The American Academy of Sleep Medicine currently identifies 81 individual sleep disorders. List the most common disorders as outlined in the text. (Note: There are four primary disorders described and one broad category of six common afflictions.)

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The most common disorders are insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and parasomnias (which can include sleep terrors, sleepwalking, sleep bruxism, nocturnal eating, REM behavior disorder, and restless leg syndrome).

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