A 24 hour cycle that regulates the physiological process in all living creatures including plants, humans, animals and fungi is called circadian rhythm. This biological clock regulates our hours of sleep and…
Category: Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
How to Undergo Chronotherapy?
The clock has an immense significance in human lives. It schedules their day to day activities. Besides the exterior clock, there is also a biological clock ticking inside us that sets our…
Melatonin for Sleep: Uses and Abuses
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) is a sleep disorder whereby a person’s normal cycle of wakefulness and slumber gets delayed. You have the trouble of falling asleep at the desired time. You…
Advancing the Internal Clock for Treating Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder
The internal clock of the body can be disciplined. You can advance it and treat the delayed sleep phase disorder that you may be experiencing. There are other therapies for this disorder….
Provigil as a Management for Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Provigil is one of the drugs that are prescribed for patients with Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome. This drug does not treat the underlying cause of DSPS – it only improves the wakefulness…
Do-It-Yourself Remedies for DSPS
Having Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome can be difficult, especially if the person has to go to work every day. There are a lot of medical interventions for this such as the therapies…
Philips GoLite P1 Blue Spectrum Light Therapy Device for Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
For people with Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS), finding the most effective treatment for their condition is not difficult if they know what they are looking for and they know where to…
Sleeping Pills for Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
The use of sleeping pills has been a taboo in our society today. This is because of the common belief that sleeping pills are addictive and dangerous. However, contrary to the belief,…
Irregular Menstrual Cycle and Premenstrual Syndrome Caused By Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
A research abstract have shown that women who have delayed sleep phase syndrome, more often than not, report having irregular menstrual cycles together with premenstrual symptoms. Research on Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome…
Jet Lag Introduction
The body has a 24 hour sleep and wake cycle which is partly regulated by light and dark. If you travel quickly across time zones, your body gets confused about when to…
Shift Work Sleep Disorder
People who do shift work or who have irregular work hours often work when their body tells them to sleep. Like many bodily functions, sleep follows a daily pattern. When this pattern…
Treatment of Sleep Phase Disorders
Good sleep hygiene is the first step in the treatment of sleep phase disorders. This involves having a regular bed-time, regular get-up time and not reading or watching television in bed. The…
VIDEO – Dr. Durmer on Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Another good video on DSPS with explanation from a doctor
VIDEO – Sleep Disorders – Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
A nice video I saw on youtube about Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
Bright Light Therapy Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
All living things have a biological clock that is influenced by the cycle of light and darkness (day and night). In humans, the light enters the retina of the eyes and stimulates…
Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS)
“Larks” Major sleep episode is advanced in relation to the desired clock time, resulting in early evening sleepiness, early sleep onset, and awakening earlier than desired. Intervening sleep pattern is normal and…
Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
Chronic steady pattern comprising 1 to 2-hour daily delays in sleep onset and wake times in an individual living in society. Usual circadian rhythm is 24.2 to 24.5 hours. Patients sleep “around…
Mild Head Injuries Increase Risk Of Sleep Disorders
A mild head injury can increase your chance of developing a sleep disorder, according to a study published in the April 3, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American…
What can prevent a good night’s sleep?
Sleep disruptions Colds and illness Pain Restless legs syndrome Sleep apnea Timing Problems Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS) Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS) …
Why Do Teens Have Trouble Sleeping?
Research shows that teens need 8 1/2 to more than 9 hours of sleep each night. You don’t need to be a math whiz to figure out that if you wake up…