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In a recent poll conducted on behalf of the National Sleep Foundation:

  • 75% of adults questioned reported having frequent sleep problems.


  • Only 50% of those polled reported sleeping well on most nights.


  • 25% said that sleep problems impacted upon their daily lives.

The poll also showed that:

  • 60% of adult motorists reported driving while drowsy in the past year. (4 % reported having an accident or near-accident through tiredness or actually falling asleep while driving.)


  • People cited sleep-related issues as the most common reason for being late for work. Almost 30% of working adults reported missing work, events/activities or making errors at work because of sleep-related issues in the past three months.


  • 75% reported a sleep problem with their partner - snoring being the most common. Partnered adults, suffer doubly disruptive sleep problems, as one partner's sleep problem can cause the other to lose, on average, nearly an hour of sleep a night.


  • 25% of respondents with partners report problems in their sexual relationship because of tiredness. They enjoy sex less often or lose interest in having sex through tiredness. Many couples sleep apart because of a sleep problem.

Many of us experience the occasional night of sleeplessness without any consequences. When, however, the occasional night here and there becomes a pattern of several nights in a row, you face a sleeping problem.


More information about sleep disorders:

Older Women’s Sleep Patterns Influence Risk of Stroke - MedHeadlines

HealthJockey.com

Older Women’s Sleep Patterns Influence Risk of Stroke
MedHeadlines, IL - 10 hours ago
Nor does this study imply any health benefits to cutting back on sleep in women who sleep nine or more hours each night, as undiagnosed disorders may be ...
Sleeping Too Much Or Too Little May Boost Stroke Risk in Women Bloomberg
Sleeping too much or too little increases post-menopausal stroke risk CBC.ca
Postmenopausal Stroke Risk Linked to Sleep Patterns MedPage Today
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Sleep workshop teaches how to seduce the sandman - East Valley Tribune

Sleep workshop teaches how to seduce the sandman
East Valley Tribune, AZ - 5 hours ago
According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, at least 40 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders, and another 20 ...

Health Watch: What's new at CMC's accredited sleep center - Ithaca Journal

Health Watch: What's new at CMC's accredited sleep center
Ithaca Journal, NY - Jul 17, 2008
By Michael Slattery • Special to The Journal • July 17, 2008 Cayuga Medical Center has a nationally accredited Sleep Disorders Center serving the community. ...

Brooksville Regional Hospital to open two-bed sleep lab - Tampabay.com

Brooksville Regional Hospital to open two-bed sleep lab
Tampabay.com, FL - Jul 18, 2008
Brooksville Regional Hospital hopes to start helping patients with sleep disorders by the end of August. Aside from the Florida Sleep Institute in Spring ...

Wiring the way to better sleep - Daily Inter Lake

Daily Inter Lake

Wiring the way to better sleep
Daily Inter Lake, MT - Jul 18, 2008
“We’re not doing anything that we weren’t doing before,” said Dr. Patrick Burns, a board-certified neurologist who became fascinated with sleep disorders ...

Herbal, over-the-counter sleep helpers - Albany Democrat Herald

Herbal, over-the-counter sleep helpers
Albany Democrat Herald, OR - 15 hours ago
... and other unpredictable side effects. Dr. Reploeg sees patients at The Corvallis Clinic and is the medical director of Samaritan Sleep Disorders Center.

Let’s put our worries over kids’ lack of sleep to rest - Taipei Times

Let’s put our worries over kids’ lack of sleep to rest
Taipei Times, Taiwan - Jul 16, 2008
From this perspective, an examination of the sleep quality of children in Taiwan may shed light on possible social phenomena behind various sleep disorders. ...

No Sleep: Rest is a casualty of war, soldiers find - Winston-Salem Journal

No Sleep: Rest is a casualty of war, soldiers find
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 3 hours ago
Whether they are on the front lines or reliving traumatic memories years after combat, sleep disorders are a growing part of military life. ...

2008-07-16 17:57:17 - Undiagnosed Sleep Disorder Market Offers ... - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)

2008-07-16 17:57:17 - Undiagnosed Sleep Disorder Market Offers ...
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Jul 16, 2008
There are more than 70 different sleep disorders but the most common ones include insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy. ...


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