What Could be Causing Unsound Sleep?

What Causes Unsound Sleep?

Unsound sleep can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'troubling' to 'very serious'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose unsound sleep, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "unsound sleep" as a symptom. Here are eight of many possibilities (more below):

Anxiety
Insomnia
Vitamin D Need
PMS D
Copper Toxicity
Hyperthyroidism
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

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

major fatigue for 3-12 months

unexplained sadness/crying

brittle fingernails

moderate unexplained weight loss

numb/burning/tingling extremities

high iodine consumption

alcoholism

regular sleep paralysis

somewhat disturbed sleep

abnormal taste in mouth

major joint pain/swelling/stiffness

history of hyperthyroidism

... and more than 120 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

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

Cause	Probability	Status
Insomnia	98%	Confirm
PMS D	29%	Unlikely
Anxiety	22%	Unlikely
Vitamin D Need	2%	Ruled out
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder	1%	Ruled out
Hyperthyroidism	0%	Ruled out
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia	0%	Ruled out
Copper Toxicity	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:

Do you fall asleep only to wake up after a few hours and have trouble falling back to sleep?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Occasionally
→ Often
→ Very often / always

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate unsound sleep, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Anxiety

Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Copper Toxicity

Hyperthyroidism

Hypoglycemia

Insomnia

Lack of Sleep