Sleep disorders types

On account of their multidimensional nature, the sleep disorders types may be reviewed from quite a few different angles. For the time being, we intend to review this multifaceted issue on the basis of age, gender, profession, social status, physical condition and psychological stability. A critical study of these factors may also provide a scheme of analysis for case studies.

Sleep Disorders Types

People of all ages, from infants to senior citizens face one or the other type of sleep disorder at different stages of life. Infants too suffer sleep disorders and their specific causative factors have been surprisingly found pointing towards mothers. Many working mothers are short of time to attend their infants and similarly many lesser privileged mothers on account of ‘have not’ are short of due provisions for the infant. This results in prolonged use of pampers with related problems like nappy rashes which ultimately cause sleep disorders in infants.

Infant’s rapidly changing body weight and size requires new fitting and fine adjustment of the apparel which unluckily is not the case for quite a few mothers on various grounds and this ultimately ends up with the restless infant facing a sleep disorder. Senior citizens, on account of their reduced activity, tend to sleep more in day followed by restless nights. Sleep disorders of this kind, need rescheduling of the daily routine. None of the Growing kids, adolescents, new entrants to adulthood or the the adults are exempt from sleep disorders mainly on account of their peculiar age related problems.

What is the gender relationship with sleep disorders?

On account of important role responsibilities, it is generally accepted that women are comparatively more susceptible to sleep disorders due to sleep deprivation. In addition to the responsibilities, it is also due to the phases of life specific only to women, like motherhood. A one time slip on the part of man may leave a women suffer for many months of suffering sleep disorders.

Is there any relationship between a profession and sleep disorders?

 A plain answer to the question is, yes. A shift work sleep disorderis characterized by working in an unnatural working time fashion. On account of having potential to impair the ability of decision making, it is considered an occupational, hazard. A sleep disorder may expose a worker to any physical chemical or biological hazard, therefore it is an indirect but one of the most potential occupational hazards.

 Social status

 People belonging to lower and lower middle class are known to suffer more from the sleep disorders, mostly on account of their financial problems. There is nothing however to paint a rosy picture of the elite class. They too suffer the same disorder on account of their being too preoccupied and entangled in their money management affairs to afford due time for sleep.

Physical Condition and psychological make up

Persons with compromised physique or those having instable psychological make up are highly susceptible to various types of sleep disorders. Both these categories need professional medical care.