Tinnitus Sleep restores our bodies and minds. People who have problems sleeping, whether falling asleep, restless sleep, early awakening before completing a restful sleep, or repeated awakenings during sleep may experience fatigue, irritability, depression, reduced attention, loss of concentration, poor memory, more frequent illnesses, lost productivity, or increase risks of accidents. There are several different types of sleep disorders. Sleep apnea is when a person stops and starts breathing several times during the night.
Chronic insomnia is when a person has trouble falling asleep or staying asleep night after night.
It can be associated with medical illnesses interrupting sleep associated with physical disturbance such as pain, tinnitus, general anxiety, depression, or medication. The normal sleep cycle lasts approximately 90 minutes and occurs approximately 4-6 times a night. The cycle is divided into several stages of sleep. At this stage the breathing, heartbeat and brain waves have slowed. During sleep, we experience dreams which occur in a separate stage called REM or rapid eye movement in which the breathing, heartbeat, and brain waves have increased.