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Sleep disorders involve any difficulties related to sleeping, including difficulty falling or staying asleep, falling asleep at inappropriate times, excessive total sleep time, or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep.
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Sleep disorders are chronic disturbances in the quantity or quality of sleep that interfere with a person's ability to function normally. An estimated 15% of Americans have chronic sleep problems, while about 10% have occasional trouble sleeping.
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Sleep disorders are a group of syndromes characterized by disturbances in the amount, quality, or timing of sleep, or in behaviors or physiological conditions associated with sleep. Although sleep is a basic behavior in all animals, its functions in maintaining health are not completely understood.
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Problems involving disruption in sleep pattern or inability to sleep. Sleep is a period of decreased activity and muscle relaxation, characterized by patterns of deep sleep (where brain waves are slower, called non-rapid eye movement sleep) alternating with dreaming sleep, known as rapid eye movement (REM) sleep.
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