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  2. Lidocaine - Wikipedia

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    Lidocaine is an antiarrhythmic medication of the class Ib type. [7] This means it works by blocking sodium channels thus decreasing the rate of contractions of the heart. [10] [7] When injected near nerves, the nerves cannot conduct signals to or from the brain. [8] Lidocaine was discovered in 1946 and went on sale in 1948. [11]

  3. Sleep disorder - Wikipedia

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    Insomnia disorder (primary insomnia), chronic difficulty in falling asleep or maintaining sleep when no other cause is found for these symptoms. Insomnia can also be comorbid with or secondary to other disorders. Kleine–Levin syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by persistent episodic hypersomnia and cognitive or mood changes [84]

  4. Sleep medicine - Wikipedia

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    Sleep diary layout example. Sleep medicine is a medical specialty or subspecialty devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of sleep disturbances and disorders. [1] From the middle of the 20th century, research has provided increasing knowledge of, and answered many questions about, sleep–wake functioning. [2]

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    Insomnia, hot flashes ... people are not able to function," says one expert. Menopausal symptoms from hot flashes to insomnia are negatively impacting women's careers — and the economy, says new ...

  7. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Sleep deprivation can be implemented for a short period of time in the treatment of insomnia. Some common sleep disorders have been shown to respond to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia . Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is a multicomponent process that is composed of stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction therapy (SRT ...

  8. Hypokalemic sensory overstimulation - Wikipedia

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    Treatment Potassium gluconate , avoiding high carbohydrate meals Hypokalemic sensory overstimulation is a neurological disorder characterized by a subjective experience of sensory overload and a relative resistance to lidocaine local anesthesia.

  9. Middle-of-the-night insomnia - Wikipedia

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    Medication may not be prescribed in some cases, especially if the cause turns out to be the patient ingesting too much fluid during the day or just before they go to sleep. [citation needed] Sleep restriction therapy and stimulus control therapy as described in insomnia have shown significance in treating middle of night insomnia. [citation needed]