Types of sleep disorders
There are over 100 different types of sleep disorders. This is ranging from difficulty sleeping at night to problems with excessive daytime sleepiness or even headache.
Therefore, it is critical to receive the correct diagnosis and work with a qualified physician to develop a treatment plan.
Technological discoveries led to rapid advances in the understanding of sleep and recognition of sleep disorders.
Here are a few:
| NREM-related parasomnias |
| Confusional arousals |
| Sleepwalking |
| Sleep terrors |
| Sleep-related eating disorder |
| REM-related parasomnias |
| REM sleep behavior disorder |
| Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis |
| Nightmare disorder |
| Other Parasomnias |
| Exploding head syndrome |
| Sleep-related hallucinations |
| Sleep enuresis |
| Parasomnia due to a medical disorder |
| Parasomnia due to a medication or substance |
| Parasomnia, unspecified |