sleep disorder

noun

: a medical problem that prevents a person from sleeping normally

Examples of sleep disorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The sleep disorder can raise your blood pressure and put a tremendous strain on the heart and body. Julia Sullivan, SELF, 8 May 2024 South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety gave its nod of approval last fall for using wearable devices to detect breathing interruptions that are commonly associated with the sleep disorder, and the update will roll out there first. Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 9 Feb. 2024 It's also used to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder characterized by drowsiness and falling asleep suddenly throughout the day. Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024 These include jet lag, advanced sleep-wake phase disorder, shift work sleep disorder, and delayed sleep phase disorder. Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024 For a while now, researchers have known about the link between smell loss and neurodegeneration, especially in the presence of certain other risk factors, such as a diagnosis with REM behavior disorder (RBD), a sleep disorder. Michael J. Fox, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2024 Insomnia is a common sleep disorder characterized by persistent difficulty in falling asleep, staying asleep, or both. Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2024 Insomnia is a sleep disorder that causes issues falling asleep, staying asleep, and getting restful and restorative sleep. Dominique Fluker, Essence, 2 Jan. 2024 Warning signs If someone routinely experiences disruptive snoring — which is loud and frequent, disrupts sleep, or leads to daytime fatigue — that can be an indicator of an underlying sleep disorder such as sleep apnea, Harris said. Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2023

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“Sleep disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20disorder. Accessed 17 May. 2024.

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