Sleep apnea is simply a sleep disorder or insomnia. It is characterized by disturb breathing during sleep. This disturbance in breathing during sleep is called apnea. Apnea lasts long and so breaths are missed and it recurs repeatedly throughout during sleep. Usually there is gap of ten seconds between breaths. There is a sleep test called polysomnogram to diagnose sleep apnea. Apnea is also called episode. In clinical term sleep apnea is characterized by five or more than five episodes per hour. There are three forms of sleep apnea or insomnia. They are called complex, central and obstructive apnea. In central sleep apnea lack of respiratory effort creates interruption in breathing. Obstructive sleep apnea breathing is interrupted by blockade in air flow. Complex apnea is nothing but a midway condition between obstructive and central apnea in which breathing is interrupted either by physical blockade or due to lack of respiratory effort simultaneously. read more...

Today, a nice 8-9 hours sleep is difficult to get yet something that you cannot ignore. A nice sleep keeps your mind and body healthy. This helps you to maintain a strong resistance against diseases. read more...

To sleep well is important for us to wake up fresh and cheerful the next morning. A good sleep allows our body to rejuvenate. But this is not the case with everyone. There are many people suffering from sleep disorders. Insomnia is a common problem that affects many of us and causes other problems like fatigue, stress, loss of appetite etc. It is important to treat the root cause to get rid of its side effects. read more...