Nocturia and Sleep Disorders | HealthPlexus.net

Dr. Colin M. Shapiro, MBBCh, PhD, MRCPsych, FRCPC,¹ Co-author: Sharon A. Chung, PhD ²

Authors' Affiliations

¹Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON.

²Youthdale Treatment Centres and Paediatric Sleep Research Inc., Toronto, ON.

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Abstract: Nocturia, or the condition where the patient wakes two or more times per night to void the bladder, is linked to a multiplicity of physical and mental health disorders. Whether causal or caused by these disorders, treatment of nocturia and the associated slow-wave sleep disruption is essential to avoid long-term health issues and increased mortality in the individual.

Key Words: nocturia, sleep, physical health, mental health, slow-wave sleep.

Nocturia is a condition that causes the patient to wake two or more times per night to void the bladder.

Nocturia results in a disruption of restorative slow-wave sleep.

Desmopressin can prolong or even eliminate time to first awakening, thereby augmenting slow-wave sleep and the associated improved physical and mental health.

Nocturia is associated with a multiplicity of physical and mental disorders.

Nocturia is more prevalent in aging patients.

Physicians should include screening for sleep disorders , particularly in elderly patients who report waking twice or more per night to void the bladder.

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This article was published as part of THE LATEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF NOCTURIA eCME resource.
The development of THE LATEST IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF NOCTURIA eCME resource was supported by an educational grant from Ferring Inc.