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Insomnia or Sleeplessness:- What is Insomnia? Insomnia is habitual sleeplessness or inability to sleep, or a very disturbed sleep cycle. This sleep disorder can cover a range of stages of lack of sleep quality to lack of sleep quantity. Insomnia can have tremendous adverse effects on your health and well-being. It leaves you feeling fatigued, drowsy, and depleted of energy during the day. This condition can greatly hamper your daily productivity at school or work since it affects your mood and attention levels.   You may begin to rely on sleeping tablets, or alcohol, to be able to go to sleep which can have long-term adverse effects on your physical, emotional, and mental health. Chronic insomnia can lead to other serious health conditions such as: • Diabetes • Obesity • High blood pressure/hypertension • Heart disease • Stroke • Alzheimer's • Certain cancers Sleeping difficulty is when you have trouble sleeping at night. It may be hard for you to fall asleep, or you may wake up several times throughout the night. Sleep difficulty may affect your physical and mental health. Lack of sleep may also cause you to have frequent headaches or trouble concentrating. Most people experience difficulty sleeping at some point in their lives. Some people may feel refreshed after only six or seven hours of sleep. However, most adults need about eight hours of sleep every night to feel rested. Signs of sleeping difficulty may include an inability to focus during the day, frequent headaches, irritability, daytime fatigue, waking up too early, waking up throughout the night, or taking several hours to fall asleep. You may also experience low energy during the day or have noticeably dark circles under your eyes. How sleep needs and habits vary? Sleep habits and needs can be very different from person to person. Because of these variations, experts consider a wide range of sleep characteristics “normal.” Some examples of this include: • Early birds/early risers: Some people naturally prefer to go to bed and wake up early. • Night owls/late risers: Some people prefer to go to bed and wake up late. • Short-sleepers: Some people naturally need less sleep than others. Research indicates that there may even be a genetic reason for that. • Learned sleep differences: Some people develop sleep habits for specific reasons, such as their profession. Military personnel with combat experience often learn to be light sleepers because of the demands and dangers of their profession. On the opposite end of that spectrum, some people learn to be very heavy sleepers so they can still sleep despite surrounding noises. • Natural changes in sleep needs: Your need for sleep changes throughout your life. Infants need significantly more sleep, between 14 and 17 hours per day, while adults (ages 18 and up) need about seven to nine hours per day.

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