Narcolepsy

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The most common sleep disorder is obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and occurs when breathing is obstructed while sleeping. Approximately 8-15% of adult males and 6-12% of adult females are affected, with the 85-95% yet to be diagnosed and treated. The baby boomer population is considered high risk and are now becoming more clinically significant.

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The term narcolepsy derives from the French word narcolepsie created by the French physician Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau by combining the Greek narke numbness, stupor and lepsis attack, seizure.

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What is it ?

Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder, or dyssomnia. The condition is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in which a person experiences extreme fatigue and possibly falls asleep at inappropriate times, such as while at work or at school. A narcoleptic will most likely experience disturbed nocturnal sleep and also abnormal daytime sleep pattern, which is often confused with insomnia. When a person with narcolepsy falls asleep or goes to bed they will generally experience the REM stage of sleep (rapid eye movement/dreaming state), within 10 minutes; whereas for most people, this shouldn’t occur until generally 30 minutes of slumber.