Deprivation is sleep can result in to fatigue, concentration and reading problems and unpredicted accidents. Children suffering from sleep deprivation show symptoms of Hyperactive Attitudes, moodiness and unwanted tantrums.
Sleep deprivation can occur due to excess work or stress and improper medication and illness. Here are some interesting facts about sleep deprivation.
The requirement of sleep varies from person to person which is based on physical activity, age, general health conditions and general factors that vary from an individual to another. Primary school kids and teenagers need 10 hours of sleep while an adult can manage it within 8 hours.
Sleep deprivation happens as a result of insufficient or interrupted sleep that also includes sleeplessness or circadian rhythmic disorders in sleep. The human body needs sleep just like it needs water and food.
Disruptions in sleep may occur even in case of improper sleep-wake cycle. This may happen while travelling from a particular time zone to another. Uneven or very long working hours can result into sleeplessness. This can highly affect performance in daytime activities such as school or office.
The basic symptoms of sleep deprivation in a normal adult are regular yawning, not feeling like waking up early in the morning; constantly doze off when there is no work or while watching the television. Some other symptoms such as constant mood changed and decrease in concentration level may also appear.
Children who do not get adequate sleep become short-tempered, over react in any situation and always crave for a day time nap. They can possibly get hyper when slightly provoked. They also tend to miss school for late rising.
A person who needs regular sleep of eight hours but has to settle for five hours or less has sub-par performance at work. Such individuals become least bothered about things and less judgemental; they become less aware of the ambience and tend to fail in making right decisions.
A statistical research on children and teenagers has proved that they tend to suffer from many school and college issues due to sleeplessness. Teenagers with sleeping issues are seen to have impulse control issues which make them violent and dangerous by nature.
There are many ways to increase the number of hours one sleeps for such as going to bed early and not indulging in too much of smoking and alcohol. Keeping the body relaxed makes the body fall asleep quickly. Seeking a physician for guidance is also a good idea.
Staying awake for more than twenty four hours can lead to poor co-ordination between hands and eyes. It is as hazardous as having 0.1 alcohol content in blood.
Disturbance in sleep also occurs even when one travels to a higher altitude. It starts to affect once one goes beyond 13,200 feet above sea level or sometimes beyond that. This occurs mainly due to deficit of oxygen.
Caffeine is an important drug that can keep one awake or deprived of sleep for long. A normal human mainly feels sleepy the most at 2am and 2pm; hence these two instances have to be used well.
