insomnia
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The first, known as dyssomnias, includes insomnia and sleep apnea, conditions that interfere with falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting sufficient restorative sleep.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
Most of the studies involved people with primary insomnia, meaning their sleep problems were not attributed to another medical condition.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
Seeing her yawn during a meeting, he suggested reading to help with her insomnia.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
She was prescribed a range of medications for depression and insomnia as her condition worsened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the face of William’s insomnia and growing tension, Elizebeth could do little to help, except to keep their home life as normal as she could.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
He contemplated the black immensity pierced by a multitude of lights, without giving a thought to all the heavy slumbers, cruel insomnias, vain dreams, spoilt pleasures, and infinitely diverse miseries that a great city contains.
From Penguin Island by Anatole France
They prattled of the dietary and idiosyncrasies of their several insomnias as though they had been so many exacting pet animals.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-18 by Various
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