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Ohio Doctor: Sleep is a Priority for Health

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015   

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sleep is one of the basics for human survival, but for many folks, getting a good night's sleep on a regular basis is little more than a dream.

It's estimated that more than a third of adults don't always or often get the amount of sleep they need to feel their best. Sometimes there are medical causes, said Dr. Samit Malhotra, a clinical and research associate at the Ohio Sleep Medicine Institute, but the stress and demands of daily life also play a factor.

"We are creatures of habit, and more often than not, sleep is not a priority," he said. "And I think one of the things that is important is to make it a priority in our lives."

According to a recent poll from the National Sleep Foundation, pain, stress and poor health all correlate to shorter sleep durations and worse sleep quality for millions of Americans.

Overall, there are about 80 different types of sleep disorders that Malhotra said include insomnia, restless-legs syndrome, narcolepsy and apnea.

"They may wake up not feeling refreshed because their sleep quality is not good, the sleep has been chopped up for the entire night," he said. "And so, when they wake up in the morning, they feel that sleep has not done its job. As a consequence, they can go through the day feeling really tired and fatigued."

Most adults require seven to nine hours of shut-eye a night. Malhotra said it's hard to make up lost sleep, whether it's because of a chronic condition or the time change.

"There isn't a medication, there isn't another way except to just to let the body's Circadian clock readjust to the change," he said, "because that's really what drives the sleep schedule, eventually."

He said good sleep hygiene also includes practicing a quiet bedtime routine that does not involve electronics, and avoiding caffeine, nicotine and alcohol.

The poll is online at sleepfoundation.org.


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