What are the causes of insomnia and how to treat it?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- 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... Read More
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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
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- 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... Read More
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Why am I always sleepy and yawning? Can this be because of the weather in Dubai?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- 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... Read More
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Whether I sleep or not, I always feel sleepy. Are there any vitamins I should take?
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- 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... Read More
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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 Answers
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- 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?
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- 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... Read More
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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?
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- 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... Read More
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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?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- 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... Read More
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Can you tell us more about the sleep medicine
Dr. Karim Farah,
Pulmonology
- 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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