Sleep Disorder Common Sleep DisordersCommon sleep disorders like insomnia, restless legs syndrome, narcolepsy and sleep apnea can affect every aspect of your life including your safety, relationships, school and work performance, thinking, mental health, weight and the development of diabetes and heart disease. Not getting enough quality sleep can hurt your quality of life.What are sleep disorders?Sleep disorders are conditions that impair your sleep or prevent you from getting restful sleep and, as a result, can cause daytime sleepiness and other symptoms. Everyone can experience problems with sleep from time to time. However, you might have a sleep disorder if:You regularly experience difficulty sleeping.You are often tired during the day even though you slept for at least seven hours the night before.You have a reduced or impaired ability to perform regular daytime activities.There are more than 100 million Americans of all ages who are not getting an adequate amount of sleep. Sleep is very important. Not getting enough sleep can have untoward consequences on school and work performance, interpersonal relationships, health and safety.www.clevelandclinic.org Dr. Engida Girma is a clinician, teacher, and researcher at Addis Ababa University. He is a fellow of Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research (GINGER) at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public. As part of his PhD, Dr. Engida is exploring trauma exposure and outcome in Ethiopia. Beside the general psychiatry, he does trauma related clinical works in hospitals and humanitarian settings. Dr. Engida is general secretary of Gebrher Health and Social Development Organization. Dr. Belachew is an Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery in Division of Otolaryngology Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery in Connecticut, USA

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