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How to Sleep better..... there is a
Sleeping Better Test - There are several tell-tale signs of
impaired or poor Sleep. A few simple Sleep Diagnostic test questions
will reveal your need for some help.
Sleep disorders, defined as any
disorder that affects, disrupts, or involves sleep. The most common
sleep disorder is probably snoring, although it is usually not
medically significant. Insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome,
and sleepwalking are also sleep disorders. Most large medical
centers have diagnostic and treatment facilities dedicated to sleep
disorders and sleep apnea, sleepwalking, snoring.
Everyone has trouble sleeping at times. But loud snoring,
tossing/turning, frequent waking through the night, daytime
sleepiness and fatigue may be due to a serious sleep disorder.
A Sleep Test, or polysomnogram, can be scheduled for daytime or for nighttime
testing. These tests provide doctors with information to help
diagnose and treat sleep disorders. Using computerized
instrumentation, a technologist registered in sleep medicine and/or
respiratory therapy monitors your brain wave activity, breathing
patterns, oxygen levels, heart activity and body movements while you
sleep. A physician with specialized training and experience in Sleep
medicine should always interpret the results of the exam and your
Sleep testing and will provide your
personal physician with a complete report. A plan for customized treatment will be
made as appropriate to your disorder.
Some signs of need for professional Sleep diagnostic are:
- Sleep Diagnostic #1 - When I go to
bed, it often takes me more than 30 minutes to fall asleep.
- Sleep Diagnostic #2 - I have almost
nodded off to sleep while driving my car.
- Sleep Diagnostic #3 - I often feel
like napping within 60 minutes of a meal.
- Sleep Diagnostic #4 - I snore
strongly.
- Sleep Diagnostic #5 - I have been
told that I stop breathing for a short
period when I am asleep.
- Sleep Diagnostic #6 - Even though I
have slept through the night, I feel like taking a daytime nap.
- Sleep Diagnostic #7 - I wake up too
early and then have great difficulty falling
back to sleep.
- Sleep Diagnostic #8 - I wake up
frequently during the night and find it difficult to get
back to sleep.
- Sleep Diagnostic #9 - I often feel
groggy and tired as I awaken in the morning.
- Sleep Diagnostic #10 - I have
difficulty staying awake during the day when I am watching TV or reading
and also when I am involved in a tedious task.
- Sleep Diagnostic #11 - When I am sitting in a waiting room
or in a theater, I
fall asleep easily.
- Sleep Diagnostic #12 - My legs ache
during sleep. I want to move my legs often to be
comfortable.
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