In most of the countries across the world, suffering from insomnia takes many forms. People suffer from problems like falling asleep, besides inability to stay asleep, as well as failure to feel restored by sleep. All these are various forms of suffering from insomnia.
Generally, the causes for sleep disorders may be categorized into internal, external as well as due to some disturbance in the normal circadian pattern. Most often, these sleep disorders are associated to the diseases of any organ which are a major factor for the internal causes of sleep disorder. It is common that mostly these diseases manifest along with some disturbance in the normal sleeping pattern.
But serious sleep disorders may be caused due to medical conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, besides sleep-related gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer, as well as fibrositis syndrome, back problems, and even neck problems. Any impairment in the brain like central apnea and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease are also potential causes for suffering from insomnia. Breathing problems are also major causes in cases like obstructive sleep apnea as well as snoring.
In endocrinal changes, sleep disorders are symptoms such as in the cases of thyroid problems, in which patient are suffering from insomnia or over sleep. The sleep problems which are associated with menopause and pregnancy are very common. The alteration in the circadian rhythm is another major cause for many sleep disorders. Shift workers may experience sleep disorders because of their altered sleep pattern. Jet lag is another reason for sleep disorder among the plane travelers.
Life style factors like alcoholism as well as intake of alkaloids or caffeine also contribute to these causes of sleep disorders. The environmental factors such as light, noise, as well as change of bedding; besides intake of certain drugs like Lotronex and Tramadol are also causes of sleep disorders.