The Effects Of Sleep Deprivation On Sleep Disorders

Sacrificing Sleep? This is What It Will Do to Your Health by Sandee Lamott creates strategies for better health and identifies the risks one would take by not sleeping. Health-wise, it’s genuinely easy to understand how it would be unhealthy for your body and its functions. Not sleeping has been linked with many kind of disasters that range from physical occurrences such as car crashes to diseases such as dementia and anxiety. “Sleep deprivation is threatening the health of up to 45% of the world’s population,” (Lamott, 1). Many individuals like myself have been/are sleep deprived, in fact, “50 million to 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders,” (Lamott, 1).

The average weight of an adult in the United States is around 176 pounds, but when sleep deprived, it may feel like 300 pounds. The simple task of walking from one place to another transforms into a treacherous mountain-climb. Eye-lids become firm bricks. Why can’t the human body just go without sleep for twenty-four hours and feel normal? Unfortunately, that is not how it works, and the body struggles without rest. Insomnia affects more than most people know, and even if they do know, not many are sure why the symptoms occur.

Morgan Manella in the article “Study: A Third of U.S. Adults Don’t Get Enough Sleep” argues that sleep deprivation can have a negative effect in someone’s health. Manella supports her argument by presenting statistics that shows how adults that don’t enough sleep have chronic conditions. The author’s purpose is to raise awareness so that people will sleep more often and have a better health condition.

According to the National Sleep Foundation, sleeping makes up one third of a person’s lifetime. Despite that fact, people do not get nearly enough sleep to be productive.

Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders among college students is an area of concern among researchers, because of the relationship between quality sleep and quality of academic performance. The factors that have been shown to affect sleep quality or sleep patterns include staying up late, using social networking, and partying. This research uses a simple, unique survey instrument. A total of fifty college students participated in the study. Results substantiate the hypothesis that social media use is heavy among college students, and that the use of social media will be correlated with less sleep and less effective study habits. Future research may discover ways of helping students develop more balanced approaches to their academic, online, and social lives.

Lack of sleep has become a major problem in the United States since many people haven’t realized how healthy sleeping habits affect their health, life, study and work. When people have a sleep disorder or lack sleep for a long period, there will be a high possibility that they will have a health concern, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. At the same time, lack of sleep would affect people’s brain in terms of processing information so that people cannot think, learn efficiently, or make a good decision. When people are feeling drowsy during their daily activities due to lack of sleep, their or other people’s lives can be threatened if they are driving or doing something that needs full attention to avoid an accident.

Some believe that today 's society is not sleep deprived from technology, but rather sleep deprived from other reasons. An article from Better Health stated that some of these reasons why we are sleep deprived are due to personal choice, illness, work, sleeping disorder, medications that we may be taking, the environment that you are sleeping in, sleep hygiene is poor, and sleep disruptions (Sleep Deprivation). Personal choice would be that you want to stay up and not go to sleep at a reasonable time. This may be due to social media, social life, or many other reasons. Illness, if you are sick you may not be getting adequate sleep due to coughing, trouble breathing, and snoring. When you are sick you will get very little REM sleep which is very important to feeling rested. When a person is working night shift or very

Sleep is something that is required by all human beings for survival. This crucial component of our daily lives is what keeps our minds and bodies from shutting down. Without a sufficient amount of sleep, an array of health related issues can arise. Not only is an overall feeling of tiredness, irritability and lack of concentration a concern, other factors can affect mortality including cardiovascular problems, an increase in anxiety and depression, as well as a risk for weight gain leading to obesity. There are many factors that can affect why people do not get a good night’s sleep. One of the major influences is that of the increased use of technology based devices. With the increasing desire to be connected to social media

In the past few years, cell phones and tablets have begun to take over people’s lives. Cell phones hold our entire lives on them, from what time we wake up in the morning to directions to get everywhere. People spend the majority of their lives on their cell phones, texting, tweeting, or even just playing games. Not only do these devices effect our social lives, but they also affect how we sleep at night and how much sleep we get. Sleep is very important in maintaining homeostasis and proper health, in order to function properly, “healthy adults need between 7-9 hours of sleep each night” (helpguide). If a person does not get the amount of sleep- they need, then they will become groggy and less efficient at work or school.

Nearly 8 out of 10 Americans openly admit that they will feel better if they had just one extra hour of sleep each night. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called a national sleep epidemic, U.S. adults consistently chose against getting more sleep- even when the opportunity is given to them,” states The Better Sleep Council. If Americans are so sleep deprived and are aware of it, why are they not getting enough sleep at night? The causes that may be contributing to this national sleep deprivation range from the access to technology, to stress, and to even wanting to work later than office hours.

The silence of the night was peaceful and calm until a shrill sound cut through the air. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! It was 6:00 am and the alarm clock you had set the night before at midnight had gone off. As you trudge around through the day nodding off while working and when you are awake not being able to focus on the task at hand, you tell yourself you will get more sleep tonight. Alas, the cycle will inevitably repeat. Many Americans struggle with this problem and often do not recognize just how important it is to get a proper amount of sleep. Unfortunately, the health problems(both physical and mental) of sleep deprivation can be more severe than many people realize.

Many disorders and diseases can result from abnormal sleeping patterns that are triggered from sleep deprivation. The most common forms of sleep disorders include insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy (NINDS 10). All of these sleep disorders begin from sleep deprivation and can be managed once they are diagnosed correctly. According to Urban, “Nervousness, dizziness, and sleeplessness may occur”, as a result of sleep deprivation (1). This proves that the slightest health changes can occur if sleep deprivation becomes a problem. According to NINDS, “The disorders and the resulting sleep deprivation interfere with work, driving, and social activities” (10). This shows that the effects of being sleep deprived can drastically change one’s everyday

Similarly, research has shown that insufficient sleep is a health problem. Sleep is increasingly recognized as important to health issues among workers and the general public. As a matter of fact sleep insufficiency has been linked to motor vehicle accidents, industrial disasters, and medical and other occupational

Conspicuously, there are numerous excuses as to why a teen or young adult would deprive themselves of sleep. Whether it is caused by a jam-packed schedule or some type of sleeping disorder, the issue needs to be addressed and measures need to be taken so that they, once again, are able get a proper night’s sleep. There are two distinct sides that researchers take when it comes to helping teens and young adults get enough sleep. The most prevalent is when the sleep deprived person tries to fix their sleep issues on their own or with the help of their family or doctor. Commonly used practices include consuming over the counter or prescription sleeping medication; making sure one sticks to a regular sleep schedule, even on the weekends; avoiding naps; and avoiding stimulating and stressful activities near bedtime, this includes exercise and anything that involves a backlit screen, such as a computer or TV (Saisan, Smith, Robinson & Segal, 2013). If a person truly has the desire to help themselves by going to sleep and waking up at normal hours, he

Sleeping is very important for everyone as it helps our body to rest and recover its energy. Anyone, who doesn’t sleep well, can have many disorders that we will discuss later. We have first to explain what is a typical night`s sleep cycle then go ahead and describe how sleep deprivation impacts your ability to learn and your health as well.