insomnia

Insomnia, or sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder in which there is an inability to fall asleep or to stay asleep as long as desired.[1][2] While the term is sometimes used to describe a disorder demonstrated by polysomnographic evidence of disturbed sleep, insomnia is often practically defined as a positive response to either of two questions: "Do you experience difficulty sleeping?" or "Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep?"[2]

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10 tips that will make everybody sleep better

Sat, May 16, 2009

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It’s estimated that an average 80 year old man sleeps 25 years, just under one third of his life. There is no satisfying answer to why the human organism needs to disconnect from reality during sleep, but one thing’s for sure: it’s one of the most important stages of our lives, often neglected, and responsable [...]

Insomnia? just a bad dream!

Wed, Jun 18, 2008

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I’m wide awake in my kitchen It’s dark and I’m lonely Oh, if I could only get some sleep Creeky noises make my skin creep I need to get some sleep I can’t get no sleep…. ~Faithless~ Tired of staring at the ceiling for endless hours night after night? Frustrated because others can sleep without [...]

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