Question

Can you provide an example of a disease that is a result of autonomic nervous system imbalances? Explain.

Please type answer, i'm awful at reading others handwritting.

Answer 1

• Autonomic nervous system connects the brain to other parts of the body. It includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic stimulates organs for example: helping in increasing the intake of oxygen, faster heart beats whereas the parasumparasymp does the oppostie it decreases the rate of heart beat, decreases the blood pressure. Sympathetic causes dilation of eyes and parasympathetic causes constriction. Now you can only imagine if there is any dysfunctioning of the ANS what it might lead to:
• Anxiety
• Dizziness
• Insomnia
• Migraines
• Improper bowel
• Hyper or hypotension
• Vision impairment

This is just few disabilities it may cause. Let's discuss insomnia in detail.

Insomnia:

It is a sleep disorder where one has difficulty in sleeping due to stress, anxiety. This can even lead to depression. Due to no rest to the body, it can lead to irritability, dizziness. Problems like lacking of focus and concentration can also occur. It is a very serious disease if it lasts longer. Sleep is a time where the body is trying to rest and gain balance. The nervous system follows a sleep-wake cycle, when this is not followed the sympathetic nervous system is in overdrive which is responsible for flight/fight, leading to anxious behaviour. The parasympathetic nervous system is less active because it become more active only during sleep which leads to increased blood pressure, increase heart beat Tate etc.