Sleep Disorder Symptoms in Adults
- Feeling sleepy or irritable during the day
- Difficulty staying awake while sitting (i.e., watching television, reading a book)
- Falling asleep while driving
- Difficulty concentrating at work, school, or home
- Insomnia
- Others tell you often you look tired
- Memory problems
- Slow reaction
- Sleepwalking
- Sleep terrors, nightmares or nighttime fears
- Unusual sleep behaviors
- Emotional outbursts
- A feeling that you need to nap everyday
- Need caffeinated beverages to make it through the day
Sleep disorders in adults may increase your chances of developing hypertension, heart disease and mood and memory problems. If indicated, following an outpatient evaluation, patients are referred for an overnight sleep study.
Sleep Disorders in Children
Some common sleep disorder symptoms to look for in children are:
- Snoring/breathing difficulties while sleeping
- Bedtime refusal
- Insomnia
- Sleepwalking
- Sleep terrors, nightmares or nighttime fears
- Unusual sleep behaviors
- Hyperactivity or attention difficulties during wakefulness
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Bedwetting
- Difficulty falling or remaining asleep
Sleep disorders in children can lead to behavior problems, mood disturbances and academic problems. A pediatric neurologist evaluates children suspected of suffering from sleep dysfunction. If indicated, following an outpatient evaluation, patients are referred for an overnight sleep study.
Do I Have a Sleep Disorder?
Think you have a Sleep Disorder? Don't know if you need to talk to your physician about a sleep evaluation?