Symptoms of sleep disorders occur due to a variety of reasons and it is important to identify the reasons for their occurrence. The lifestyle of the patient is disrupted, and if occurrs at the wrong time, it could provide fatal in certain situations.

Symptoms of Sleep Disorders
Symptoms of sleep disorders normally manifest themselves in the following ways:

• Perpetually Feeling Tired
  This is one of the main symptoms of sleep disorders.

Causes of Sleep Disorders

• Allergies and Problems with Respiration
  Infections of the upper respiratory tract as well as allergies or colds can give rise to sleep disorders. Nasal breathing becomes a problem leading to difficulty in sleeping.
• Nocturia
  When you have the urge to urinate frequently at night, this disorder is known as nocturia. This interrupts your sleep cycle. This abnormality may be due to urinary tract infections or imbalances in your hormones. Pain or bleeding with the urination means a doctor needs to be consulted immediately.
• Chronic Pain
  When the pain is constant, not only will you have difficulty falling asleep but you might be forced to wake up after you have fallen asleep. This chronic pain may be due to arthritis, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, inflammatory bowel problems, continuous headaches or persistent pain of the lower back. However, sleep disorders might worsen chronic pain.
• Stress or Anxiety
  The quality of sleep is compromised when you are suffering from some kind of stress or anxiety. Your sleep could also be interrupted by nightmares, sleepwalking, as well as sleep talking.

Types of Sleep Disorders

• Insomnia
  When you can’t fall asleep or stay asleep, it is a clear indication of insomnia. The reasons could be jet lag, hormonal, indigestion, anxiety or stress. There could be some other underlying condition. Insomnia leads to deterioration of your life’s quality as you suffer from depression, are unable to concentrate, become irritable, gain weight or experience a drop in performance. When insomnia persists for a month, this is known as chronic insomnia. When the episodes are periodic, it is called intermittent. When it happens for a couple of nights, it is referred to as transient.
• Sleep Apnea
  When breathing pauses during sleep it is a characteristic of sleep apnea. This is a critical medical situation as there is less intake of oxygen by the body. You might be forced to wake up at night.
• Parasomnias
  These are characterized by abnormal movements or behaviors while sleeping. These include walking while asleep, talking while asleep, groaning, nightmares, wetting the bed, grinding of teeth or clenching of jaws.
• Restless Leg Syndrome
  This disorder leads to an urge to move your legs. The legs could also experience a tingling sensation simultaneously. While they are mostly a nighttime occurrence, they sometimes do happen during the daytime. The underlying cause is not certain, though patients with ADHD or Parkinson’s disease have been known to experience them.
• Narcolepsy
  There are sleep attacks that happen during the daytime. There is extreme tiredness and tendency to fall asleep suddenly. There may be sleep paralysis which makes it difficult to move when you wake up. Disorders relating to the nerve like multiple sclerosis could lead to narcolepsy.