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 What Are Sleeping Disorders?
Approximately 20% of the general population suffer from sleep disorders. Insomnia being the most prevelent followed by sleep apnea and others. Below is a list of the most common sleep disorders.
A problem greatly compounded by the absence of public awareness and there cognition of cause and effect. There is more to life than simply the length in years we live from cradle to grave - the quality of those years is much more important. Quality is a difficult concept to measure, although we all know what we mean by the word. Factors that play a part include our physical, mental, and spiritual health. Creativity and contributions to society and our fellow man will also play a part.
People with sleep/wake disorders definitely suffer from a decrease in their quality of living. Conditions which interfere with optimum alertness during wakefulness will decrease the sense of well-being and energy necessary to appreciate life; will lower motivation to be active and participate socially; and will bring about a depressed mood that many times goes unrecognized by the sufferer.
The total effect of all these factors will lower the quality of life. To live life fully, to one's maximum potential, is something we would all like to achieve. However, accepting one's limitations and setting realistic goals is necessary to build the self esteem which is so often lacking in people with sleep/wake disorders. The problem is becoming more acute by the demands our competitive society puts on alertness through education, work, financial survival, newspapers, entertainment, and the flood of information released in book form, magazines, radio, television,
etc... While society appears to be "waking up" to the problems and disabilities that are caused by these disorders, there are still relatively few specialists in sleep medicine and few medical schools have any systematic training in this field.
*** This was taken from: NF Chapter - Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada ***
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