Causes of insomnia and sleep maintainance insomnia. discussion about melatonin, adenosine, cortisol, thyroxine & testosterone with a discussion about the psychological reasons for insomnia. also I talk about some of the medical conditions that cause insomnia and that can wake you up with a start in the middle of the night. I talk about the influence of adrenaline, flight or fight sympathetic nervous system.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:11 Hugh Selsick & Dipesh Mistry
0:55 Melatonin and Light
1:43 Adenosine and Coffee
2:48 Cortisol
3:01 Thyroxine
3:12 Testosterone
3:24 Shift Work / jetlag / Circadian rhythm
4:07 Sleep Hygiene
4:38 Psychology of acute insomnia
6:41 Adrenaline / Sympathetic nervous system keeping you up at night
6:47 The point at which you fall asleep
7:18 Psychology of chronic insomnia
8:12 The fear of not getting enough sleep
8:40 Fear keeps you up at night
9:13 Medical Conditions that cause Insomnia
9:49 Incontinence
9:22 Sleep Apnoea
10:05 Snoring causing insomnia
10:57 Depression & anxiety
11:24 PLMD - Periodic limb movement disorder / Restless Leg Syndrome
11:44 Bruxism & TMJD (temporomandibular joint dysfunction
12:13 Back / Hip / Shoulder pain
12:30 COPD / Asthma
12:52 Heart Disease / Orthopnoea
13:34 PND - paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea
14:23 Thyroid disease
14:39 Pheochromocytoma
15:12 Medication that cause insomnia
15:36 Conclusion


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