Circadian rhythm sleep disorder

Circadian rhythm sleep disorders are dyssomnias resulting from a discrepancy between the person's daily sleep/wake patterns and the demands of social activities, shift work, or travel.

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Circadian dysrhythmia (jet lag): Rapid travel across multiple time zones disrupts the normal circadian rhythm (see also Sleep and Wakefulness Disorders: Circadian rhythm sleep disorder, jet lag type (jeg lag disorder)).

Other Conditions: Narcolepsy and circadian rhythm sleep disorders are a couple of other disorders associated with sleepiness. Narcolepsy occurs when there is a problem with the part of the brain that controls sleep and wakefulness.

Chronotherapy - Chronotherapy is also used in people with circadian rhythm sleep disorders. It involves intentionally delaying going to sleep by two to three hours on successive days until you are able to fall asleep at the desired bedtime.

Melatonin has also been used for treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders in people who are blind and have no light perception.

Overview: Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), also called circadian rhythm sleep disorder- delayed sleep phase type, occurs when a person's internal clock is not in sync with the normal sleep patterns of most adults.

circadian rhythm sleep disorder, which involves a resetting of the body's sleep clock
hypersomnia, which is sleeping too much and sleeping at the wrong times
narcolepsy, which involves a sudden, overwhelming need to sleep at all times of the day ...

Advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS), also known as the advanced sleep-phase type (ASPT) of circadian rhythm sleep disorder, ...

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Jet lag, also called desynchronosis and flight fatigue, is a temporary disorder that causes fatigue, insomnia, and other symptoms as a result of air travel across time zones. It is considered a circadian rhythm sleep disorder, ...

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See also: Sleep disorder, Insomnia, Sleep Disorders, Symptom, Depression