sleep disorder

noun

: a medical problem that prevents a person from sleeping normally

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More From Newsweek Vault: Find Expert Guidance For Every Step Of Your Financial Journey After that came the sleep disorder insomnia, with 17 percent reporting suffering, and staying up to watch TV or movies, cited by 14 percent. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024 Biphasic sleep can be a beneficial option to avoid sleep debt for people who don't sleep enough at night, including people who work night shifts or have sleep deprivation due to a sleep disorder or other sleep disturbances. Carley Millhone, Health, 31 Oct. 2024 Narcolepsy: This sleep disorder is characterized by abrupt episodes of falling asleep during the day. Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024 Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes a person’s breathing to repeatedly stop and start throughout the night. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sleep disorder 

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“Sleep disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20disorder. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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