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Narcolepsy is a long-term neurological disorder that involves a decreased ability to regulate sleep-wake cycles.

Symptoms include periods of excessive daytime sleepiness that usually last from seconds to minutes and may occur at any time.

About 70% of people also experience episodes of sudden loss of muscle strength, known as cataplexy.

These spells can be brought on by strong emotions.

Less commonly there may be inability to move or vivid hallucinations while falling asleep or waking up.

People with narcolepsy tend to sleep about the same number of hours per day as people without, but the quality of sleep tends to be worse.

Sleep apnea, also spelled sleep apnoea, is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing or periods of shallow breathing during sleep.

Each pause can last for a few seconds to several minutes and they happen many times a night.

In the most common form, this follows loud snoring.

There may be a choking or snorting sound as breathing resumes.

As it disrupts normal sleep, those affected are often sleepy or tired during the day.

In children it may cause problems in school or hyperactivity.

Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have trouble sleeping.

They may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep as long as desired.

Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low energy, irritability, and a depressed mood.

It may result in an increased risk of motor vehicle collisions, as well as problems focusing and learning.

Insomnia can be short term, lasting for days or weeks, or long term, lasting more than a month.

A sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal.

Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, social and emotional functioning.

Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for some sleep disorders.

Snoring is the vibration of respiratory structures and the resulting sound due to obstructed air movement during breathing while sleeping.

In some cases, the sound may be soft, but in most cases, it can be loud and unpleasant.

Snoring during sleep may be a sign, or first alarm, of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Research suggests that snoring is one of the factors of sleep deprivation.