Sleep Deprivation Causes , Symptoms and Prevention

               

Sleep Deprivation Causes , Symptoms , Treatments

Sleep Deprivation is people getting lack of sleep at time when sleep must occur . Instead of that we tend to sleep at some other time . Some people such as older adults seem to be more resistant to the effects of sleep deprivation, while others, especially children and young adults, are more vulnerable.

Facts on Sleep Deprivation:

•     Heard about sleep debt !! which occurs in you when      you are experiencing  lack of  sleep .

•     Have  you ever come across people who are always restless,main reason is  sleep deprivation.

•     The sleep-deprived brain may not be as capable of  detecting positive emotions

•     A person who has gone for even one night without sleep is as impaired  as a  legally intoxicated  individual

•     Children and Adults are more vulnerable to sleep  deprivation compared to aged  people.

•     Lack of sleep plays a major role in accidents .
   
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Below is the list of Sleep durations for different age groups:

•     Newborns     (0-3 months): 14-17 hours each day

   

•     Infants           (4-11 months): 12-15 hours

   

•     Toddlers         (1-2 years): 11-14 hours

•     Preschoolers     (3-5): 10-13 hours

•     School-age  children   (6-13): 9-11 hours

   

•     Teenagers      (14-17): 8-10 hours

   

•     Adults             (18-64):  7-9 hours

   

•     Older adults     (65+): 7-8 hours.

After around 16 hours of staying awake, the body attempts to balance the need for sleep. If sleep is thwarted, the brain obtains sleep through short sleep attacks (microsleeps).

Microsleeps will continue to occur despite an individual's forced attempt to stay awake, and because of this inbuilt sleep mechanism, it is extremely difficult for an individual to remain awake for more than 48 hours straight.

Causes of Sleep Deprivation

Voluntary Actions :

People who sacrifice their sleep just because to enjoy watching movies at late night , reading books , anything to do their hobbies probably sacrificing valuable sleep time. Use of alcohol  or caffeine close to bedtime, which can increase the difficulty to fall asleep.

Work or Study Commitments :

In the above lines it is stated that children and adults needs a good amount of sleep. But due to exam and time-line commitments from external environment , they probably have to sacrifice sleep.

Environment and Sleeping Habits:

This may include extreme temperatures, a loud neighbourhood, or sharing a bed with a partner that snores. New parents commonly experience sleep deprivation, as a result of needing to get up throughout the night to feed or care for infants or young children. Doing some physical exercise close to the bed-time. 

Insomnia :

Insomnia is a condition involving difficulty sleeping at night .

Various causes of insomnia

•     Anxiety
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•     Neurotransmitter  imbalances
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•     Concurrent  medical conditions
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•     Stimulant  medications
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•     Psychiatric  issues
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•     Environmental  factors 
  
  

Sleep Apnea :

 Sleep Apnea is the condition when people suffers sleep deprivation due to lack of oxygen  inhaling capacity in their body. Following this, it is common for patients to become sleep deprived and experience symptoms of sleepiness during the day.

Short-term Illness :

If your body experience fever , headache , cold , severe cough will effect your good sleep . This is called short-term illness.

Complications of Sleep Deprivation : 

Sleep Deprivation leads to suppress your memory power. It's dangerous and risky . Initially we  may not be knowing the side effects. Slowly and steadily you will lose memory power. You may not be getting new thoughts. Your creative thinking will supple. You will experience lack of growth of hormones 

Here is the list of the Sleep Deprivation Complications :

•     Reduced tendency to think positively  
•     Bad  moods, a decreased willingness to solve problems
•     Greater tendency towards superstitious and magical  thinking  
•     Intolerance and less empathy toward others  
•     Poor  impulse control
•     Inability to delay gratification.
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Finally, sleep-deprived individuals present elevations on clinical scales measuring depression, anxiety, and paranoia.

       Prevention of Sleep Deprivation :

Some tips to get rid from Sleep Deprivation :

•     Going  to bed when tired  
•     Keeping  the bedroom quiet, dark and a comfortably cool temperature   
•     Switch  off electronic items in the  bedroom   
•     If  you are unable to sleep after 20 minutes walk for 5 minutes or else     shift to some other      room.
•     Do  regular exercise
  
  

When you fail to sleep within your stipulated time , you will face the sleep debt problem . Just see to that you are balancing the sleep for those hours you did not sleep . Make sure you aren't carrying out to a prolonged time . If you had 2 hours less sleep today , manage to fill that 2 hour in the next days just extending your sleep  half-an-hour each day.

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