Sleep Disorders - Other Disorders We can also treat snoring, idiopathic hypersomnia, periodic limb movements in sleep, delayed sleep phase syndrome advanced sleep phase syndrome, amongst many others.  Please contact our office to discuss your sleep problems.

Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound, due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping . The sound may be soft or loud and unpleasant. The structures are usually the uvula  and soft palate. The irregular airflow is caused by a blockage.

Idiopathic hypersomnia causes disabling daytime sleepiness. (Idiopathic means of unknown cause, and hypersomnia means excessive sleep.) The condition takes two forms: idiopathic hypersomnia with long sleep time and idiopathic hypersomnia without long sleep time. Patients with a long sleep time sleep more than 10 hours each night, yet still experience sleepiness during the day. Patients without a long sleep time sleep for a shorter period (less than 10 hours). Idiopathic hypersomnia shares some symptoms with narcolepsy. There is no known cure, lifestyle modifications and medication can help.

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder is a disorder characterized by periodic episodes of repetitive and highly stereotyped limb movements that occur during sleep. PLMD is believed to be related to restless legs syndrome.

Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), also called phase lag syndrome, is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder. However, unlike jet lag  and the effects of shift work, delayed sleep phase syndrome is a persistent condition. In clinical settings, it is one of the most common complications of sleep-wake patterns. Delayed sleep phase syndrome results from a desynchronization between the patient's internal biological clock and the external environment. Unlike jet lag, this desynchronization is not activated by travel or change in external environment. Rather, the patient's propensity to fall asleep is simply "delayed" in relation to that of the general public. Subsequently, a patient with DSPS is desynchronized with the routine that governs most of his or her life.

Advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS), also known as the advanced sleep-phase type (ASPT) of circadian rhythm sleep disorder, is a condition in which patients feel very sleepy early in the evening (e.g. 18:00-19:00) and wake up very early in the night (e.g. 03:00).  ASPS is frequently encountered in the elderly and in post-menopausal women. It can be treated pharmacologically, with evening bright lights, or behaviorally with chronotherapy or free-running sleep .

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