WHAT ARE PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT AND RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME?
Description. People who lose sleep from periodic limb movement experience a jerking in their feet or legs. People with restless legs syndrome have a creeping or crawling feeling during sleep, causing them to move their legs. Symptoms. Both of these disorders can cause insomnia and other sleep disturbances. The symptoms of these disorders cause people to sleep less, to not feel refreshed upon awakening, and to feel sleepy during waking hours. Causes. These disorders are more common among older people. Treatment. See your medical doctor for treatment of these disorders. WHAT IS SLEEP APNEA? Description. Sleep apnea comprises a group of sleep disorders. The most serious of these disorders is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In OSA, the upper airway becomes blocked while a person sleeps. The blockage can happen for as long as 90 seconds and as many as several hundred times during a single night. People with OSA experience extreme sleepiness during waking hours. It is more common among men th
