In industrialized countries, an estimated 20% of the population works in a job with nonstandard shifts. Approximately 10% to 38% of these workers have shift work disorder, marked by intense tiredness when awake or difficulty sleeping when needed.
Topics: alaska sleep clinic, parasomnia, daytime sleepiness, melatonin, shift work, getting beter sleep, sleepless nights, alaska
It goes without saying that it’s almost impossible to function and efficiently hit your targets when your eyes just want to drop. Not having enough sleep can be a stressful situation.
Topics: life with sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, sleep debt
The daylight-saving time change will force most of us to spring forward and advance our clocks one hour. This effectively moves an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening, giving us those long summer nights. But waking up Monday morning may not be so easy, having lost an hour of precious sleep and perhaps driving to work in the dark with an extra jolt of java.
Topics: daylight savings, daytime sleepiness
