7 consequences of not getting enough sleep
Fatigue (medical), Insomnia, lack of sleep, Obstructive sleep apnea, Sleep deprivation, Sleep disorder,
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Research suggests that people should have an average of eight hours of sleep every day. However, only a small number of people manage to achieve this. A lack of sleep is very often accompanied with a number of damaging consequences:
- You are more prone to catching a cold.
- Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and acid reflux are more likely to occur.
- You can become increasingly irritated and will commonly experience mood swings.
- Lack of sleep can trigger migraines and headaches. ‘Migraines can be triggered by sleepless nights, and 36 to 58% of people with sleep apnoea wake up with nondescript morning headaches.’
- Sleep deprivation can cause trouble when trying to remember and process new information.
- You may suffer from poor vision. ‘The longer you’re awake, the more visual errors you will see and the more likely you are to hallucinate.’
- People who do not sleep enough develop imbalanced hormones, which can trigger an increase in appetite for high-calorie foods. This, in effect, could cause weight gain.
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