Lack of sleep can lead to drowsy driving and increase the risk of diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Adults need 7-8 hours of sleep while children and teenagers need at least 10 hours. Insomnia can be prevented by avoiding caffeine and stressful events before bedtime, and a regular sleep schedule can help. Sleep apnea should be treated as it causes disrupted sleep and fatigue during the day.
Lack of sleep, intentional or unintentional, can be extremely dangerous as well as unhealthy. Drowsy driving is a consequence of not getting enough sleep and this has been known to lead to tragic and possibly preventable road traffic accidents. Studies have also linked lack of sleep to diseases such as cancer. It is important to get enough sleep every night. Children, teenagers, and young adults may need at least 10 hours, while most adults require seven to eight hours of sleep a night.
Less than six hours of sleep a night can cause problems. Lack of sleep can cause difficulty thinking and concentrating. It also causes drowsiness and drowsiness during the day, and many fatal and serious road accidents have been caused by sleep-deprived drivers who simply ‘close their eyes for a minute’. The body needs enough sleep to function properly just as it needs enough food and water.
Studies of sleep-deprived people show that they have more inflammation in their bodies which puts them at a higher risk of disease than people who consistently get adequate sleep. Lack of sleep upsets proteins, hormones and other balances in the body. Sleep deprivation is thought to be a risk factor for diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease, as well as obesity.
Some people intentionally try to get less sleep in order to have more time awake, but this is thought to be an unhealthy way of life. The entire body, including the brain, needs adequate sleep to function properly. In some cases, the lack of sleep is not intentional but rather people have trouble falling asleep and this is called insomnia. Sleeping pills are not recommended to treat insomnia as a person can become addicted to the drug. Avoiding caffeine and stressful events before bedtime can help prevent insomnia.
Staying with a regular sleep schedule can be one of the best ways to avoid insomnia and lack of sleep as the body gets used to a regular sleep pattern. People with disorders such as sleep apnea should receive treatment as this condition causes a lack of sleep and prevents proper breathing. Those with sleep apnea have disrupted sleep because they can stop breathing hundreds of times during the night. Symptoms of sleep apnea include overdosing and fatigue during the day and waking up during the night.
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