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    Introduction Insomnia is a common sleep disorder which makes falling asleep very hard, or cause you to stay up or wake up, or make you unable to get back to sleep. In addition, insomnia can deplete your energy and reduce disturb your mood. Moreover, it can spoil your work performance, health, and quality of life. Also, you may still suffer feeling tired and ruin your temper. when you wake up. Strangely, technology, complications of modern life with its heavy worries, concerns, and burdens, and

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    define insomnia, the patient takes longer than 30 minutes to fall asleep and has less than 6 ½ hours of total sleep (Edmunds & Mayhew, 2014). Insomnia is seen more commonly seen in women compared to men (McCance & Huether, 2014). Sleep disorders are a symptom usually of another problem; “thus a comprehensive review of the patient’s history and a thorough physical examination is required to rule out all possible causes of the sleep disturbance” (Edmunds & Mayhew, 2014, p. 541). Insomnia can be

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    Primary Insomnia Essay

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    Primary insomnia Primary insomnia is estimated to affect 6% of the population (Roth S7-S10).In primary insomnia patients have difficulty to either fall asleep, stay asleep, or both. As a result, they may feel dissatisfied with their sleep and may not feel refreshed when they wake up. Consequently, insomnia will directly be detrimental to performance of daily task, such as the problems with learning, remembering, daytime fatigue, irritability, and negative feelings of wellbeing. Primary insomnia is a

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    sleep won’t come. You turn to one side, you turn to the other but you just can’t close your eyes. No sheep counting or chamomile tea has helped you. You have insomnia. Occasional episodes of insomnia may come and go without causing any serious problems, but for some people it can last for months or even years at a time. Persistent insomnia can have a significant impact on your quality of life. It can limit what you're able to do during the day, affect your mood, and lead to relationship problems

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    Insomnia Research Paper

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    The subject I have chosen to write about is Insomnia. The reason I have chosen this is because I know some things about it, but I would like to know more. For the past few weeks I have been only sleeping for one to two hours before I have to be awake for the day. It has been driving me crazy that I cannot sleep. I am the type of person who loves to sleep. If I could be sleeping at any time I would be. I would like to understand why I have it and what is causing it. I have learned that my biological

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    How to Cure Insomnia

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    Subject: Why insomnia is an effective disorder and what solutions can be applied to cure it. The problem Biologists, Psychologists and Therapists have been trying to inaugurate a treatment for insomnia which has a negative effect on sleep. Deep sleep aids a “major biological restorative function” as it renews our physical energy. The issue is that insomniacs don’t sleep enough and that means they lack physical energy. (2) Categories of Insomnia • Onset Insomnia (Transient Insomnia): finding it

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    Insomnia Sleeping Disorders

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    Insomnia & Sleep Disorders Overview Sleep disorders are those conditions that deprive individuals of a full filling, sound and refreshing sleep. Various types of sleep disorders exist with the most common type being Insomnia. These conditions show a variety of symptoms, have diverse effects on individual and social life of the victim. Being awake at night, waking up too early because you have no more sleep or struggling to fall asleep despite your tiredness are all signs of insomnia. It means you

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    In the movie Insomnia, the main character, Will Dormer daydreams, has hallucinations, and flashbacks often throughout the movie. This attributed to his everyday life by causing him to space out and veer off track. These symptoms appear to be most similar to those of the insomnia disorder. Insomnia is not only the inability to get sleep, stay asleep, or get a good quality of sleep, but is also an altered state of consciousness. Many factors that can contribute to insomnia include medical or psychiatric

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    Although it is common for adults to suffer from insomnia, there are also many children who do as well, even though, in many cases, it is not yet diagnosed . There are many factors that can lead to a child developing insomnia. Just as any human being goes through life constantly developing, so does insomnia. While most people do not understand that they can be diagnosed at any age, they see the daily symptoms happening all around them. Because insomnia can be difficult to diagnose, and the tests are

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    type of sleeping disorder called Insomnia. Insomnia is “a disorder characterized by inability to sleep or a total lack of sleep” (Saddiccha 1). The simplest definition is being unable to sleep or to stay asleep. Insomnia is derived from the Latin word insomnus which literally means “no sleep.” In 1818, Insomnia was named as the first psychosomatic disorder by the German Physicist named Johann Heinroth. Studies show that about 33-50% of adults have symptoms of insomnia but only 10-15% of the general

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