Apnea often disturbs family life, keeping others awake with incessant snoring. It may also affect work and social life due to excessive daytime sleepiness, fatigue and increased the risk of fatigue related accidents. Insomnia, Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, plagues one out of three American adults. It creates significant stress and constant fatigue, leading to irritability, short temper and behavioral changes. There are three types of insomnia.
Transient insomnia lasts only a night or two typically triggered by excitement or stress.
Short-term insomnia may last up to three weeks, often developing during ongoing stress at work or home. Chronic insomnia may persist for months, even years, and is a complex disorder with many possible causes. Nasal obstruction, obesity, grief, pain, travel, stimulants such as caffeine or tobacco, drug side-effects, medical and neurological and a variety of psychiatric conditions may cause and maintain chronic insomnia. RLS is actually a nerve disorder often accompanied by a creeping or crawling sensation in the legs. It interferes with the onset of sleep, causes sleep interruptions and restless tossing and turning.