Sleep Disorders (see more articles like this)

Restful sleep is very important to your health - not too much or too little sleep but just the right amount. It is estimated that two out of every five Americans have a serious sleep disorder. Sleep disorders can interfere with the ability:

• To fall asleep
• Maintain sleep, or
• Cause excessive daytime sleepiness

These disorders, which can affect all types of people at all ages, stem from a wide variety of causes.

The Florida Hospital Sleep Laboratory helps individuals with sleep disorders achieve more normal sleep patterns. Personalized efforts may be required related to lifestyle factors that affect sleep.

Some common sleep disorders include:

• Apnea
• Insomnia
• Narcolepsy
• Parasomnias
• Other Disorders including seizures and bruxism (grinding teeth) are some of the other kinds of conditions that cause abnormal sleep patterns.