Sleep Problems Among Adolescents And What To Look For
Sleep Problems Among Adolescents And What To Look For
By Malcolm Moorhouse
A great many teenagers do not get anything like the amount of proper regular sleep the need. Not having enough sleep on a regular basis can lead to a sleep deficit, which can create emotional problems and also the inability to be able to concentration on their work and studies.
Sleep problems among adolescents are much more common in comparison to adults and younger children because of several reasons. Some doctors will tell you that a teenager's biological clock alters during adolescence, which makes it more difficult for teenager's to fall asleep and wake up early and refreshed the next morning. The changes to a teenager's body are created by the brain hormone called "melatonin" that is produced by a teenager later at night in adolescents, this makes it difficult teens to sleep properly. This sleep disorder is known as "delayed sleep phase syndrome", which affects very many teens. Other causes of sleep problems among adolescents include stress, drugs, physical discomforts or poor sleeping environment.
5 sleep problems that can disrupt your teenager's sleep:
*Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) this happens when your leg and arm movements disturbs sleep, making your teenager's bad tempered and tired from lack of sleep. With this complaint, the teenager is unaware that they are moving their arms or legs whilst sleeping.
*RLS or Restless Leg Syndrome as some similarities to the condition called PLMD, the feeling of burning, itching, and tingling in the legs being the main differences. Moving the legs and arms in a vigorous way will help those who are suffering from this particular sleep disorder. The medical profession have medication that will help people that are suffering from RLS and PLMD.
*Sleep apnea is also a very common sleep disorder. A person who as this particular problem/c stops breathing when asleep. Sleep apnea is caused by several by several different conditions such as/c swollen adenoids/c obesity/c and enlarged tonsils. Teenager's who are suffering from this sleep disorder will have difficulty breathing/c probably snore and sweat whilst asleep.
*Teenager's do not often experience nightmares, however, when they do, these nightmares can definitely disturb a teen's sleep. Insomnia, stress, anxiety and other emotional issues, drugs, alcohol, medication and lack of sleep can cause nightmares. A counselor, doctor, or therapist, help to treat frequent nightmares.
*Adolescents don't often suffer from sleepwalking. this can be caused by a fever or even lack of sleep. Also, these types of sleep problems can often run in your family, and if this is the case, try not to worry because sleepwalking is not harmful. All you have to do is help the sleepwalker back to bed.
Doctors can now help sleep problems among adolescents, because they have medicine and techniques to do so. However, if the problem does not go away within a certain time, be sure to get medical help.
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