Last Updated on December 20, 2019
© NationaleczemaDo you wake up late at night for no apparent reason that you could name? You are not alone. Over 40 million people in the United States struggle with sleep problems.
Since many of us have experienced what it feels like to wake up in the middle of the night and struggle to get back to sleep, it is only fit to pinpoint the exact reasons that keep us up and ruin our productivity during the day.
Many factors play a role in interfering with your sleep including the need to relieve yourself, pain due to an illness, sleep disorders like insomnia, night terrors, and environmental conditions like noise, cold or hot weather, uncomfortable bed, etc.
Most of these factors require medical attention to keep them under control and allow yourself the taste of healthy sleep.
#1 – Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder that can wreck your sleep cycle and the general quality of your sleep. There are two types of sleep apnea: the most common one known as obstructive sleep apnea, in which your upper airway gets blocked while you sleep, and the central sleep apnea that occurs due to the lack of respiratory movements.
Sleep apnea occurs when your breathing gets shallow and suddenly stops during your sleep, hence resulting in snoring and forcing you to wake up several times per night. People who have sleep apnea often don’t even realize right there and then that their sleep was interrupted.
If you experience headaches, tiredness, and lack of energy every morning, you may be unknowingly suffering from sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea treatment includes airway pressure device (CPAP) which is a mask that fits over nose and mouth and blows air into your airway during sleep, or medications that control sleep apnea symptoms.
#2 – Depression
Depression does not only interfere with your mood and appetite but it is also the culprit behind sleep disorders like insomnia as it becomes difficult for a depressed person to shut their racing thoughts and control feelings of hopelessness.
