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Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS): Information, Symptoms and Causes

Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS) is a sleep disorder in which sufferers feel very sleepy early in the evening (e.g. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM) and wide-awake later in the night (e.g. midnight, 1:00 AM, etc).

This is the opposite of Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS).

Symptoms

The most common symptom of Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS) is a sufferer regularly feels very sleepy early in the evening (e.g. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM) and wide-awake later in the night (e.g. midnight, 1:00 AM, etc).

Causes

  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS) is frequently encountered in the elderly and in post-menopausal women.
  • Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS) may also run in families, and this version of ASPS is called Familial Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (FASPS).
  • Familial Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (FASPS) is caused by a range of possible genetic mutations that can be passed from parents to children.

Random Sleeping Tip
You must remember that you are not going to go through any arguments with your spouse at sleeping time because if you are going to go through arguments then you would be going through high levels of stress and this would prevent you from sleeping and will make you more aggressive and aggravated overtime. Therefore the best bet is to avoid any kind of arguments before bedtime.

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