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We spend almost one third of our lives asleep. As we get older, sleep patterns might be disrupted and result in a sleep disorder. Some common causes of sleep disorders in the elderly include emotional stress, side effects from medication, and underlying medical conditions. The websites below provide information and resources that might help in coping with a sleep disorder.
Current Information on Sleep Disorders
Medline information on sleep disorders:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sleepdisorders.html
Sleep
Net
Sleep Net is an educational, non-commercial site devoted to improving
sleep health worldwide. The website contains general information
on sleep disorders with information on sleep and aging. The website
also provides links to support organizations related to sleep disorders.
Home Page:
http://www.sleepnet.com/
Sleep
Disorders
You can take an excessive daytime sleepiness test and find out your
sleep IQ with an interactive test. This website provides information
on insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless legs, periodic limb
http://www.sleepfoundation.org/
The
Treatment of Sleep Disorders of Older People
In 1990 the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference
on the Treatment of Sleep Disorders of Older People brought together
clinical specialists to address the cause, diagnosis, assessment,
and specific treatments of sleep disorders of older people. Following
1 1/2 days of presentations by experts and discussion by the audience,
a consensus panel weighed the scientific evidence and prepared a
consensus statement.
