Amid a growing epidemic of insomnia, a new survey has found that one in three Brits is suffering from sleep problems.
Insomnia — Overview
Difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep is known as insomnia. It is a symptom that occurs due to other disorders and can cause daytime sleepiness.
Difficulty in initiating and maintaining sleep is known as insomnia. It is a symptom that occurs due to other disorders and can cause daytime sleepiness.
Sleep deprivation has long been known to cause low moods, poor immunity and heart disease.
"Sleep has for too long been neglected. It is crucial that we now treat the issue as the major public health concern it is," said Dr Andrew McCulloch, chief executive of the Mental Health Foundation that commissioned the study.
Poor Sleep Linked To Brain Damage
Latest Australian research indicates that snoring and troubled nights could be a red flag for brain damage occurring during sleep.
Latest Australian research indicates that snoring and troubled nights could be a red flag for brain damage occurring during sleep.
Poor Sleeping Habits Push Women to Wake Up Their Sleeping Husbands: Survey
Most women jealous of their partners nodding off within moments of hitting the pillow deliberately wake up their sleeping husbands.
Most women jealous of their partners nodding off within moments of hitting the pillow deliberately wake up their sleeping husbands.
Traumatic Brain Injury Could also Mean Poor Sleep
Patients with TBI showed increased sleep disturbance and reported poorer sleep quality, and higher anxiety and depressive symptoms than healthy volunteers.
Patients with TBI showed increased sleep disturbance and reported poorer sleep quality, and higher anxiety and depressive symptoms than healthy volunteers.
