Sleep Disorder
Sleep Disorders — When Rest Becomes a Struggle
Sleep is as essential as food and water. When sleep is consistently disturbed, the entire body suffers — mood, memory, immunity, and physical health all deteriorate. Sleep disorders are very common in India and very treatable, yet most people suffer in silence for years.
🔍 Types of Sleep Disorders
- Insomnia — difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Sleep apnoea — breathing stops during sleep, causing loud snoring and daytime fatigue
- Hypersomnia — sleeping excessively even after adequate rest
- Circadian rhythm disorder — disrupted sleep-wake cycle
- Nightmares/Night terrors — recurring frightening dreams
- Sleepwalking — moving during sleep without awareness
- RLS — restless legs syndrome, uncomfortable urge to move legs at night
😴 Signs You Need Help
- Taking more than 30 minutes to fall asleep most nights
- Waking multiple times during the night
- Waking too early and unable to sleep again
- Feeling unrefreshed despite adequate hours of sleep
- Extreme daytime sleepiness affecting work or safety
- Relying on sleeping pills for more than a few weeks
🏥 How We Treat Sleep Disorders at Affinity Hospital
- Full sleep assessment and history
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) — most effective treatment
- Sleep hygiene education and schedule correction
- Short-term sleep medication when necessary
- Treatment of underlying causes (anxiety, depression)
- Referral for sleep study if sleep apnoea suspected
⚠️ When Should You Seek Help?
If poor sleep has been occurring 3+ nights a week for over a month, and it is affecting your daytime functioning — please seek help. Do not keep adding sleeping pills without addressing the root cause. We will find and treat the actual problem.
Good sleep is not a luxury. You deserve to rest well. Let us help you restore healthy, natural sleep.
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