A good nights sleep is important to your well-being. Since most people spend roughly one-third of their lives asleep, it's easy to see how the quality of sleep directly affects the quality of your life. One out of three Americans has a sleep disorder which makes sleeping or waking hours miserable. Many of these people suffer needlessly because they are unaware that a problem exists. Once detected, most sleep disorders can be corrected. This simple quiz is designed to alert you to any problems resulting from poor-quality sleep. If you have experienced any of the following symptoms in the last year, check the box beside the number.

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Section One:

	1. I have difficulty falling asleep.
	2. Thoughts race through my mind and this prevents me from sleeping.
	3. I feel afraid to go to sleep.
	4. I wake up during the night and can't go back to sleep.
	5. I worry about things and have trouble relaxing.
	6. I wake up earlier in the morning than I would like to.
	7. I lie awake for half an hour or more before I fall asleep.
	8. I feel sad and depressed.

Section Two:

	9. I've been told that I snore.
	10. I've been told that I stop breathing while I sleep, although I don't remember this when I wake up.
	11. I have high blood pressure.
	12. My friends and family say they have noticed changes in my personality.
	13. I am gaining weight.
	14. I sweat excessively during the night.
	15. I have noticed my heart pounding or beating irregularly during the night.
	16. I get morning headaches.
	17. I have trouble sleeping when I have a cold.
	18. I suddenly wake up gasping for breath during the night.
	19. I am overweight.
	20. I seem to be losing my sex drive.
	21. I feel sleepy during the day even though I slept through the night.

Section Three:

	22. I have had trouble concentrating in school.
	23. When I am angry or surprised, I feel like I'm going limp.
	24. I have fallen asleep while driving.
	25. I feel like I go around in a daze.
	26. I have experienced vivid dream-like scenes upon falling asleep or awakening.
	27. I have fallen asleep during physical effort.
	28. I feel like I am hallucinating when I fall asleep.
	29. I like I have to cram a full day into every hour to get everything done.
	30. I have fallen asleep when laughing or crying.
	31. I have trouble at work because of sleepiness.
	32. I have vivid nightmares soon after falling asleep.
	33. I fall asleep during the day.
	34. No matter how hard I try to stay awake, I fall asleep anyway.
	35. I feel unable to move when I am waking up or falling asleep.

Section Four:

	37. I have a chronic cough.
	38. I have to use antacids (Rolaids, Tums, Alka-Seltzer, etc.) almost every week for stomach trouble.
	39. I have morning hoarseness.
	40. I wake up at night coughing or wheezing.
	41. I have frequent sore throats.
	42. During the night, I suddenly wake up gasping for breath.

Section Five:

	43. Other than when exercising, I still experience muscle tension in my legs.
	44. I have noticed (or others have commented) that parts of my body jerk.
	45. I have been told that I kick at night.
	46. I experience aching or "crawling" sensations in my legs.
	47. I experience leg pain during the night.
	48. Sometimes I can't keep my legs still at night. I just have to move them.
	49. I awaken with sore or achy muscles.
	50. Even though I slept through the night, I still feel sleepy during the day.

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