Sleep Deprivation

Sleep Deprivation
An archived article by Raymond Thacker

Sleep experts have recommended sleeping 8 hours per night for remaining healthy and fit but many people don’t get enough time to sleep due to excess workload. This lack of sleep is called sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation may have serious effects on health and relationships. Sleep deprivation may be some times deadly. No body knows why sleep is required but sleep is as important as food and water. Sleep is helpful for the brain to recharge its energy and store memories for a long time. Sleep also helps the body to fight from off.

The effects of sleep deprivation are as follows:
People who experience sleep deprivation lack energy, become depressed or short-tempered, have problem in remembering things, and remain always sick than people who sleep enough. They always have problems concentrating at their work or school. Some people who have sleep deprivation may cause diabetes, high blood pressure, heart problems, and even obesity.
Sleep deprivation also leads to accidents. More than 200,000 accidents happen every year because drivers fall asleep at the wheel.
On the other hand, too much sleep is also harmful as too little. An adult person must sleep 7-8 hours in a night to remain healthy and fit and free from any heart disease.

To avoid sleep deprivation one must keep some points on mind:

Avoid caffeine, nicotine or alcohol, particularly in the daytime.
Always eat light food shortly before bedtime.
Sleep at the right time and wake up at the same time in the morning even in weekends.
Do regular exercises to avoid sleep deprivation early in the morning.
Keep the bedroom cool, dark and quiet is a best method to avoid sleep deprivation.
The bed must only be used for sleep and sex.
Before bedtime, muscle-relaxing exercises should be done or a warm bath should be taken.
Avoid taking sleeping pills unless a doctor prescribes it.
Avoid daytime naps.
Counting backward may help some people to sleep.
If you don’t sleep even after lying 30 minutes, then get up, and read something or watch television, and then return to bed when you feel sleepy.

Sleep deprivation is a general condition that badly affects nearly a quarter of the adult population. In 1999 the University of Chicago Medical Center specify that the sleep deprivation radically affects the body's ability to metabolize glucose, that leads to symptoms of early-stage of diabetes.

Some of the common symptoms of sleep deprivation are exhaustion, fatigue and lack of physical energy. These symptoms of sleep deprivation affect our emotional moods, causing pessimism, sadness, stress and anger. One of the main symptoms that are mainly seen in the people who suffer from sleep deprivation is lack of memory. Driving and other activities may become dangerous in case of sleep deprivation.

Emotional stress or excitement is the main causes of suffering from sleep deprivation. Food additives and caffeine may also make people suffering from sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation can be treated successfully. Symptoms of sleep deprivation may include: insomnia, excessive snoring, choking sensations during sleeping, nightmares etc.

The main causes of sleep deprivation are as follows:

Not getting enough time to sleep
Something that causes poor quality sleep
Sleeping disorders
Excessive worry and depression leads to sleep deprivation.
Sleep disturbances due to noise
Heavy workload and traveling across time.
Medical illness causing pain or difficulty in breathing etc.

The common consequences of sleep deprivation are vehicle and work accidents and decreased productivity. If sleep deprivation becomes a chronic problem, sleep deprivation may cause difficulties with making social relationships due to bad temper and some significant medical problems.

Accidents related to sleep deprivation mostly happen in early morning and in mid afternoon when everyone is least alert. These accidents can be avoided by excess sleeping at night and adding naps in the afternoon.

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