Chronic Sleepiness
Health Encyclopedia: Insomnia Prognosis
- Insomnia - Prognosis
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes of Short-Term or Transient Insomnia
- Causes of Chronic Insomnia
- Are You at Risk For Insomnia?
- Diagnosis of Insomnia
Prognosis
A 2002 study of sleeping habits in over 1 million people reported that people who slept 7 hours a night lived the longest. People who slept more than 8 hours or less than 6 hours, or who took sleeping pills, had lower survival rates.
Insomnia is not life threatening, except in very rare cases, such as in those who have the genetic disorder called fatal familial insomnia. This rare degenerative brain disease develops in late adulthood.
Increased Risk for Accidents
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Expert & Community Posts
Sleep Deprivation Leads to Disasters
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Melatonin - The Natural Sleeping Pill
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Treating Fibromyalgia with Lyrica
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...wrote about the anti-seizure medication, Topamax, for chronic headache pain. Today, I would... Read more »
How Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Health
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...body’s blood pressure and when these levels are chronically high that may cause blood pressure... Read more »
Treating Fibromyalgia with Lyrica
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Health Guide
Narcolepsy: Diagnosis
...narcolepsy can be established. (A person may also suffer sleep apnea and narcolepsy at the same time.)Chronic fatigue syndromeHead traumaInfectious mononucleosisSwollen lymph nodes, sore throat,... Read more »Restless Legs Syndrome and Related Disorders: Complications
...consequences. But in some cases, severe and persistent symptoms can cause considerable mental distress, chronic insomnia, and daytime sleepiness.Sleep DeprivationSleep deprivation, and the daytime... Read more »Obesity Related Complications
...overweight character in a Dickens novel, occurs in severe obesity when lack of oxygen produces profound and chronic sleepiness and, eventually, heart failure.Effect on the LiverNonalcoholic Fatty... Read more »Insomnia: Risk Factors
...sleep itself. The images of sleepers were more likely to be random and disconnected.Depression and Chronic PainStudies report that the strongest risk factors for insomnia are psychiatric problems,... Read more »Headaches: Cluster: Diagnosis
...Makes work or activities very difficult.5 = Incapacitating.Physical ExaminationIn order to diagnose a chronic headache, the doctor will examine the head and neck and will usually perform a... Read more »Images
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