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skymedlock

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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine currently identifies 81 individual sleep disorders. List the most common disorders as outlined in the text. (Note: There are four primary disorders described and one broad category of six common afflictions.)
 
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List at least four of the seven signs that one is sleep deprived as defined by The American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 12, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: The most common disorders are insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and parasomnias (which can include sleep terrors, sleepwalking, sleep bruxism, nocturnal eating, REM behavior disorder, and restless leg syndrome).

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Answers will vary, but the seven signs are: dependency on alarm clocks, drowsiness while driving, all-day coffee consumption, mistakes involving focus and concentration, forgetfulness, moodiness or anxiousness, and frequent illness.


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