Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type, is when your upper airway is blocked, reducing or stopping airflow. It may be caused by obesity, large tonsils or hormone level changes.

A 2023 study that included data from nearly 500,000 participants found that adults who slept more than nine hours per day ...

This article provides an overview of the daytime symptoms associated with the most common sleep disorders, namely insomnia, restless legs syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and shift wake ...

Individuals of all ages can be affected by sleep disorders, including older adults. Insomnia is one of the most common medical complaints, especially in older adults. It often coexists with ...

Most intervention studies focus solely on sleep ... in order to investigate the potential causal relationship between sleep problems, measures of daytime dysfunction and impaired QoL.

a common yet underdiagnosed sleep disorder, contributes to the development of dementia among adults -- particularly women, a new study suggests. At every age level, women with known or ...

Co-occurring disorders that affect sleep also are more common in autistic people than in the general population. They include sleep-wake disorders along with: Sleep problems are among the most common ...

and sleep disorders happen; many of us in the UK count ourselves lucky to land seven hours of sleep a night. Indeed a YouGov poll found that’s the most common sleep duration for Brits.

An AI-powered algorithm could facilitate the diagnosis of a common sleep disorder that affects over 80 million people globally, suggests a new study published in the Annals of Neurology. REM sleep ...