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Different Types Of Sleeping Disorders

Health Encyclopedia: Fibromyalgia Causes

Causes

Fibromyalgia is grouped into two categories:

Primary (idiopathic) fibromyalgia -- the causes are not known.
Secondary fibromyalgia -- the causes can be identified.

Primary fibromyalgia is the most common type. Many experts believe that fibromyalgia is not a disease but rather a chronic pain condition brought on by several abnormal body responses to stress. Physical injuries, emotional trauma, or viral infections such as Epstein-Barr may be triggers of the disorder, but none have proven to be ...

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Expert & Community Posts

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Fibromyalgia

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...how a sleep study can be used to determine other sleep disorders, including insomnia and... Read more »

Diet and Sleep Part Two

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...factors that should be kept in mind when drinking any type of fluids. One troublesome item is... Read more »

Are Your Kids Having Trouble Sleeping?

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...exposed to. Monitor what they watch, and be wary of the type of programming you watch when the... Read more »

Getting Your Beauty Sleep?

By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...Menopause can cause bad dreams, insomnia and other sleep disorders. So, not only do women have... Read more »

Sleep Problems in Care Facilities

By Christine Kennard , Health Expert

Sleep disturbances are common in Alzheimer's disease. Broken sleep can affect everyone in the home... Read more »

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Health Guide

Coping with Jet Lag

...THE TRAVELING SLEEP DISORDEREvery day, millions of travelers struggle against one of the most common sleep disorders—jet lag. For years, jet lag was considered merely a state of mind. Now,... Read more »

Symptoms of Anxiety

...mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} There are several different types of anxiety, including, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder,... Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis

...emotional disorders in susceptible individuals, which in turn can worsen CFS.Sleep Disturbances. Certain sleep disorders may cause persistent fatigue and be confused with CFS:Sleep apnea is a... Read more »

Headaches: Tension: Risk Factors

...headaches.Chronic poor postureChronic overworkUpper respiratory tract infections, such as colds and fluSleep disorders. Sleep problems, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, or habitual snoring, are... Read more »

Headaches: Cluster: Diagnosis

...third from ear-nose-throat specialists. In most cases, patients were inappropriately treated for other types of headaches (including having sinus surgery).Medical and Personal HistoryFor an... Read more »

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