If you always struggle to get a full night’s sleep, you may be suffering from a sleep disorder. It’s essential that you treat the root cause of the disorder so you can get back to feeling awake, alert, and energized during the day.

Below is a list of the 4 most common sleep disorders and how to tackle them.

What It Is

Insomnia is when you have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. In fact, you may not drift off at all. Rather, you may be operating on just minutes or barely an hour or two of shuteye every day. 

How To Tackle It

Insomnia can be cured or at least improved by finding and addressing its root cause. The tricky part is there are multiple factors that can cause this condition, including: anxiety, depression, chronic illness, medication, caffeine, poor diet, and a physically uncomfortable environment.

If any of these symptoms sounds familiar to you, you may want to make some behavioral changes, like eating better or creating a more comfortable, comforting place to sleep. If it’s something deeper, like your mood or an illness, we recommend making an appointment with a therapist or a physician.

What It Is

This disorder is a condition where a person feels an uncontrollable urge to move their legs. The urge worsens when they’re laying down, which makes sleeping at night difficult. 

How To Tackle It

For people with RLS, a few treatments are available. They include aerobic exercise, massaging the legs, taking iron supplements, and anti-seizure drugs.  

What It Is

You may have experienced jet lag when traveling to a different time zone from the one you’re used to. This sleep disorder is temporary, but until your internal clock adjusts to the new time, you may experience sleeplessness or extreme fatigue. 

How To Tackle It

The best way to conquer jet lag is by adapting as quickly as possible to the schedule in the new time zone, even if it means you have to stay awake longer than you normally would to wait for nightfall to go to sleep. That way your internal clock will synchronize with your location. Getting lots of rest before you switch time zones will help you make the transition more easily.  

What It Is

Sleep apnea is a serious disorder where a person’s breathing stops and starts throughout their sleep. They tend to snore loudly, and then when they’re awake, they feel fatigued even after a full night’s “rest.” 

How To Tackle It

You can ease symptoms of sleep apnea by using a CPAP machine to help you breathe at night, and also by elevating yourself up in bed on top of firm, yet comfortable pillows. Elevating yourself will open up your airways and allow you to breathe more easily. 

An easy way to lessen the symptoms of a sleep disorder is to start using the right kind of pillow. By “right kind,” we mean one that provides plenty of support for your head, neck and shoulders (and your legs and lower back, too), while still feeling cool and plush to the touch.

At Ecoden, we make pillows that support, soothe, and stay contoured to your body so you can feel as relaxed as possible when you’re going to sleep. Beat your sleep disorder by giving your body the best comfort possible with Ecoden pillows.