Insomnia is a common and debilitating disorder that is frequently linked to important consequences for physical and mental health and wellbeing.
It often occurs in tandem with another common sleep disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Along with daytime sleepiness and fatigue, these debilitating disorders can be treated in a number of ways to reduce long-term health issues including diabetes, heart disease, anxiety and depression.
This Health & Medicine Lab video mainly talks about lack of sleep and anxiety and other mental problems.
If you care about sleep, please read studies that sleep loss may signal higher death risk in people with this health problem, and this therapy may treat sleep loss better than pills.
For more information about health, please see recent studies that lack of sleep in middle age may increase dementia risk, and results showing that physical activity may counter serious health harms of poor sleep.
Disclaimer: Any information on diseases and treatments available in this video is intended for general guidance only and must never be considered a substitute for the advice provided by your doctor or other qualified healthcare professional.
Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care professional with questions you may have regarding your medical condition.
