disorder in which a person has symptoms of insomnia or excessive sleepiness related to work schedules. The lack of quality sleep can make…

Kitty Katherine — When it comes to sleep, like anything else in life, has been reported that moderation is key for good health and long life. Sleeping too little causes health problems, but did you know that sleeping too much can cause the same or more medicals problems…

Emily Breder — Sleeping disorders are more common than ever and very little effective therapy is available to treat them. From insomnia to night terrors, they are categorically difficult to observe medically and it is nearly impossible to predict episodes without purposeful sleep deprivation, which can alter test results.

Kelly Wagner/American Academy of Sleep Medicine — Primary care pediatricians may be under-diagnosing sleep disorders in children and teens, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday, June 8 at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
The study obtained…

Nancy Shute — Don't count on the doctor to realize that your child may be suffering from insomnia, sleep apnea, or excessive daytime sleepiness. Sleep problems are a common issue for children and their parents, yet pediatricians diagnose sleep problems in children just about 4 percent of the time.
But…

OakLeaves Staff Writers — For seniors, there are four common symptoms of sleep problems: waking too early, excessive daytime sleepiness, difficulty falling asleep and trouble staying sleep. Reasons for poor sleep in the elderly are chronic medical illnesses, medication effects, psychiatric disorders, primary sleep disorders, social changes, poor sleep…

Daniel Kooper — Sleeping too long may indicate that you are developing a sleeping disorder:
If you are sleeping too long, it may be because your body isn't going into deep REM sleep and tries to make up for it by making you sleep longer during the night. Without deep…