What is a "sleep disorder"?

What is a "sleep disorder"?

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Sleep disorders involve a number of areas; the amount of sleep you have at night, what affects this amount of sleep, and what affects the quality of this sleep. You may have conditions where you are excessively sleepy, and you may have conditions where your internal body clock or your circadian rhythm is upset, and that will cause problems with your sleep.