How many people can not sleep

How many people can not sleep

There is no exact answer to this question. The most famous experiment was carried out in 1964, when seventeen-year-old Randy Gardner from California was awakeSleep Deprivation, Psychosis and Mental Efficiency / Psychiatric Times 264 hours, that is 11 days. This experience was carefully documented and, as planned, was supposed to prove that such a long-term deprivation does not affect the person in any way.

Gardner himself and the doctor who observed him claimed that they did not notice any mental and physical changes, and on the eve of the end of the experiment, the young man even beat his opponent in ping-pong. The second observer reported that over time, the guy's attention, memory, speech worsened, and even had hallucinations.

Later it was found that sleep deprivation is harmful to humans. Therefore, the Guinness Book of Records do not supportMan claims new sleepless record / BBC News such achievements and reliable data that someone broke the record could not be found.

What happens to a person if he does not get enough sleep

Lack of sleep reduces the quality of life and increases the risk of death. Even proper nutrition and exercise will not improve health if there is not enough sleep.

Short term sleep deprivation worsensSleep Deprivation / National Sleep Foundation well-being and mood, causes problems with attention and memory, slows down thinking and increases the risk of getting into a car accident. Due to severe fatigue, microsleep can occur, which last from a few seconds to a minute. And this can be fatal for a person. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that each year up to 6,000 people perishSleep Deprivation / National Sleep Foundation due to sleepy driving.

Chronic lack of sleep is no less, if not more dangerous. He strikesHere's What Happens When You Don't Get Enough Sleep (and How Much You Really Need a Night) / Cleveland Clinic throughout the body and can cause:

• increase in pressure;
• diabetes;
• heart attack;
• stroke;
• depression
• decreased libido;
• obesity;
• deterioration of immunity.

How much sleep does a person need

US National Sleep Foundation calculatedHow Much Sleep Do You Really Need? / National Sleep Foundationhow much a person should ideally sleep depending on his age: