sleep disorder

noun

: a medical problem that prevents a person from sleeping normally

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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 Jennifer Mundt, assistant professor of sleep medicine Life with narcolepsy: People with the sleep disorder can have trouble socializing, working at a job, driving a car or even developing close relationships. Daniel Wine, CNN, 5 Nov. 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 9 Dec. 2024.

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