Disturbed sleep can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.
Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose disturbed sleep, we could:
Cause | Probability | Status |
---|---|---|
Zinc Need | 92% | Confirm |
PMS D | 22% | Unlikely |
Pinworms | 14% | Unlikely |
Aspartame/Neotame Side-Effects | 3% | Ruled out |
Low Serotonin | 3% | Ruled out |
Low Melatonin | 2% | Ruled out |
Insomnia | 1% | Ruled out |
Lack Of Sleep | 1% | Ruled out |
How is your quality of sleep generally, when you are able to sleep without interruption or pain?
Possible responses:
→ Usually broken up / disturbed→ Sometimes broken up / disturbed → Average/sound / don't know → Generally deep → Always deep |
Based on doctors' estimates, sleep disturbances are experienced by approximately 75% of Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia sufferers.
A history of light, anxious, restless sleep is often evidence of low melatonin levels.
Patients rarely complain about frequent awakenings due to obstruction, but it does occur.
A heavy pinworm infection can cause difficulty in sleeping.
Regular good sleep habits (non-wakeful rest during the night, not snoring, waking refreshed) tend to contraindicate adrenal stress.