Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping. The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. Snoring is known to cause sleep deprivation to both the snorer and those who hear him/her, as well as knock-on effects: daytime drowsiness, irritability, lack of focus, decreased libido. It has also been suggested that it can cause significant psychological and social damage to sufferers.
Sleep apnoea is a condition that interrupts your breathing when you are asleep. This is usually caused by an obstruction blocking the back of the throat so that the air cannot reach your lungs. The cessation of breathing automatically forces you to wake up in order to start breathing again. This can happen many times during the night, making it hard for your body to get enough oxygen, and preventing you from obtaining enough good quality sleep.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Why We Sleep and What is Insomnia

Only in the last 50 years we have begun to understand the sleep and what it means to our body. Until then, it was believed that the brain and the body simply close for the night and sleep had no relationship to our daily lives!

It is believed that sleeping at night has developed from our ancestors' survival instincts. The notion that their skills were limited in the darkness, and therefore on the lookout for food and defend themselves against predators was dangerous, it developed into everyday creatures, sleeping during the night. Without adequate sleep () the right kind of sleep, the immune system may be weakened and our memories and emotional state is affected.

sleep is necessary for the brain to encode and store. It is known that the brain during REM sleep is active and that this phase of sleep is necessary for learning and controlling memory. Similarly, many functions of the brain during sleep actually slow down dramatically, so that they renew it, and run better when awake, as the decision-making and emotions.

Insomnia is characterized as a sleep disorder known in which one does not either fall asleep or awake during the night for unknown reasons, and not fall asleep again. Most people suffer from insomnia or ask their doctor for help. Most doctors are quick to medicines, without really taking the time to understand the causes of the problem of sleep prescription. They are not designed simply to seem a deeper insight into the causes and there are a plethora of prescription sleeping pills, antidepressants and OTC products to recommend, it might not be such a priority. The facts are clear that drugs help to fail miserably in the short term, but as a long-term cure. They are addicted to heavy usage and has actually been shown to increase mortality!

Understanding sleep issues is the most important first step. Then, there are many ways to improve your sleep hygiene with natural methods that significantly improve the quality of sleep. But above all, drugs should be avoided with the exception of very short-term use.

 

And to help you learn more about sleep and insomnia I wish to share a book that has helped me immensely. It explains the dynamics of sleep and then provides a guide to techniques you can begin to use to improve the quality of your sleep.

It is truly remarkable how quickly your sleep will improve by making changes to your lifestyle and the way you think about sleep. Visit http://www.cureinsomniafast.com/ to find out more.

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