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What are sleep disorders?

A sleep disorder is a medical disorder of sleep patterns. Some sleep disorders, such as insomnia, are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental and emotional functioning. Changes in lifestyle can contribute to sleep disorders. Other problems that can affect sleep are anxiety, back pain, chronic pain, pregnancy, incontinence and various drugs.