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Sleeping Disease
[Translate] Definition of Sleeping Disease Sleeping disease is a sleep disorder that can be identified by a sudden and uncontrollable compulsion to sleep, also known as narcolepsy. This disorder is often associated with cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone and paralysis. Sleep paralysis, that is immobility of the body occuring in the transition from sleep to awakening, is [...]
Continue reading...Sleep and Allergy
21. October 2009
[Translate] Allergy is a disorder of the immune system often also referred to as atopy. Allergic reactions occur to normally harmless environmental substances known as allergens; these reactions are acquired, predictable, and rapid. Strictly, allergy is one of four forms of hypersensitivity and is called type I (or immediate) hypersensitivity. It is characterized by excessive [...]
Continue reading...Sleepiness at Work
19. October 2009
[Translate] What is a problem? Spending eight hours a day or more to your job becomes more difficults every year Do you really want to stress yourslef by trying to stay awake when your eyes want to close? It looks that your job performance is declining, and your health condition also. How to avoid sleepiness at work? (By Meredith [...]
Continue reading...Fighting Sleepiness
18. October 2009
[Translate] What you should know about fighting sleepiness (From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) Sleepiness makes the simplest activities difficult and sometimes dangerous. But for some, daytime sleepiness may indicate a sleep disorder. At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Michael Decker and Dr. William Reeves studied survey data from [...]
Continue reading...Sleepiness and Winter
18. October 2009
[Translate] Definition: Excessive sleepiness during winter months creates a so-called Winter Depression syndrome — a recurrent mood disorder The effect of this disorder is a lack of bright light, that is reaching the biological clock in a small region of the brain –the suprachiasmatic nucleus The use of a light box to artificially extend the day length [...]
Continue reading...Sleepiness and Depression
17. October 2009
[Translate] Introduction The complaint of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), commonly encountered in clinical practice, may arise from a variety of psychiatric disorders, most importantly depression Even though EDS frequently leads depressed patients to seek medical assistance, it is commonly under-evaluated and under-diagnosed Therefore, a comprehensive understanding and management of EDS is essential in the clinical [...]
Continue reading...Sleepiness and Meditation
16. October 2009
[Translate] It is indispensable to learn to relax the body for meditation; no muscle should remain in tension. It is urgent to provoke and graduate sleepiness at will. It is evident that the wise combination of sleepiness and meditation results in that which is called illumination. (The Quetzalcoatel Cultural Institute). According to Donald E. Miskiman of [...]
Continue reading...Sleepiness and Fatigue Part II
15. October 2009
[Translate] Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), as sleep researches suggest, is associated with sleepiness. It is still in debatable state what syndrom is primary CFS or sleepiness. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is the most common name given to a variably debilitating disorder or disorders characterized by persistent fatigue unrelated to exertion and not substantially relieved by [...]
Continue reading...Fatigue and Sleepiness Part I
14. October 2009
[Translate] Excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue are very common among millions of people. Let’s see how medical experts define this kind of sleep disorder: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS): An inability to stay awake, even in situations when wakefulness is important–such as behind the wheel of a car. Fatigue: A state of overwhelming, sustained exhaustion and [...]
Continue reading...Sleepiness
13. October 2009
[Translate] Sleepiness: The quality or state of being sleepy (Webster 1913.) Drowsiness, somnolence Difficulty in maintaining the wakeful state so that the person falls asleep if not actively kept aroused Several articles published here will provide detailed explaination to human phenomenon, known as SLEPPINESS.
Continue reading...Sleepiness and Dizziness
6. October 2009
[Translate] Dizziness could be a result of sleepiness in its extreme form. It can be observed in people with sleep deprivation and, especially as a side effect, when sleep medication is administered. How to define Dizziness? Dizzinessrefers to an impairment in spatial perception and stability, as defined by Dorland’s Medical Dictionary. It is considered imprecise, by Medical [...]
Continue reading...Sleepiness Part 2
24. September 2009
[Translate] Sleepiness and Adolescents Majority of high school and college students have sleepiness problems such as: difficulty getting up from night sleep in the mnorning falling asleep at school maintaining awake state while doing homework As a person goes through adolescence the need for sleep may be 9 hours or more a night Many teens begin to show a preference [...]
Continue reading...Sleepiness Part 1
23. September 2009
[Translate] Sleepiness is also called Somnolence, which means drowsiness, is categorized as: a state of near-sleep a strong desire for sleep sleeping for unusually long periods, also known as hypersomnia. It has three distinct meanings: Referring both to the usual state preceding falling asleep The chronic condition referring to being in that state independent of a circadian rhythm Most commonly [...]
Continue reading...Hypersomnia II
23. July 2009
[Translate] (Continued from Hypersomnia Part I) Back in Part I we have covered several topics about hypersomnia, such as: description, symptoms, other sleep disorders, inherited hypersomnia, diagnosis, and video clip. In part II we will discuss causes of hypersomnia and its treatment. Causes of Hypersomnia As it happened to be, hypersomnia is caused by brain [...]
Continue reading...Hypersomnia I
22. July 2009
[Translate] Description From the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Hypersomnia is identified by repetitive occurrences of: excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), as well as prolonged night-time sleep Hypersomnia must be distinguished from the fatigue. A person, who suffers from hypersomnia, isn’t usually deprived from a regular sleep at night. However, they are [...]
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22. October 2009
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