What are the causes of insomnia and how to treat it?
د. Zakia Dimassi,
طب الأطفال
- Insomnia is defined as difficulty falling asleep or maintaining sleep, even when the circumstances allow the individual to do so. It is a common disorder that affects women more often than men. The di... إقرأ أكثر
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My mother is sleeping while covering her head with the blanket. Could she suffocate and die in her sleep? Do the body have a natural reflex to wake up
د. Zakia Dimassi,
طب الأطفال
- The risk of suffocation during sleep because of bedding, sheets or covers is something we worry about in newborns and infants whose central nervous system, including the brain stem (responsible for c... إقرأ أكثر
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Why am I always sleepy and yawning? Can this be because of the weather in Dubai?
د. Zakia Dimassi,
طب الأطفال
- Daytime sleepiness most often results from lack of adequate refreshing sleep during the night, be it due to insomnia, or trouble with breathing during sleep (obstructive sleep apnea), which is usually... إقرأ أكثر
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Whether I sleep or not, I always feel sleepy. Are there any vitamins I should take?
د. Rania Mousa,
الطب العام
- A basal sleep need of seven to eight hours every night, but where things get complicated is the interaction between the basal need and sleep debt. For instance, you might meet your basal sleep need on... إقرأ أكثر
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What are the cures of headache that attacks me after i sleep for about 1:30hrs btwn 4:30PM till 6PM??
2 إجابة
د. Salim Saab,
طب الأذن والحنجرة
- you can have disturbance of nigt time sleep because of these long naps also sinsitis also sleep apnea syndrome
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I don't know how to describe my case but some people call it "abu rabous", others call it "al jathoum". It's the worst painful, scaring experience that can happen while sleeping. Any help?
د. Rania Mousa,
الطب العام
- What you are describing is called SLEEP PARALYSIS, it is a horrible feeling where you awake but feel that you are still stuck in a state where you can't even move a muscle or talk. Some lucky peo... إقرأ أكثر
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Male 21, drinking alcohol too much recently, eating fast food and spices and sleeping 2 to 3 hours only everyday. White pimples started appearing under his eyes. What could it be? Cholesterol?
د. Rania Mousa,
الطب العام
- It could be one of two depending on the appearance. Your doctor, after seeing you, will predict the cause. One of them is linked 50% with high cholesterol and the other cause not.
1-Xanthelasma (chole... إقرأ أكثر
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Some people die in their sleep even when their health is in good shape. It's happened with young people too. What is the cause of that and is there a way to prevent it?
د. Salim Saab,
طب الأذن والحنجرة
- An example of something in one's body that could kill the person in his/her sleep could be a ruptured aneurysm, also it could be from recurrent sleep apnea syndrome, etc. Examination and MRI woul... إقرأ أكثر
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Can you tell us more about the sleep medicine
د. Karim Farah,
طب الأمراض الرئوية والتنفسية
- you need to be more specific with your question.
do you mean medications for sleep or sleep disorders.
elaborate more about your complaints.
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