Insomnia Jargon Buster R-So

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Jargon Busting – R-So!

Here’s are a few more explanations of definitions that you’ll probably come across if you’re trying to understand your insomnia. Hope it sheds a bit of light on the subject.

RAPID EYE MOVEMENT (REM) – This is the type of sleep which occurs during sleep stage 5 when the brain is really active. This is seen by many experts as the best type of sleep and usually involves the eyes moving around quickly when the eyelids are closed. Now you know where the band got their name from!!

RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME (RLS) – This is where the sufferer is constantly woken up during sleep by involuntary movements of the limbs – usually causing a sudden jolt and disrupting sleep.

SERATONIN – This a substance that the body makes which then helps make the sleep hormone MELATONIN. You’ll sometimes find it referred to as 5HT.

SHORT TERM INSOMNIA – These are bouts of insomnia which can still be severe which last up to one month.

SOMNAMBULISM – This is just another term for Sleepwalking, where people get up and move around during the night without being properly awake.

I’ll stop with definitions for the time being, but there are a load of definitions all starting with the word SLEEP, which I’ll try and explain the actual meaning of shortly.

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