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An In-depth Exploration of Sleep Disorders and Their Impact on Human Health

Akhil Anandan, Prahlad Parajuli

Journal of student-scientists' research August 31, 2024 DOI: 10.47611/jsr.v13i3.2621 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Review Peer reviewed
Key findings Argues that stress negatively affects sleep quality and is a major contributing factor to prevalent sleep disorders, and proposes that distinguishing early symptoms and types of sleep paralysis, along with attention to irregular sleep routines and their effects on stress and academic performance, can inform strategies for managing these disorders.

Abstract

The study of sleep disorders encompasses many examinations of physiological, psychological, and mental factors that influence sleep. This review article focuses on the prevalent sleep issues such as insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and, mainly, sleep paralysis. The primary objective is to identify the major contributing factors, with an emphasis on the negative impact stress has on sleep quality. Additionally, this review aims to provide strategies for managing and potentially helping with these disorders. Through the exploration of early symptoms, the many effects of irregular sleep routines on stress and academic performance, and the distinctions between different types of sleep paralysis, this research offers a thorough analysis of sleep disorders.