In the subject of the dream so many different nuances. Here are some facts that not everybody understands properly.
Snoring is often the case with big men, but it is not normal.
Snoring can be a symptom of sleep apnea. This respiratory arrest. People often wake up and frantically gasping for air. Heart while beating, jumps blood pressure and blood oxygen becomes low. So you can make problems with the cardiovascular system [1].
It is impossible to catch up on sleep or sleep for the future
Experts believe that in order to maintain a healthy adult need seven to ten hours sleep every day. If we have enough sleep on a regular basis, it builds up a kind of "duty." Such debt is difficult to pay off. Over the weekend or a holiday is not otospitsya. sleep debt and will spoil health.
In 1989 he carried out research [2]In which rats were deprived of sleep. Animals die for 2 - 3 weeks. It's like something you can understand. Other rats not allowed to sleep only in certain phases of sleep. Rat died after 6 weeks. Scientists could not explain the cause of their death. Researchers reported that after two weeks of such defective sleeping rats became extremely aggressive. They were jumping from any touch and attack anything that moves. Scientists had to wear metal Chain Gloves. This with them never happened in the entire academic career. It appears that partial sleep deprivation, such as unusually spoil health.
If you fall asleep at the wheel, do not attempt to operate the radio, open a window or freeze yourself conditioned.
Such drowsiness leads to accidents. Fight it useless. If you wanted to sleep, leaving the road and turned off on 15 - 45 minutes. Coffee helps only temporarily. The best remedy for sleepiness at the wheel - a good night's sleep before the trip [3].
Insomnia - is not only a long time when we can not sleep. There are other signs
There are four attributes:
- We fall asleep for a long time;
- We wake up frequently;
- To wake up early and can not sleep;
- Asleep, but wake up broken.
Half of the people can be at least one such sign [4]. If it affects the performance, then you need to see a doctor.
If a person falls asleep on the job, it does not mean that he did not get enough sleep. This may be a symptom of disease
Someone turned off the day at the wrong time. So manifested narcolepsy [5] or sleep apnea. These diseases are treated, so do not be ashamed to complain about the doctor. If you miss the time, you can get problems at work or fall asleep at the wheel.
Elderly people sleep is not less than the young
We conducted a lot of research and found that elderly people often wake up and sleep quality in their low [6]. Therefore, it may seem that they do not want to sleep. In fact, in the elderly is approximately the same need for sleep, as well as the young. If an elderly person wakes up during the night, then in the afternoon he will fall asleep at the most inopportune moment.
Some age-related diseases are difficult to control, someone gets up in the toilet, and someone hurts dyspnea. Therefore, we must be prepared for what will be a restless night's sleep, and the day will have to schedule a quiet hour. It is better to take a nap in a specially reserved for this time than the whole day to be sluggish and weak.
sources:
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2. Kushida C.A., Bergmann B.M., Rechtschaffen A. Sleep deprivation in the rat: IV. Paradoxical sleep deprivation // Sleep. 1989. Vol. 12, № 1. P. 22–30.
3. Drowsy Driving - Stay Alert, Arrive Alive [Electronic resource]. URL: http://www.drowsydriving.org.
4. Insomnia | National Sleep Foundation [Electronic resource]. URL: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-disorders/insomnia.
5. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness | National Sleep Foundation [Electronic resource]. URL: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/narcolepsy/symptoms/excessive-daytime-sleepiness.
6. Ohayon M.M. et al. Meta-analysis of quantitative sleep parameters from childhood to old age in healthy individuals: developing normative sleep values across the human lifespan // Sleep. 2004. Vol. 27, № 7. P. 1255–1273.
