Excessive sleepiness and falling asleep at inappropriate times are two signs that you may have a sleep disorder.
Undiagnosed and/or untreated sleep disorders can lead to many serious health issues, as well as quality-of-life issues. Some health issues that are linked to undiagnosed and/or untreated sleep disorders are heart attacks, strokes, hypertension (high blood pressure), greater risk of involvement in motor vehicle accidents, memory loss, diabetes, depression, moodiness/mood swings, sexual dysfunction, among others.
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The Art of Napping by William Anthony |
In the video below, from a church service honoring the late Martin Luther King, Jr., in Harlem, New York, on January 21, 2008, former President Bill Clinton is seen, seated behind the speaker, dozing off several times.
Since former President Clinton has a history of heart ailments, perhaps it’s time he undergo a sleep study to check for any possible sleep disorders. Then again, with the hectic schedule he’s been maintaining on the presidential campaign trail for his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), he is likely sleep deprived.
Sleep deprivation can lead to many health issues, including many listed above.
Practice good sleep hygiene
Below are some tips for a good health and good sleep each night, for former presidents, presidential candidates, and the rest of us. They are:
- Follow a consistent bedtime routine.
- Establish a relaxing setting at bedtime.
- Get a full night’s sleep every night.
- Avoid foods or drinks that contain caffeine, as well as any medicine that has a stimulant, prior to bedtime.
- Do not go to bed hungry, but don’t eat a big meal before bedtime either.
- Avoid any rigorous exercise within six hours of your bedtime.
- Make your bedroom quiet, dark and a little bit cool.
- Get up at the same time every morning.
Links of interest
Have you had bouts of insomnia lasting two weeks or more? Do you walk around in a constant fog, feeling sleepy, fatigued, and as though you have no energy? Perhaps you "feel" older than you are, or maybe it’s all you can do to stay awake while driving. If any of that, or similar issues are familiar, or if you snore or have disrupted sleep, even if just a few simple, repeat trips to the bathroom during the night, check out these two online tests to help you get to the root of the issue. While they will not make a diagnosis for you, they will help you, your physician, or, more appropriately, a sleep specialist, find out what’s causing you the problem sleepiness.
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