Throughout the monitoring, a trained sleep technologist continuously supervises the recordings. Types of sleep disorders Sleep Apnea . People with sleep apnea syndrome may stop breathing many times during sleep. These episodes often last from 10 to 90 seconds and may occur hundreds of times a night. This ailment causes people to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, uncontrollable episodes of sleep and hallucinations.
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep and stay asleep.
This may caused by heartburn, poor sleep habits, alcohol, medications, stress or sleep apnea. Nocturnal Myoclonus . Frequent leg jerks or movements that disrupt sleep are the major symptoms of this sleep disorder. Types of sleep studies Polysomnogram . This overnight sleep study evaluates the patient's physical state during sleep periods.