Use the following HTML to link back to this content:
People frequently take for granted being able to have a good night sleep, but nine percent of the
American adult population chronic
sleep difficulty; falling asleep (insomnia), staying
sleep or not being able to go back to
sleep is complexity of one or more symptoms, insufficient
sleep (or poor quality of sleep) but not a disease.
1,
2 Over one million Americans, eighteen and older (54% of the US adults) experience, occasional sleeplessness a few nights per week or more, according to the National Sleep Foundation.
5Insufficient amount of
sleep is detrimental regarding
health and driving: "the National Highway Safety Administration reports 100,000 crashes, 40,000 injuries and 1,550 fatalities annually from drowsy driving alone."
10 "Mayo Clinic researchers report an association between gastrointestinal disorder and asleep disturbances."
13 Also, a lack of
sleep link to increased decision mistakes (errors) and poor relations with family, friends, and co-workers.
10 "Insomnia tends to increase with
age and affects about 40 percent of
women and 30 percent of men."
3 Statistically seventy-five percent of people
sleep less than conventional eight-hour
sleep time, experience no problem sleeping or waking.
2 Insomnia is divided into two categories: Sleep-onset insomnia (difficulty falling asleep) and sleep-maintenance insomnia (frequently awakening or inability to stay a sleep).
3 Underlying cause of
sleep maintenance insomnia link to a physiologic problem such as
sleep Apnea (sleep apnoea or
sleep apnoea - Repeated and long episodes one or more breaths missed throughout sleep.
7) awakenings during sleep.
8
Louise Jones
Add a Comment
Posted on 07/09/2008 at 5:07:28 PM
Louise Jones
Add a Comment
Posted on 07/09/2008 at 5:07:24 PM