What is the Cause of Sleep Disorders?

What Causes Sleep Disorders?

In order to deal properly with sleep disorders we need to understand and — if possible — remove the underlying causes and risk factors. We need to ask: "What else is going on inside the body that might allow sleep disorders to develop?"

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Accurate diagnosis of the factors behind sleep disorders consists of three steps:

Step 1: List the Possible Causative Factors

Identify all disease conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental risk factors that can lead to sleep disorders. Here are three possibilities:

Magnesium Toxicity
Depression
Vasectomy Side-Effects

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

Identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

low systolic blood pressure

depression in family members

angry/hostile disposition

weak appetite

attempting suicide

regular drowsiness

past abortions

antidepressant drug use

major mood swings

low diastolic blood pressure

magnesium-based antacid use

episode(s) of deep depression

... and more than 30 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of sleep disorders:

Cause	Probability	Status
Depression	97%	Confirm
Magnesium Toxicity	23%	Unlikely
Vasectomy Side-Effects	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate sleeping-related problems, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Have you been diagnosed with a sleep disorder such as Hypersomnolence or Narcolepsy?

Possible responses:

→ Don't know
→ No
→ Similar sleep disorder / doctors uncertain
→ Hypersomnolence
→ Narcolepsy

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate absence of sleep disorder, having an uncertain sleep disorder, having hypersomnolence or having narcolepsy, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Depression

Depression and hypersomnolence are often seen together.

Magnesium Toxicity

The symptoms of magnesium toxicity include central nervous system depression, muscle weakness, fatigue and sleepiness.

Consequences of Vasectomy

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