Test Your Sleep Disorder IQ

February 12, 2013

Test Your Sleep Disorder IQ

How much do you know about sleep disorders? Take our quick quiz to find out!

True or False?

  1. Alcohol abuse and certain drug use can be attributed to snoring.
  2. There are 11 types of sleep disorders.
  3. People who have sleep apnea can stop breathing several hundred times per night.
  4. There is no therapy available for Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) which is caused by a lack of sunlight during the long dark days of winter.
  5. Children who sleepwalk quite often outgrow the disorder.
  6. Lack of exercise can cause insomnia.
  7. During sleep, your brain rests.
  8. Narcolepsy, also known as excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), can lead to a lower sex drive and impotency.
  9. There are diagnostic tests available that can detect Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS).
  10. Bipolar disorder can lead to sleep paralysis.

-Quiz answers below!

Photo courtesy of Sean MacEntee

Sleep Disorder IQ Answers

  1. True.  Alcohol and some drugs may relax the throat muscles, allowing fatty tissue in the throat area to sag and block airflow.
  2. False.  Doctors and specialists who conduct sleep studies have identified more than one hundred different types of sleep disorders.
  3. True.  Airway blockage can happen a few times a night or several hundred times a night.
  4. False.  S.A.D can often be controlled by bright light therapy.
  5. True.  Children normally outgrow sleepwalking when they reach their teens.
  6. True.  Lack of exercise can contribute to insomnia.
  7. False.  The brain remains active during sleep.
  8. True.  Narcolepsy and the lack of sleep is associated with impotence and low sex drive.
  9. False.  There are currently no diagnostic tests available for DSPS.
  10. True.  Bipolar disorder can lead to sleep related issues including sleep paralysis.

 

-Feature photo courtesy of Relaxing Music.