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lnformauon for "Pow Much Sleep ls Lnough?" ls based on Lhe followlng sources:
Pow Much Sleep ls Lnough?" by 1he nauonal PearL, 8lood, and Lung lnsuLuLe
from www.nhlbl.nlh.gov
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hup://www.sclenucamerlcan.com/arucle.cfm?ld=facL-or-cuon-can-you-caLch-
up-on-sleep
now Much S|eep Is Lnough?
1he amounL of sleep you need each day wlll change over Lhe course of your llfe.
AlLhough sleep needs vary from person Lo person, Lhe charL below shows general
recommendauons for dlerenL age groups.


lf you rouunely lose sleep or choose Lo sleep less Lhan needed, Lhe sleep loss
adds up. 1he LoLal sleep losL ls called your sleep debL." lor example, lf you lose 2
hours of sleep each nlghL, you'll have a sleep debL of 14 hours afer a week.

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Some people nap as a way Lo deal wlLh sleeplness. naps may provlde a shorL-Lerm boosL
ln alerLness and performance. Powever, napplng doesn'L provlde all of Lhe oLher beneLs
of nlghL-ume sleep. 1hus, you can'L really make up for losL sleep, you [usL keep your sleep
declency. eople accumulaLe sleep debL surrepuuously'," says psychlaLrlsL Wllllam C.
uemenL, founder of Lhe SLanford unlverslLy Sleep Cllnlc. SLudles show LhaL such shorL-
Lerm sleep deprlvauon leads Lo a foggy braln, worsened vlslon, lmpalred drlvlng, and
Lrouble rememberlng. Long-Lerm eecLs lnclude obeslLy, lnsulln reslsLance, and hearL
dlsease.

Some people sleep more on Lhelr days o Lhan on work days. 1hey also may go Lo bed
laLer and geL up laLer on days o. Sleeplng more on days o mlghL be a slgn LhaL you
aren'L gemng enough sleep. AlLhough exLra sleep on days o mlghL help you feel beuer, lL
can upseL your body's sleep-wake rhyLhm.

lf you're worrled abouL wheLher you're gemng enough sleep, Lry uslng a sleep dlary for a
couple of weeks. WrlLe down how much you sleep each nlghL, how alerL and resLed you
feel ln Lhe mornlng, and how sleepy you feel durlng Lhe day.

Sleeplng when your body ls ready Lo sleep also ls very lmporLanL. Sleep declency can
aecL people even when Lhey sleep Lhe LoLal number of hours recommended for Lhelr age
group.

lor example, people whose sleep ls ouL of sync wlLh Lhelr body clocks (such as shlf
workers) or rouunely lnLerrupLed (such as careglvers or emergency responders) mlghL
need Lo pay speclal auenuon Lo Lhelr sleep needs.












'surrepuuously: ln an unnouced manner