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Sleep Disorders

What are sleep disorders?

Sleep disorders involve any difficulties related to sleeping, including difficulty falling or staying asleep, falling asleep at inappropriate times, excessive total sleep time, or abnormal behaviors associated with sleep. (Sleep Disorders. Retrieved Frebruary 15, 2005 from the MedlinelinePlus Medical Encyclopedia)

UHN's Sleep program is one of Canada's largest sleep programs, addressing problems such as panic attacks during sleep, insomnia, breathing problems and epileptic seizures during sleep. The staff is also involved in research and education activities, and is actively exploring new frontiers of sleep medicine, such as telehealth and multi-disciplinary collaboration.

UHN Resources

UHN Pamphlets or Brochures

• Sleep Hygiene
• What to Expect during Your Stay at a Sleep Disorders Facility

UHN Clinics or Centres

• Neuropsychiatry
• Sleep and Alertness Clinic
• Sleep Lab/Disorders Clinic

Related Web Sites

• Canadian Lung Association
  Reports on fatigue, drowsiness, and sleep apnea as causes of traffic accidents. Discusses the link between trucking regulations and driver fatigue. Offers tips for preventing road fatigue and describes treatments for sleep apnea.
• Canadian Sleep Society
  Sleep related brochures in English and French available to download and print.
• National Sleep Foundation
  Patient education brochures, newsletters, and reports on sleep disorders.
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  Health information for patients and the general public. Also see their sleep disorder topic at Diseases and Conditions Index for a quick and easy way to get complete and dependable information.