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For my research for school.

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Tell me about it? Thanks—oh, just wondering if it’s like mine.

I know this is going to sound like a commercial but it is the truth.

My husband had the worst trouble sleeping- he had sleep apnea, would snore terribly and would sleep for 8 hours and wake up feeling like he had not slept at all. He was about to start using the machine for sleep apnea but we investigated getting a new bed first. We bit the bullet and went with a Tempur-pedic bed- we have only had it a week but I am not kidding when I tell you the difference is drastic and immediate . I have not heard him snoring at all, I have not noticed him stop breathing in the night or chomping or grinding his teeth anymore and he is sleeping 6 hours and waking up feeling refreshed and energized.

Yes the bed was pretty spendy but it is well worth the investment when you can get a productive, healing nights sleep.

I have a 3 year old little boy and while he is sleeping, he will yell out, "No" and similar angry statements. I have searched the net about it, but all they say is not to wake him up. But sometimes he gets physical so then I do wake him up so he can realize that no one is out to get him hoping to get him to calm down but sometimes he won’t wake up.

they are called night terrors. and 99% of the time they do not remember them the next morning. sometimes when their little brain is sleeping it has so much to process that these things happen. my son has had them for several years. things that work for us: the last hour before bed is very calm… no tv, no bright overhead lights, just a lamp, just read stories, try to be quiet and gentle, cuddle, etc, the hour before that is for snacks and baths… he will probably out grow them. as long as he does not hurt himself or others do not worry about it. if he is getting physical and endangering himself consult your pediatrician. either way, research night terrors. Good luck. email me if you wanna talk!

I’ve been taking ambien for years and now it’s not working so my doctor has switched me to gabapentin. I’ve taken it for 3 nights and I still am not sleeping, but I’m really foggy in the morning. If anyone can tell me how long it took for them, that would be sweet.

Hmm, never heard gabapentin being used for sleeping. If it does not work after a few nights call your doctors office and see about getting it changed or making a new office visit.

I need to know, as I am interested in this. also, does anyone know if I would have to become a neurologist first?

The field is called "sleep medicine", just like one of it’s principle professional journals, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

http://www.aasmnet.org/jcsm/

Sleep Disorders as a group are either called dyssomnias (includes insomnia) and related parasomnias.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_disorder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysomnia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasomnia

These are usually treated by pulmonary (respiratory) physicians, not neurologists.

See more at the American Acadamy of Sleep Medicine site:

http://www.aasmnet.org

I need to know, as I am interested in this. also, does anyone know if I would have to become a neurologist first?

Neurologists are only one of the many kinds of players in this field. Whether you need to become one depends on what you want to do. See the first reference for a good idea of what goes on in the field. Pulmonologists treat those Sleep Disorders related to breathing. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and counselors treat those related to emotional difficulties and disorders. A patient with a sleep disorder would likely first consult a diagnostician to help figure out which of many possible causes is the likely culprit. For some, it’s as simple as not drinking coffee after 4pm.

The overall field is sleep medicine. Part of neurology is one part of that field.

For example running an overnight camera would require leaving the night light on which would bother my sleeping itself.

Letting the camera collect more light per picture would leave too seldom pictures to read movement.

It would probably be less complicated to record sounds for snoring.

Please give me all your ideas if you think of any.

Go to the doctors and request for something that monoters your brain while you sleep. I had one done, they found abnormalities but said it was nothing to worry about. I would recomend it because it’s free and you get the advise of a professional.

I have a terrible habit of sleeping during the day and staying up all night wondering what the fck to do. Any suggestions?

And no, I don’t drink blood.

Insomnia is often caused by fear, stress, anxiety, medications, herbs, caffeine, depression or sometimes for no apparent reason. Make sure your bedroom is quiet and dark. Soak a tablespoon of mint leaves in a cup of water for an hour, drink every night. Check out http://useinfo-insomnia.blogspot.com/ for more info

Video for out AP Psychology Class about Sleeping Disorders like Insomnia, Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, and Night Terrors.

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This protein’s receptor is the G-protein D2, and one of it’s functions is the awake-asleep time control.

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