Essay 3: Human Sleep Modern life is full of busy things we do‚ but we all can agree that sleep is one of our favorite things to do. Almost every person would love to spend a whole day in bed. But in our time people choose staying up late and wake up early. There are just too many things to do‚ appointments‚ deadlines‚ and the rest of the world does not go off of our own schedule. Therefore‚ the majority of the population of the United States is sleep deprived. Although the
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interrupt our sleep in a negative way. But technology is probobly the worst. Our phones emit small amounts of radiation‚ none that can kill us‚ but harm the way we sleep and certain functions of the body. "Prolonged exposure to the radio frequency (RF) energy that cell phones emit adversely affects sleep and severely disrupts sleep patterns" (Better Health News). Even when our phones are not in their active state they can give off electromagnetic radiation that can put off our sleep up to 3 hours
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Health and Sleep With the rapid development of modern technology‚ people care more about material needs than spiritual. Therefore‚ health becomes the most important factor of our lives‚ and sleep plays a very important role in everyone’s health. People should lead a healthy lifestyle‚ especially‚ have a great sleep. Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness‚ relatively suspended sensory activity‚ and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles.
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder that if left untreated can result in death. According to a recent journal article‚ “up to 93% of women and 82% of men may have undiagnosed moderate to severe OSA” (Park MD‚ Ramar MD‚ Olson MD‚ 2011‚ p. 549). OSA is characterized by pauses in breathing or shallow breathing during sleep. These are called apneas and hypopneas. A recent journal article published by the Mayo Clinic defined OSA as “a disorder in which a person frequently stops breathing
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2010 03:40 PM by findingDulcinea Staff Research shows that teens’ natural sleep cycle is to sleep later in the morning. Some schools are responding by pushing back start times. Ringing the School Bell Later Share Teens have long felt that the school day starts too early: A 2007 survey of teens in Philadelphia found that most students believed a 7:30 a.m. start time at school prevented them from getting enough sleep. Ninety percent of the students surveyed felt that if school started later‚
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Narcolepsy Narcolepsy is a neurological condition that affects millions of people worldwide every year. It is characterized by having disturbed nocturnal sleep; which many confuse with insomnia. Someone that is a narcoleptic might experience sleep at random time throughout the day. Narcolepsy affects about 500‚000 people in the United States and over 3 million internationally. As stated early‚ narcolepsy is characterized a vast yearning to sleep throughout the day. The naps can occur during normal
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Purpose: To inform. Specific purpose: Sleep is a precious gift that allows people to rest. Not getting enough rest on a constant basis can lead to greater problems‚ even death Organizational Pattern: Introduction I. Blame It On the Light Bulb. College students and individuals around the world are suffering from a health problem that can be more detrimental to their health than some forms of cancer. What is it? Sleep Deprivation II. People are losing sleep daily‚ in such a fashion that most
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Increase public knowledge of how adequate sleep and treatment of sleep disorders improve health‚ productivity‚ wellness‚ quality of life‚ and safety on roads and in the workplace. Poor sleep health is a common problem with 25 percent of U.S. adults reporting insufficient sleep or rest at least 15 out of every 30 days.1 The public health burden of chronic sleep loss and sleep disorders‚ coupled with low awareness of poor sleep health among the general population‚ health care professionals‚ and policymakers
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iThe Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Individual Productivity Sleep is a basic necessity of life. The current 24-hour society‚ we use precious nighttime hours for daytime activities. In the past century‚ we have reduced the average sleep time by 20 percent and‚ in the past 25 years‚ added a month to the average annual work time (National Sleep Foundation‚ 1999). The sleep habits of society has changed but the bodies of individuals have not. Sleep problems have become a modern epidemic that
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2012 Importance of Sleep The Importance of sleep is resting your body and your brain for hours. If people don’t get enough sleep then they will be in bad moods and will not be able to concentrate on others or even on their work at their job. You will not have the patients to deal with situations in everyday life or even in your work place like you would if you had a full night of sleep. Everyone needs sleep. Everyone’s body is different when it comes to the amount of sleep that you need to function
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