What are sleep disorders and how do you test for them?

Many: Sleep apnea is the commonest. Nighmares, night terrors, sleep paralysis, sleep walking, insomnia. Most are associated with rem sleep and some are obviously observed. A sleep laboratory can make a diagnosis of "mystery" cases. Sudden infant death syndrome (sids) is a sleep disorder and there are ocassionally symptoms that may predict it as a possibility.

Polysomnogram: Sleep disorders take in a large territory ranging from snoring, sleep apnea, restless legs and other involuntary movements to sleep walking. A polysomnogram is the most accepted diagnositic test but will not always detect situations such as sleep walking.

Sleep Disorders: Multiple categories sleep study with mslt or mwt or actigraphy can help if you have symptoms indicative for the tests.