| Cardiovascular disease includes congestive heart | | | | the normal electrical activity of the brain. People with |
| failure and coronary artery disease. These are the | | | | this condition are twice as likely to suffer from the |
| two most common heart problems that affect sleep | | | | sleep disorder insomnia. People that suffer a stroke |
| and can cause a sleep disorder. Congestive heart | | | | usually also have obstructive sleep apnea. |
| failure occurs when the heart can no longer pump | | | | People that have respiratory diseases, such as |
| enough blood fo the body's needs. Blood backs up in | | | | asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary |
| the veins of the heart which lead to the kidneys and | | | | disease,usually also have a sleep disorder. Asthma is a |
| edema eventually damages the lungs and other | | | | chronic lung condition that makes breathing difficult |
| organs. People suffering from congestive heart failure | | | | when air passages become inflamed and narrow. |
| have a very high risk of developing the sleep disorder | | | | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, known as |
| of obstructive sleep apnea. Coronary heart disease is | | | | COPD, refers to a group of disorders that damage |
| the build up of fatty deposits in the arteries that | | | | the lungs and make breathing difficult. Many people |
| supply blood to the heart, called atherosclerosis. This | | | | with these conditions suffer from insomnia and sleep |
| condition also can lead to obstructive sleep apnea. | | | | fragmentation. |
| Sleep disorders can occur from endocrine disorders | | | | Mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, |
| such as diabetes and thyroid disease. Diabetes is a | | | | schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and seasonal affective |
| disease that affects the way the body processes | | | | disorder can also lead to a sleep disorder. People with |
| and uses carbohydrates, fats and proteins. People | | | | these mental health disorders often suffer from sleep |
| that have uncontrolled diabetes often develop the | | | | fragmentation and insomnia. |
| sleep disorder of restless leg syndrome. Thyroid | | | | Gastroesophageal reflux disease, known as GERD, |
| hormones regulate the body's energy levels. | | | | causes the stomach's juices to flow backwards into |
| Hyperthyroidism can make it difficult to fall asleep, | | | | the esophagus. This causes the sleep disorder of |
| and cause night sweats the person to wake. | | | | sleep fragmentation. |
| Neurological disorders include Parkinson's disease, | | | | Kidney disease causes the kidneys to lose their ability |
| Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and strokes. Parkinson's | | | | to filter the proper amount of waste products from |
| disease is a central nervous system disorder. This | | | | the blood and regulate the body's balance of salt and |
| disease causes problems with body motion, including | | | | water. This can cause the sleep disorders of restless |
| tremors, unstable posture, slowed body movements, | | | | leg syndrome and insomnia to develop. |
| muscle stiffness, and difficulty walking. Sleep | | | | People with arthritis often find it difficult to fall asleep |
| disorders that occur with this disease include REM | | | | because of the pain. This often results in insomnia. |
| sleep behavior disorder and sleep onset insomnia. | | | | If an illness causes a sleep disorder to develop, the |
| Alzheimer's disease impairs the brain's intellectual | | | | sleep disorder is secondary to the illness. Successful |
| functions and is the most common cause of | | | | treatment of the primary underlying cause will usually |
| dementia. This disease causes sleep fragmentation. | | | | diminish the effects of the sleep disorder. |
| Epilepsy causes recurrent, sudden, brief changes in | | | | |