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  2. Microsleep - Wikipedia

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    According to one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, among 74,571 adult respondents in 12 U.S. states, 35.3% reported <7 hours of sleep during a typical 24-hour period, 48.0% reported snoring, 37.9% reported unintentionally falling asleep during the day at least once in the preceding month, and 4.7% reported nodding off or ...

  3. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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    Here's how to distinguish "sundowning"—agitation or confusion later in the day in dementia patients—from typical aging, from doctors who treat older adults.

  4. Hypnic jerk - Wikipedia

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    A hypnic jerk, hypnagogic jerk, sleep start, sleep twitch, myoclonic jerk, or night start is a brief and sudden involuntary contraction of the muscles of the body which occurs when a person is beginning to fall asleep, often causing the person to jump and awaken suddenly for a moment.

  5. We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do ... - AOL

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    Using a notepad to write down the to-do list for the next day helps keep you from ruminating in bed. Do those activities in another room to train yourself to associate the bed with falling asleep.

  6. Sleep - Wikipedia

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    [24] [23] Many people regularly look at television and other screens before going to bed, a factor which may exacerbate disruption of the circadian cycle. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Scientific studies on sleep have shown that sleep stage at awakening is an important factor in amplifying sleep inertia .

  7. How to stay fit during the holidays: Science-backed tips

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    Do bodyweight exercises at the start of each day (Try five sets of 10 reps of squats, push-ups, and sit-ups.) Stream a yoga session before bed after guests have left.

  8. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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    Sleep patterns (typical bed time or rise time on weekdays and weekends), shift work, and frequency of naps can reveal the direct cause of poor sleep, and quality of sleep should be discussed to rule out any diseases such as obstructive sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome.

  9. Hypnagogia - Wikipedia

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    The word hypnagogia is sometimes used in a restricted sense to refer to the onset of sleep, and contrasted with hypnopompia, Frederic Myers's term for waking up. [2] However, hypnagogia is also regularly employed in a more general sense that covers both falling asleep and waking up.