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2. Is 4 hours of sleep enough? What sleeping too little does to ...

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   There are very rare exceptions: people called “short-sleepers,” who can function well and don’t face any health consequences despite sleeping only four hours or less each night, Dr. Bhanu ...

3. Excessive daytime sleepiness - Wikipedia

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   EDS can be a symptom of a number of factors and disorders. Specialists in sleep medicine are trained to diagnose them. Some are: Insufficient quality or quantity of night time sleep [5] Obstructive sleep apnea [6] Misalignments of the body's circadian pacemaker with the environment (e.g., jet lag, shift work, or other circadian rhythm sleep ...

4. Sleep deprivation - Wikipedia

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   A 2004 editorial in the journal Sleep stated that, according to the available data, the average number of hours of sleep in a 24-hour period has not changed significantly in recent decades among adults. Furthermore, the editorial suggests that there is a range of normal sleep time required by healthy adults, and many indicators used to suggest ...

5. Melatonin as a medication and supplement - Wikipedia

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   It is thought to activate these receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus in the brain to regulate the circadian clock and sleep–wake cycles. [21] Immediate-release melatonin has a short elimination half-life of about 20 to 50 minutes. [22] [9] [10] Prolonged-release melatonin used as a medication has a half-life of 3.5 to ...

6. Experts Say There Is in Fact a ‘Best’ Temperature for Sleep

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   The ideal temperature for sleep is typically between 60°F and 67°F for most adults, says Martina Vendrame, M.D., neurologist and sleep medicine specialist at Lehigh Valley Health Network.

7. 7 Ways to Improve Your "Sleep Hygiene" & Get a Good ... - AOL

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   Lack of sleep can make it hard to concentrate, remember things, and make good choices. It even leaves you at a higher risk of accidents (like at work or on the road). Higher risk of chronic diseases .

8. Sleep hygiene - Wikipedia

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   Sleep hygiene is a behavioral and environmental practice [2] developed in the late 1970s as a method to help people with mild to moderate insomnia. [2] Clinicians assess the sleep hygiene of people with insomnia and other conditions, such as depression, and offer recommendations based on the assessment.

9. The Truth About Whether 7 Hours of Sleep Is Enough ... - AOL

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   "Optimal sleep is important because getting the right number of hours of sleep ensures good sleep architecture and healthy patterns for staying and falling asleep," says Dr. Alex Dimitriu, MD, a ...