Sleep Deprivation Causes And How To Treat It

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Sleep Deprivation Causes And How To Treat It
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• Sleep deprivation is quite common amongst people
  in this generation. It is caused when a person is
  not able to get enough sleep to function properly
  without being tired in their everyday lives.
  Everything Health requires that a person is able
  to get the amount of sleep he or she requires to
  function to their fullest capabilities.
• The amount of sleep a human being requires
  depends on person to person. However, an average
  person should at least get 7 to 8 hours of sleep
  on a daily basis. Young adults or even adults
  until the age of 55- 60 can function well on 5 to
  6 hours of sleep as well. However, children and
  older
• people are more vulnerable to sleep
• deprivation if they do not get to 7 to 8
• hours of sleeping time.
• It is no doubt that getting enough
• sleep is pertinent. The article in the
• following sections highlights the
• Sleeping Problems Causes, symptoms,
• and risk factors of sleep deprivation.
• The article also provides for measures
• one can take if they are suffering from
• sleep deprivation.

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• Sleep Deprivation Causes
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• There are many reasons why individuals suffer
  from sleep deprivation. The following are a few
  sleep deprivation causes.
• Intentional sleep deprivation Intentional sleep
  deprivation for various causes such as catching
  up with work, hanging out with friends, doing
  some extra reading.
• Depression Anxious thoughts, which are a
• common symptom of depression, can
• cause sleep deprivation.
• Obstructive sleep apnea It is a
• sleeping disorder which makes the
• person who is asleep feel like they are
• not breathing anymore, often waking
• them up while sleeping.

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• Symptoms Of Sleep Deprivation
• There are a lot of symptoms that are associated
  with a person who is sleep deprived. Some of the
  sleep deprivation symptoms are-
• Yawning
• Fatigue
• Moodiness
• Irritability
• Forgetfulness
• Difficulty in grasping new concepts
• Depressed mood
• Inability to concentrate
• Lack of motivation
• Increased appetite
• Clumsiness
• Reduced sex drive

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• Hormone imbalances Hormone imbalances can also
  cause sleep deprivation as hormones play a vital
  role in the proper functioning of the body.
• Other chronic illnesses Chronic illnesses can
  also affect the body in such a way that sleep
  deprivation could be a symptom of such chronic
  illness.
• Symptoms Of Sleep Deprivation
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• There are a lot of symptoms that are
• associated with a person who is sleep
• deprived. Some of the sleep
• deprivation symptoms are-
• Yawning
• Fatigue
• Moodiness
• Irritability
• Forgetfulness
• Difficulty in grasping new concepts

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• Depressed mood
• Inability to concentrate
• Lack of motivation
• Increased appetite
• Clumsiness
• Reduced sex drive
• Risk Factors Of Sleep Deprivation
• Sleep is very important for the human
• body. We have now highlighted the
• causes and symptoms of sleep
• deprivation. Now, we look at the risk
• factors of sleep deprivation

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• Serious health conditions A person with sleep
  deprivation could have serious health issues,
  especially in relation to the heart and blood
  pressure.
• Obesity Since sleep deprivation can increase the
  
• appetite of a person, he or she may start to
• put on weight, which can ultimately lead
• to obesity.
• Depression Sleep deprivation can cause a
• person to have
• Anxiety Attack Symptoms,
• which can become a symptom of
• depression.
• Premature aging of the skin Skin
• cells repair while a person is sleeping.
• Lack of sleep can result in premature
• aging of the skin.

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• Sleep Deprivation Treatment
• Sleep deprivation treatment is only required in
  such cases where the person is physically not
  able to go to sleep. Therefore, if you are
  suffering from sleep deprivation caused
  intentionally, you will have to start sleeping on
  time, and your body clock will start to set
  itself in accordance to that.
• Medical treatments for sleep deprivation are-
• Relaxation techniques Relaxation
• Techniques involve tensing and untensing
• the muscles so as to calm down the
• body, which will help the body go to
• sleep.
• Stimulation control Stimulation
• control involves controlling activities
• prior to bedtime so as to ensure that
• activities are associated with going to
• sleep.

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• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Such therapy works
  in situations where there is a reason as to which
  a person feels like they cannot go to sleep. The
  therapy tries to create reasonable explanations
  for such feelings.
• Medications There are plenty of sleeping pills
  available for people to use to help them go to
  sleep. However, they should not be used until
  prescribed by a medical professional.
• Conclusion
• Sleep deprivation is a problem of serious
• concern and should not be overlooked.
• The article has highlighted as to why
• sleep is important and how not
• getting enough sleep can affect a
• person. Sleep disorders is usually a
• problem created by a person for
• themselves.

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• Therefore the treatment for such sleep
  deprivation is to have a change in lifestyle and
  ensuring early bedtime so that more hours are
  available to sleep. However, if the sleep
  deprivation is because of other physical
  problems, one can always look at the treatment
  techniques as have been mentioned above.
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