Parasomnia is a category of sleep related / sleep behavior disorders characterized by disturbance of sleep. Parasomnias usually involve sleep experiences that affect physical or verbal behavior. Parasomnia sleep behavior disorders may involve any abnormal movement, behavior, emotion, perception and dream (nightmares) during sleep.
Parasomnia can occur in any stage of sleep or the transition between sleep-wake stage.
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Night terrors (sleep terror or pavor nocturnus) are a sleep disorder characterized by sudden crying, screaming, sweating, apparent fear and hysteria while asleep. A person experiencing a night terror is not awake and may often go back to sleep without recollecting the events. However a sufferer may awaken and continue to display the symptoms of a night terror for a few minutes after waking. Night terrors often occur in the non-REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stage of sleep.
A night terror differs from a nightmare and can affect any age group (infants, toddlers, young children, teens and adults) although it is more common in children under 5 years of age.
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People around the world having sleep disorders must be very captious with the daylight saving time. It can cause severe health problems for millions of such people who are undergoing sleep problems already.
This problem and the possible risks can easily be averted if some simple steps are taken with common sleep habits.
According to an estimate, almost 70 million people across the America are suffering from one or other kind of sleep disorders. The numbers will go many times around the world even. These sleep disorders are mainly responsible for several health and lifestyle problems as well.”For these people, daylight saving time can be problematic”, says Dr. Aparajitha Verma, Neurologist at the ‘Sleep Disorders Center’ with the ‘Methodist Neurological Institute’.
Dr. Verma suggests that a well organized rest period will definitely help these people when they are entering in to a ‘time-change’ phase. She advises for changing the hours well before the exact daylight time saving schedule begins actually. “Get up an hour earlier and retire an hour earlier”, says Dr. Verma.
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