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Sleep QuizA good night's sleep is important to your well-being. Since most people spend roughly one-third of their lives asleep, it's easy to see how the quality of sleep directly affects the quality of your life. One out of every three Americans has a sleep disorder which makes sleeping or waking hours miserable. Many of these people suffer needlessly because they are unaware that a problem exists. Once detected, most sleep disorders can be corrected. This simple quiz is designed to alert you to any problems resulting from poor-quality sleep. If you have experienced any of the following symptoms in the last year, circle that number. 1. I have difficulty falling asleep. 2. Thoughts race through my mind and this prevents me from falling asleep. 3. I feel afraid to go to sleep. 4. I wake up during the night and can't go back to sleep. 5. I worry about things and have trouble relaxing. 6. I wake up earlier in the morning than I would like to. 7. I lie awake for half an hour or more before I fall asleep. 8. I feel sad and depressed. 9. I've been told that I snore. 10. I've been told that I stop breathing while I sleep, although I don't remember this when I wake up. 11. I have high blood pressure. 12. My friends and family say they have noticed changes in my personality. 13. I am gaining weight. 14. I sweat excessively during the night. 15. I have noticed my heart pounding or beating irregularly during the night. 16. I get morning headaches. 17. I have trouble sleeping when I have a cold. 18. I suddenly wake up gasping for breath during the night. 19. I am overweight. 20. I seem to be losing my sex drive. 21. I feel sleepy during the day even when I slept through the night. 22. I have had trouble concentration at work or in school. 23. When I am angry or surprised, I feel like I am going to go limp. 24. I have fallen asleep while driving. 25. I feel like I go around in a daze. 26. I have experienced vivid dreamlike scenes upon falling asleep or awakening. 27. I have fallen asleep during physical effort. 28. I feel like I am hallucinating when I fall asleep. 29. I feel like I have to cram a full day into every hour to get everything done. 30. I have fallen asleep while laughing or crying. 31. I have trouble at work or school because of sleepiness. 32. I have vivid nightmare soon after falling asleep. 33. I fall asleep during the day. 34. No matter how hard I try to stay awake, I hall asleep anyway. 35. I feel unable to move when I am waking up or falling asleep. 36. I wake up with heartburn. 37. I have a chronic cough. 38. I have to use antacids (Rolaids, Tums, Alka-seltzer, etc.) almost every week for stomach trouble. 39. I have morning hoarseness. 40. I wake up at night coughing or wheezing. 41. I have frequent sore throats. 42. During the night, I suddenly wake up gasping for breath. 43. Other than when exercising, I still experience muscle tension in my legs. 44. I have noticed (or others have commented) that parts of my body jerk. 45. I have been told that I kick at night. 46. I experienced aching or "crawling" sensation in my legs. 47. I experienced leg pain during the night. 48. Sometimes, I can't keep my legs still at night. I just have to move them. 49. I awaken with sore or achy muscles. 50. Even though I slept through the night, I still feel sleepy during the day. Question 1-8 A score of three or more means you show symptoms of insomnia , a persistent inability to fall asleep or stay asleep. Question 9-21 A score of three or more means you show symptoms of sleep apnea , a life threatening disorder which causes you to stop breathing repeatedly, often several hundred times per night as you sleep. Question 22-35 A score of three or more reveals symptoms of narcolepsy , a lifelong disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks during the day. Question 36-42 A score of three or more reveals symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux , a disorder caused when acid from the stomach backs up into the esophagus during the night. Question 43-50 A score of two or more means you show symptoms of nocturnal myoclonus or restless legs syndrome , a disorder characterized by pain or crawling sensations Please
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