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| SLEEP ENURESIS What is Sleep Enuresis? It is the inability to maintain urinary control during sleep. Primary enuresis refers to inability to maintain urinary control from infancy. Secondary enuresis is a relapse after control has been achieved. What causes it? Medical disorders like diabetes, urinary tract infection, sleep apnea or epilepsy can cause it. Psychiatric disorders can also be a cause. How often does sleep enuresis occur? To be considered sleep enuresis, there has to be at least two episodes per month in children 3 to 6 years and at least one episode per month for older individuals. Sleepwalking can also occur during an episode. How is sleep enuresis treated? A full physical should be done to rule out medical conditions. There are various techniques used when medical conditions have been ruled out. The most common are: behavior modification, alarm devices, and medications. How many children, teens and adults are bedwetters? · One of every 4 five-year-olds is a bedwetter · One of every 6 year-olds is a bedwetter. · One of every 14 seven-year-olds is a bedwetter. · One of every 20 eight-year-olds is a bedwetter. · One of every 33 ten-year-olds is a bed wetter. · One of every 50 Seventeen-year-olds is a bedwetter. · One of every 100 adults is a bedwetter. |
