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  2. Catathrenia - Wikipedia

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    Sleeping in a more upright position seems to lessen catathrenia (as well as sleep apnea). [citation needed] Performing regular aerobic exercise, where steady breathing is necessary (running, cycling etc.) may lessen catathrenia. Strength exercise, on the other hand, may worsen catathrenia because of the tendency to hold one's breath while ...

  3. Struggling with your sleep? Experts share 6 tips that'll help.

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    However, if you simply cannot drift off to sleep without a comfort show (Friends,Seinfeld,Frasier, etc.) playing in the background, watch the program on a TV that is as far away from the bed as ...

  4. Somnolence - Wikipedia

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    In individuals deprived of sleep, somnolence may spontaneously dissipate for short periods of time; this phenomenon is the second wind, and results from the normal cycling of the circadian rhythm interfering with the processes the body carries out to prepare itself to rest. The word "somnolence" is derived from the Latin "somnus" meaning "sleep".

  5. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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    REM sleep deprivation causes an increase in noradrenaline (which incidentally causes the person sleep deprived to be stressed) due to the neurons in the locus coeruleus producing it not ceasing to do so, which causes an increase in the activity of the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase pump, which itself activates the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis [41] and ...

  6. Get to Know Your Sleep Chronotype for Better Rest and Recovery

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    The authors concluded that sleep chronotypes provide athletes with “a new and holistic way to optimize their performance and could be a new frontier in the way they train, compete, and recover ...

  7. Excessive daytime sleepiness - Wikipedia

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    EDS can be a symptom of a number of factors and disorders. Specialists in sleep medicine are trained to diagnose them. Some are: Insufficient quality or quantity of night time sleep [5] Obstructive sleep apnea [6] Misalignments of the body's circadian pacemaker with the environment (e.g., jet lag, shift work, or other circadian rhythm sleep ...

  8. Hypersomnia - Wikipedia

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    Sleep apnea is the second most frequent cause of secondary hypersomnia, affecting up to 4% of middle-aged adults, mostly men. Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) is a clinical variant of sleep apnea that can also cause hypersomnia. [8] Just as other sleep disorders (like narcolepsy) can coexist with sleep apnea, the same is true for UARS.

  9. Central sleep apnea - Wikipedia

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    The conditions of hypoxia and hypercapnia, whether caused by apnea or not, trigger additional effects on the body.The immediate effects of central sleep apnea on the body depend on how long the failure to breathe endures, how short is the interval between failures to breathe, and the presence or absence of independent conditions whose effects amplify those of an apneic episode.