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1359982
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Sleep - Normality and illness

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Eduardo Anitua Aldecoa, Joaquín Durán-Cantolla

Patients who fall asleep during the day or who have significant difficulty focusing their attention may be suffering from one of the almost 90 illnesses related to sleep. On many occasions these patients do not know that they are actually suffering from an illness that probably has an effective treatment if diagnosed properly. Healthy sleep, in addition to being a vital need, is a right of all citizens.
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Medicina oral, Salud

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2015
978-84-87673-41-2
69
14
Health, Oral medicine
ES, EN, DE, FR, IT, PT
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Did you know that your energy levels, daily performance and overall health depend on what happens while you sleep? Sleeping well is not a waste of time; it is a vital biological process. Yet fatigue, snoring and sleepless nights are often treated as though they were normal.

In this enlightening book, Dr Joaquín Durán-Cantolla and Dr Eduardo Anitua Aldecoa examine sleep from a highly practical perspective: what should be considered normal, and during which circumstances we are dealing with a disorder that requires medical attention.

Throughout its pages, you will find clear answers to problems that affect millions of people, yet frequently go unnoticed:
- Do you snore or suffer from sleep apnoea? Learn to distinguish simple snoring from a serious breathing disorder, and discover the close, though little-known, relationship between sleep apnoea and bruxism (teeth grinding).
- Insomnia and circadian rhythm disorders: why they occur, how shift work and technology affect us, and which behavioural and pharmacological treatments are truly effective.
- Other invisible disorders: discover that there are more than 90 sleep disorders, ranging from narcolepsy and sleepwalking to restless legs syndrome and childhood night terrors.

The book not only helps you identify the problem, but also outlines current medical solutions in detail: from sleep hygiene measures and mandibular advancement devices (MADs) to the use of CPAP.

Healthy sleep is a right. Find out whether you are getting the rest you should and how you can improve your quality of life by regaining control of your nights.

Index:
  1. Sleep: an overview
    • What is sleep?
    • What is sleep for?
    • What are dreams?
    • Sleep as a habit
    • How much should I sleep?
  2. Sleep at different ages
    • Sleep in children
    • Sleep in adolescents
    • Sleep in adults
    • Sleep in old age
  3. Respiratory problems during sleep
    • Snoring
    • Why do we snore?
    • Can snoring be significant?
    • How is snoring treated?
    • Sleep apnoea
    • What makes us suspect sleep apnoea?
    • How is sleep apnoea diagnosed?
    • Sleep and teeth Sleep apnoea in bruxism
  4. Sleep apnoea: when and how it is treated?
    • Does sleep apnoea have treatment and is it effective?
    • Treatment of sleep apnoea with hygiene and dietary measures
    • Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
    • Treatment of sleep apnoea with mandibular advancement devices (MAD)
    • Treatment of sleep apnoea with surgery
    • Sleep apnoea in children
  5. Insomnia
    • What is insomnia?
    • Is all insomnia the same?
    • How and when to treat insomnia
    • When should I consult a specialist?
  6. Circadian rhythm disorders
    • What are circadian rhythms?
    • What are circadian rhythm disorders?
    • How is it diagnosed?
    • How are circadian rhythm disorders treated?
    • Cognitive-behavioural therapy in circadian disorders
    • Pharmacological therapy for circadian disorders: Melatonin
    • Light as a therapy
  7. Other sleep pathologies
    • There are more than 90 sleep pathologies
    • Narcolepsy
    • Idiopathic diurnal hypersomnia
    • Periodic limb movement and restless legs syndrome
    • Eating disorders during sleep
    • Parasomnias
    • Parasomnia related to waking: sleepwalking and night terrors
    • Parasomnias in the sleep-wake transition: rhythmic movements, somniloquy
    • Parasonmnias related to REM sleep: nightmares, sleep paralysis, behavioural disorder associated with REM
    • Other parasomnias: nocturnal enuresis, sexomnia
    • Sexomnia