STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
SLEEP DISORDERS
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problems with the sleep-wake cycle. They make you unable to sleep and wake at the right times.
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acting in unusual ways while falling asleep, sleeping, or waking from sleep, such as walking, talking, or eating
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a breathing disorder in which you stop breathing for 10 seconds or more during sleep
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a tingling or prickly sensation in your legs, along with a powerful urge to move them
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. If you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night’s sleep, you might have sleep apnea.
Detailed explanation-2: -Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when your breathing is interrupted during sleep, for longer than 10 seconds at least 5 times per hour (on average) throughout your sleep period. These periods are called hypopneas when your breathing is reduced and you’re not taking in enough oxygen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when the muscles in the back of your throat relax too much to allow normal breathing. These muscles support structures including the back of the roof of your mouth (soft palate), the triangular piece of tissue hanging from the soft palate (uvula), the tonsils and the tongue.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sleep apnea is a dangerous condition because it can cause several different complications, many of which are severe or life-threatening. These include: Heart damage and heart failure. Sleep apnea causes an increase in pressure in the blood vessels around your heart and on some of the chambers of your heart itself.
Detailed explanation-5: -Although uncommon, it is possible to die during sleep from untreated obstructive sleep apnea. Observational research has found that OSA increases a person’s risk of sudden death. This risk is believed to be higher in people of older age, in people with a critical illness, and in people with severe OSA.