Weight loss, medications and other treatments are sometimes recommended. Parasomnia Parasomnia is a dysfunction associated with sleep, sleep state or partial arousal. It includes problems like sleep walking, nightmares and night terrors. These problems are often developmental in nature and worsen with stress. Severe cases require education, removal of the causes of parasomnias and behavioral interventions.
Medication is prescribed in some cases.
These may include difficulty putting the child to sleep, late sleep onset time, frequent arousal that requires intervention and difficulty waking up. Poor sleep habits are more common in sick children with other medical problems including recurring ear infections and sleep apnea. Comprehensive education and training programs can be provided for families and patients on how to improve sleep hygiene. Insomnia Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep, or chronic insomnia, are often managed in our clinic. Symptoms of insomnia may include daytime fatigue, irritability, anxiety, mild depression, difficulty in awake attention span and excessive daytime sleepiness.