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SLEEP HEALTH
MOST COMMON PROBLEMS WITH SLEEP OR WAKEFULNESS
- difficulty falling and staying asleep (insomnia)
- the sleep apnea syndrome
- heavy snoring
- excessive daytime sleepiness and excessive need for sleep
- narcolepsy
- restless legs syndrome (urge to move the limbs while awake)
- periodic limb movements during sleep
- problems with the circadian sleep-wake rhythm (24-hour cycle)
- waking up with fear of suffocation or shortness of breath
- disruptive or dangerous behavior during sleep (shouting, screaming, moaning, eating, tooth grinding, sleepwalking, punching, bed wetting, body rocking, etc.)
- Sleep disorders of childhood
- Sleep problems in the elderly
Some initial advice for problems falling and staying asleep as well as some brief information to frequently asked questions about sleep can be found under “Infos and Tips”.
Insomnia
- Chronic Insomnia Disorder (longer than 3 months)
- Short-Term Insomnia Disorder (shorter than 3 months)
- Excessive Time in Bed
- Short Sleeper
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
- Obstruktive Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes (Cheyne-Stokes Breathing, Primary Central Sleep Apnea, High Altitude Periodic Breathing, Treatment-Emergent Central Sleep Apnea)
- Sleep Related Hypoventilation Disorders (Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Congenital Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome, Idiopathic Central Alveolar Hypoventilation, etc.)
- Sleep Related Hypoxemia with normal blood CO2-values (due to neurological, pulmonological, and neuromuscular diseases)
- Snoring
- Catathrenia (sleep related groaning)
Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
- Narcolepsy with Cataplexy (Type 1)
- Narcolepsy without Cataplexy (Type 2)
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- Kleine-Levin Syndrome
- Hypersomnia Due to a Medical Disorder (Parkinsonism, head trauma, infection, brain lesion, brain tumor, etc.)
- Hypersomnia Due to a Medication or Substance
- Hypersomnia Associated with a Psychiatric Disorder (non-organic)
- Insufficient Sleep Syndrome
- Long Sleeper
Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (evening type)
- Advanced Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (morning type)
- Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Shift Work Disorder
- Jet Lag Disorder
- Circadian Sleep-Wake Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Parasomnias (undesirable events or experiences during sleep, upon awakening or falling asleep)
NREM-Related Parasomnias (disorders of partial arousal)
- Sleepwalking
- Sleep Terrors (pavor nocturnus)
- Confusional Arousals
- Sleep Related Eating Disorder
REM-Related Parasomnias
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis
- Nigthmare Disorder
Other Parasomnias
- Exploding Head Syndrome (painless acoustic sensation)
- Sleep Related Hallucinations
- Sleep Enuresis (bed wetting)
- Parasomnia Due to a Medical Disorder
- Parasomnia Due to a Medication or Substance
- Sleep Talking
Sleep Related Movement Disorders
- Restless Legs Syndrome (urge to move the limbs when awake)
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder during sleep
- Sleep Related Leg Cramps
- Sleep Related Bruxism (tooth grinding)
- Sleep Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder (e.g. body rocking, head banging)
- Benign Sleep Myoclonus of Infancy
- Propriospinal Myoclonus at Sleep Onset
- Sleep Related Movement Disorder Due to a Medical Disorder
- Sleep Related Movement Disorder Due to a Medication or Substance
- Excessive Fragmentary Myoclonus
- Hypnagogic Foot Tremor and Alternating Leg Muscle Activation around sleep onset
- Sleep Starts (Hypnic Jerks)
Sleep Related Medical and Neurological Disorders
- Sleep Related Epilepsy (e.g. nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy)
- Sleep Related Headaches (e.g. cluster headaches, migraines, hypnic headaches)
- Sleep Related Laryngospasms
- Sleep Related Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Sleep Related Myocardial Ischemia (angina pectoris)
- Fatal Familial Insomnia (very rare inherited prion disease)
SLEEP PHENOMENA, SYMPTOMS AND NORMAL VARIANTS OF SLEEP
- sleep starts (jerks at sleep onset)
- benign primary snoring
- sighs
- breathing pause after body movements and sighs in sleep, at sleep onset and during phasic (active) REM sleep
- foot tremor or alternating leg muscle activation when falling asleep
- sleep talking or mumbling
- moaning, beeping or rattling sounds during prolonged exhalation
- stress-related or emotion dependent deviations from the usual sleep duration
- unprovoked interruption of night sleep without physical or other symptoms
- predisposition to be a short sleeper or a long sleeper
Insomnia
- Chronic Insomnia Disorder (longer than 3 months)
- Short-Term Insomnia Disorder (shorter than 3 months)
- Excessive Time in Bed
- Short Sleeper
Sleep Related Breathing Disorders
- Obstruktive Sleep Apnea
- Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes (Cheyne-Stokes Breathing, Primary Central Sleep Apnea, High Altitude Periodic Breathing, Treatment-Emergent Central Sleep Apnea)
- Sleep Related Hypoventilation Disorders (Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome, Congenital Central Alveolar Hypoventilation Syndrome, Idiopathic Central Alveolar Hypoventilation, etc.)
- Sleep Related Hypoxemia with normal blood CO2-values (due to neurological, pulmonological, and neuromuscular diseases)
- Snoring
- Catathrenia (sleep related groaning)
Central Disorders of Hypersomnolence
- Narcolepsy with Cataplexy (Type 1)
- Narcolepsy without Cataplexy (Type 2)
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- Kleine-Levin Syndrome
- Hypersomnia Due to a Medical Disorder (Parkinsonism, head trauma, infection, brain lesion, brain tumor, etc.)
- Hypersomnia Due to a Medication or Substance
- Hypersomnia Associated with a Psychiatric Disorder (non-organic)
- Insufficient Sleep Syndrome
- Long Sleeper
Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (evening type)
- Advanced Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder (morning type)
- Irregular Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Rhythm Disorder
- Shift Work Disorder
- Jet Lag Disorder
- Circadian Sleep-Wake Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Parasomnias (undesirable events or experiences during sleep, upon awakening or falling asleep)
NREM-Related Parasomnias (disorders of partial arousal)
- Sleepwalking
- Sleep Terrors (pavor nocturnus)
- Confusional Arousals
- Sleep Related Eating Disorder
REM-Related Parasomnias
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Recurrent Isolated Sleep Paralysis
- Nigthmare Disorder
Other Parasomnias
- Exploding Head Syndrome (painless acoustic sensation)
- Sleep Related Hallucinations
- Sleep Enuresis (bed wetting)
- Parasomnia Due to a Medical Disorder
- Parasomnia Due to a Medication or Substance
- Sleep Talking
Sleep Related Movement Disorders
- Restless Legs Syndrome (urge to move the limbs when awake)
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder during sleep
- Sleep Related Leg Cramps
- Sleep Related Bruxism (tooth grinding)
- Sleep Related Rhythmic Movement Disorder (e.g. body rocking, head banging)
- Benign Sleep Myoclonus of Infancy
- Propriospinal Myoclonus at Sleep Onset
- Sleep Related Movement Disorder Due to a Medical Disorder
- Sleep Related Movement Disorder Due to a Medication or Substance
- Excessive Fragmentary Myoclonus
- Hypnagogic Foot Tremor and Alternating Leg Muscle Activation around sleep onset
- Sleep Starts (Hypnic Jerks)
Sleep Related Medical and Neurological Disorders
- Sleep Related Epilepsy (e.g. nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, juvenile myoclonic epilepsy)
- Sleep Related Headaches (e.g. cluster headaches, migraines, hypnic headaches)
- Sleep Related Laryngospasms
- Sleep Related Gastroesophageal Reflux
- Sleep Related Myocardial Ischemia (angina pectoris)
- Fatal Familial Insomnia (very rare inherited prion disease)
Inquiries and appointment
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