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 Insomnia |
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You may have insomnia if you:
-Have difficulty falling asleep
-Have difficulty staying asleep
-Are waking up too early
-Have poor quality sleep
A person with insomnia may also have the following symptoms:
-Feeling tired throughout the day
-Being easily irritated and grumpy
-Lack of concentration or memory
-Unable to stay awake during the day
-Decreased level of energy
-Lack of motivation
-Decrease in level of performance at work or in school
-Frustration about your sleep or about falling asleep
*If you are a military veteran and- you think you may have insomnia, call/email us at 412-586-9421 /boartsjm@upmc.edu |
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| Nightmares |
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*You might be suffering from nightmares if you:
-Wake up from sleep due to a disturbing dream
-Wake up in the morning with the memory of disturbing
dreams
-Have dreams that make you fearful, angry, sad, or upset
-Are able to think with a clear head and fully alert upon being
woken from sleep
-Remember specific and vivid details of a disturbing dream
-Have a great deal of difficulty falling back asleep after having
a dream
-Have dreams closer to the hours in the morning
-In veterans with PTSD, bad dreams may occur at all times of
the night, not only in the morning
*Nightmares invoke a variety of negative emotions including:
-Fear
-Anxiety
-Terror
-Anger
-Embarrassment
-Disgust
-Shame
-Sadness
*Nightmares can disrupt sleep
*Nightmares can increase your levels of fear and anxiety when
awoken and throughout the day.
*The loss of sleep from being continually woken up can lead to
more intense nightmares.
*Nightmares can prevent a person from being able to fall
asleep from constantly worrying about having nightmares if
he or she falls asleep.
*Nightmares not only seem real, but also become more
distressing as they are being had.
*If you are a military veteran, you are having bad dreams/nightmares, and you would like to participate in a research study on nightmares, call/email us at 412-586-9421/ boartsjm@upmc.edu |
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| Sleep Apnea |
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*You might be suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea if you:
-Wake from sleep due to choking or gasping for breath
-Have been told by your bed partner that you snore loudly or
stop breathing
-Feel your sleep is not refreshing
-Are sleepy throughout the day
-Fall asleep during the day unintentionally
-Feel fatigued
*Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep related breathing disorder
*With OSA, the airway is blocked as tissues collapse in the back of the throat, which prevents airflow to the lungs.
*While sleeping and the muscles of the throat relax, the tongue falls back due to gravity, blocking the airways.
*This can happen anywhere from a few times to several hundred times in a night.
*Sleep apnea is a common disorder affecting both men and women
-Being overweight increases the risk of sleep apnea
*If you are a military veteran and you think you may have Sleep apnea, talk to your doctor about being evaluated/tested in a sleep clinic.
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| Sleep Walking |
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*You might be suffering from Sleep walking if you:
-Walk around while you are sleeping
-Get up from your bed and perform task while you are still
sleeping
-Behave in a dangerous manner
-Confused upon be woken up from a sleep walking episode
-Lack memory of what happened
*Sleep walking is a parasomnia, meaning certain physiological
systems are activated when they should not be while asleep,
and cause undesired events to occur.
*Sleepwalking occurs while you are asleep, but get up and
wander around.
*Before walking, a person might sit in bed as he or she stares
around the room in a confused manner.
*Sometimes, the individual might dart up out of bed quickly.
*This could be from a distressing dream that occurred, but
typically people do not remember detailed, vivid dreams.
*You could even talk or scream loudly while sleep walking.
*Your eyes look glassy or clouded over.
*Activities that are typically done in the day light hours could be
conducted while asleep as well.
*Memory of events that occur when sleep walking rarely exist.
*Upon awakening from a sleep walking episode, extreme
confusion can occur.
If you think you may be sleep walking at night- talk to your doctor about it.
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| Sleep terrors |
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*You might be suffering from sleep terrors if you:
-Wake up at night with a loud scream from fear
-Are sweating and have a change in breathing while asleep
-Are difficult to wake up from sleep
-Are confused upon being woken up
-Lack memory of what has occurred
*Also referred to as night terrors, sleep terrors is an event that
occurs during sleep that is not desired.
*In a typical episode, you will sit up in bed screaming or
shouting. You also may be kicking and thrashing. Things that
are shouted may be difficult for others to understand.
*There can be a look of sheer terror on your face, can be
sweating, breathing heavily, and be very tense.
*During a sleep terror episode, a person can be difficult to
wake up and fail to respond to voices. Upon waking, confusion
is quite common, as well as no memory of what has occurred.
*If you think you may be having sleep terrors- talk to your doctor about it.
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| Other Sleep Disorders |
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| Click on the following links for more information |
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Narcolepsy
Periodic leg movements
Restless legs syndrome
Delayed Sleep phase
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| Clinical Sleep Labs |
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| Locate a Sleep Center near you. |
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Sleep Centers
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