COMMON SLEEP PROBLEMS

You don't notice it, of course, but while you're asleep, your brain is still active. As people sleep, their brains pass through five...

Research shows that teens need 8 1/2 to more than 9 hours of sleep a night. You don't need to be a math whiz to figure out that if you w...

People with these conditions find their sleep is disrupted by leg (or, less frequently, arm) movements, leaving them tired or irritable from...

This sleep disorder causes a person to stop breathing temporarily during sleep. One common cause of obstructive sleep apnea is enlarged tons...

Some people have a condition called gastrosesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that causes stomach acid to move backward up into the esophagus....

Most teens have nightmares on occasion, but frequent nightmares can disrupt a person's sleep patterns by waking him or her during the ni...

It's rare for teens to walk in their sleep; most sleepwalkers are children. Sleepwalking may run in families. It most often occurs when ...

If you're getting enough rest at night and you're still feeling tired during the day, it's a good idea to visit your doctor. Exc...