Delayed sleep phase syndrome

Delayed sleep phase syndrome often begins in adolescence; although some cases begin in the childhood years. It is rare that it starts in someone older than 30.

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Overview: Delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS), also called circadian rhythm sleep disorder- delayed sleep phase type, ...

Delayed sleep phase syndrome
Advanced sleep phase syndrome
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Delayed sleep phase syndrome (See Delayed Sleep Phase)
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They can help a condition called delayed sleep phase syndrome. A person with this condition has difficulty falling asleep until very late at night, but then wakes early in the morning.

Delayed sleep phase syndrome: your internal clock is constantly out of synch with the "accepted" day / night phases; for example, patients feel best if they can sleep from 4AM to noon ...

Some people with advanced or delayed sleep phase syndrome benefit from phototherapy, a treatment in which you are exposed to bright lights at certain times of the day to reset your circadian clock.

Phototherapy - Phototherapy, also called light therapy, is an effective therapy for people whose insomnia is due to a problem called delayed sleep phase syndrome.

Although there is no formal test to diagnose delayed sleep phase syndrome, Jefferson pediatric sleep medicine specialists will ask for a description of the sleep problem.

Insomnia Â- Hypersomnia Â- Sleep apnea (Obstructive, Ondine's curse) Â- Narcolepsy Â- Cataplexy Â- Kleine-Levin Â- Circadian rhythm sleep disorder (Advanced sleep phase syndrome, Delayed sleep phase syndrome, Non-24-hour sleep-wake syndrome, Jet lag) ...

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