{"id":15885,"date":"2024-11-03T09:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T10:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=15885"},"modified":"2024-11-03T10:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T10:22:54","slug":"tired-heres-how-to-know-if-youre-sleep-deprived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=15885","title":{"rendered":"Tired? Here\u2019s How to Know if You\u2019re Sleep Deprived."},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">The time change can leave you yawning the next day. But for many Americans, sleep deprivation is a year-round problem.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It\u2019s time to change the clocks again, and getting out of bed may feel harder than usual: Research has shown the sudden shift can be disruptive to sleep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But for many adults in the United States, sleep deprivation is a year-round problem that can affect both their physical and mental health. Research suggests that chronic poor sleep raises your risk of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/01\/16\/well\/mind\/sleeping-less-than-6-hours-a-night-tied-to-heart-disease.html\" title>cardiovascular disease<\/a>, high blood pressure and <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/neurology\/articles\/10.3389\/fneur.2021.635564\/full\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">metabolic issues<\/a>, and can make you <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamainternalmedicine\/fullarticle\/414701#:~:text=Conclusion%20Poorer%20sleep%20efficiency%20and,susceptibility%20to%20the%20common%20cold.\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more prone to infections<\/a>. Some long-term studies have also linked a lack of sleep to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37857612\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">depression<\/a>, anxiety and other mental health disorders. Getting enough sleep, on the other hand, can <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/19\/well\/mind\/sleep-mental-health-insomnia.html\" title>reduce stress<\/a>, sharpen <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/newsinhealth.nih.gov\/2013\/04\/sleep-it#:~:text=Lack%20of%20sleep%20can%20cut,8%20hours%20for%20most%20adults.\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">attention<\/a> and even <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/how-to-sleep-better.html\" title>bolster our immune systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">You don\u2019t need to miss out on a lot of sleep every night to experience negative health effects. If a person is consistently getting even 15 minutes less sleep than they need to function well, experts said, that can be considered sleep deprivation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2b414b4b\">How common is sleep deprivation?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ideally, adults should aim for <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/sleep\/about\/index.html#cdcreference_3\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">seven to nine hours<\/a> of sleep every night, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Yet, about <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/pcd\/issues\/2023\/22_0400.htm\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">one in three adults<\/a> in the United States logs less than seven hours of sleep a day. Studies suggest <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4402659\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">that insufficient sleep<\/a> has become <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/cdi.cdc.gov\/?location=ALL&amp;category=SLEP&amp;indicators=SLP03\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">more common<\/a> in recent decades, in part because Americans work longer hours and spend more time on blue-light-generating computers and phones that can affect their ability to sleep. <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.nytimes.com\/bits.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/09\/for-a-restful-night-make-your-smartphone-sleep-on-the-couch\/\" title>Blue light<\/a>, like the sun\u2019s rays, sets off brain receptors that are designed to keep us awake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cAs we become more and more plugged in, this becomes more and more of an issue,\u201d said Dr. Charlene Gamaldo, a professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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But for many Americans, sleep deprivation is a year-round problem.It\u2019s time to change the clocks again, and getting out of bed may feel harder than usual: Research has shown the sudden shift can be disruptive to sleep.But for many adults in the United States, sleep deprivation is a year-round problem that can affect both their physical and mental health. Research suggests that chronic poor sleep raises your risk of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and metabolic issues, and can make you more prone to infections. Some long-term studies have also linked a lack of sleep to depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders. Getting enough sleep, on the other hand, can reduce stress, sharpen attention and even bolster our immune systems.You don\u2019t need to miss out on a lot of sleep every night to experience negative health effects. If a person is consistently getting even 15 minutes less sleep than they need to function well, experts said, that can be considered sleep deprivation.How common is sleep deprivation?Ideally, adults should aim for seven to nine hours of sleep every night, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Yet, about one in three adults in the United States logs less than seven hours of sleep a day. Studies suggest that insufficient sleep has become more common in recent decades, in part because Americans work longer hours and spend more time on blue-light-generating computers and phones that can affect their ability to sleep. Blue light, like the sun\u2019s rays, sets off brain receptors that are designed to keep us awake.\u201cAs we become more and more plugged in, this becomes more and more of an issue,\u201d said Dr. Charlene Gamaldo, a professor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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