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Insomnia

Insomnia: Introduction

Insomnia: Insomnia is the perception or complaint of inadequate or poor-quality sleep because of one or more of the following:

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Insomnia: Insomnia is defined as repeated difficulty with the initiation, duration, maintenance, or quality of sleep that occurs despite adequate time and opportunity for sleep that results in some form of daytime impairment. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Insomnia is available below.

Symptoms of Insomnia

• Sleep problems
• Difficulty falling asleep
• Frequent night waking
• Difficulty returning to sleep
• Waking too early
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 20 symptoms of Insomnia

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Insomnia:

• Sleep Disorders: Home Testing
  • Home Sleep Tests
  • Sleep Apnea Diagnostic Tests
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Insomnia: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Insomnia:

• Accidents - increased risk due to drowsiness
• Occupational injury
• more complications...»

Disease Topics Related To Insomnia

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Insomnia:

• Sleep disorder
• Sleep problem
• Sleep symptom
• Sleep complaint
• Sleeplessness
• Inability to sleep
• more related diseases...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Insomnia

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Insomnia

• Sleep diary
• Sleep studies
• more tests...»

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Insomnia?

• Misdiagnosis of Insomnia
• Failure to diagnose Insomnia
• Hidden causes of Insomnia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Insomnia

Insomnia: Medical Mistakes

• Insomnia -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
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Misdiagnosis and Insomnia

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Insomnia: Research Doctors & Specialists

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• Sleep/Insomnia Health Specialists:
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Causes of Insomnia

• Common problems with the sleeping environment include:
  • Sleeping area distractions
  • Noise
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Poorly ventilated bedroom
• more causes...»

See full list of 306 causes of Insomnia

More information about causes of Insomnia:

• Triggers for Insomnia
• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Insomnia (281 listings)
• Drug interactions causing Insomnia (1667 listings)
• Underlying causes of Insomnia
• Insomnia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Insomnia as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Insomnia

Treatments for Insomnia

• No treatment - mild cases may require no treatment.
• Sleeping pills - only for transient cases (e.g. jet lag); longer-term use requires strict medical supervision and is controversial.
• Treating the underlying cause of insomnia
• Sleep therapies
  • Relaxation therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 25 treatments for Insomnia

Latest Treatments for Insomnia

• Zaleplon
• Zolpidem
• Eszopiclone
• Temazepam
• Oxazepam
• more treatments...»

See full list of 17 latest treatments for Insomnia

News Archives for Insomnia

Medical news articles related to Insomnia include:

• Insomnia Linked to Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
• Meditation May Help Put Primary Insomnia to Bed
• In Some Insomnia Patients, Brain Just Won't Shut Down
• Insomnia and Anxiety May Be Genetically Linked
• People With Insomnia May Be Plagued for Awhile
• Using Sleep to Manage Headaches May Cause Insomnia
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Videos for Insomnia

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Patient Surveys for Insomnia

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Reseach about Insomnia

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Statistics for Insomnia

• Medical statistics for Insomnia
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Insomnia
• Death and Mortality statistics for Insomnia
• Society statistics for Insomnia

Insomnia: Broader Related Topics

• Sleep disorders
• Mental illness
• Under-diagnosed conditions
• more types...»

Types of Insomnia

Types of Insomnia

• Transient insomnia - short-term
• Intermittent insomnia
• Chronic insomnia
• Primary insomnia
• Jet lag - a type of transient short-term insomnia
• more types...»

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Rare Types of Insomnia:

Rare types of Insomnia include:

• Psycho-reactive insomnia
• Endogenous insomnia
• Intermittent insomnia
• Chronic insomnia
• Primary insomnia
• Jet lag
• more types...»

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Article Excerpts about Insomnia

Insomnia is the perception or complaint of inadequate or poor-quality sleep because of one or more of the following:

• difficulty falling asleep

• waking up frequently during the night with difficulty returning to sleep

• waking up too early in the morning

• unrefreshing sleep

(Source: excerpt from Insomnia: NWHIC)

Definitions of Insomnia:

Disorders characterized by impairment of the ability to initiate or maintain sleep. This may occur as a primary disorder or in association with another medical or psychiatric condition. - (Source - Diseases Database)

An inability to sleep; chronic sleeplessness - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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