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Posted on August 2, 2008 by Niall Roche | Posted under Sleep Snoring
What Sleep Deprivation Can Do To You
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Sleep deprivation can create problems in many areas of the body and the effects will only get worse the longer the sleep deprivation has lasted. The body can experience muscle fatigue, pallor of the skin, nausea, muscle tremors, significant weight gain or loss, and a weakened immune system. The eyes may experience blurred vision, dark circles beneath the eyes, color blindness, or involuntary eye ticks. Sleep deprivation has been known to cause dizziness, fainting, headaches, irritability, and slurred speech. If the sleep deprivation continues, memory loss, confusion, loss of concentration, hallucinations, and clinical depression can occur. Lengthy cases of sleep deprivation have been known to result in psychotic episodes, which may or may not disappear once the person resumes their normal sleeping patterns. The inadequate rest associated with sleep deprivation can impair a person's ability to think, to control their emotions, to react to external stimuli, and to handle everyday stresses. If the sleep deprivation persists, it may even result in the person's death. Studies have shown that lab rats that were deprived of sleep all died within three weeks because their bodies could not handle the effects of constant sleep deprivation for extended periods of time. Cases of sleep deprivation that occur naturally and not as a result of some external stimuli often affect older people and senior citizens at some point in their lives. The older we become, the more susceptible we become to sleeping disorders that may result in long periods of sleep deprivation. It is estimated that more than half of people over the age of 64 across the nation suffer from some type of sleeping disorder and experience mild to severe sleep deprivation because of it. Younger people are less likely to experience sleep deprivation, but are more likely to be adversely affected by it quickly. In these people, the effects of sleep deprivation appear to resemble drunkenness, with delayed reaction times, slurred speech, and marked dizziness. Testing has shown that people that get behind the wheel of a car after experiencing a period of sleep deprivation are worse drivers than people that are legally drunk under the law. Sleep deprivation can have many different effects on the body and not a single one of them is pleasant to experience or simple to reverse. About The Author: Sleep deprivation is the major side effect of any sleeping disorder. What most people don't realize is that sleep deprivation effects can be lethal if left untreated. Learn more today Slumbertroubles dot com. |
Tags: SLEEP, APNEA, SNORING, FATIGUE, TIREDNESS, INSOMNIA, DREAMS, NIGHT, HEALTH, BODY, MIND, DISEASE
