Phenomenon Due to Lack of Sleep Technology

Humans constantly strive to create a
variety of advanced tools with
the aim of making life easier,
comfortable and enjoyable. But in reality, the technology
also has made a human being
'tortured'. Time to rest could
mess, so many people in modern
times become more frequent
sleepiness. That at least is reflected in the
results of polls conducted by the
National Sleep Foundation in the
United States recently. "Sleep and technology do not
mix," said the polls show, the
2011 Sleep in America. Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D., chief
executive poll and director of
The Atlanta School of Sleep
Medicine and Technology, said
the use of cell phones,
computers and video games before bedtime and the middle of
the night - as is often done by
teenagers and children of today
- has seized many once allotted
time to rest. "The poll this year to focus on
technology and electronic
equipment used by the people,
the tools that are easy to find
everywhere," he said. In addition to revealing the
influence of technology on the
duration of sleep, the poll also
finds that many Americans are
not happy with the quality of
their sleep. Carrying a third of adults in the U.S. get less than
seven hours a day, and the fact
it puts them at risk for serious
health disorders. This year, regular surveys
conducted since 1991 by the
National Sleep Foundation, it
involves the 1508 respondents.
Respondents were divided in into
4 age groups: 13-18, 19-29, 30-45 and 46-64. Teens sleepy Several important findings in the
research of whom are teenagers
reported most often sleepy. The
case was around 22% in
adolescents aged 13-18, followed
by 16% at the age of 19-2 years, as many as 11% at age
30 to 45, and 9% at age 46-64. Many respondents claimed not to
knick or rarely sleep well at
work or school day, with the
highest percentage which is
approximately 51% of teens ages
19-29. Average sleep duration was
around 7 hours for respondents
aged adults, whereas
adolescents reported little
longer. Those aged 13-19 on
average sleep for 7 hours 26 minutes on school days; aged
19-29 about 7 hours, while the
age of 30-45 and 46-64 a little
under 7 hours. Technology bedtime drain The use of electronic tools
before bedtime become very
commonplace. As many as 60
percent on average respondents
always watched TV, 39% used
mobile phones, 36% use a laptop or computer, 21% telephone, 8%
of video games, and 29% music
player device. Experts have called for the use
of these tools before bedtime
reduced. 'There are two reasons
for this. First is the exposure of
light obtained from a computer
screen or other device. Light can mengambat sending signals to
the brain hormones that tell
your body to rest. Hormone
called melatonin. "Rosenberg said. Another reason, said Rosenberg,
bedtime became delayed because
you are stuck in a fun using
computers and other equipment. About a quarter of respondents
in the poll said they slept with
storing the phone in bed and
about 10% said they often woke
up at least a few minutes in the
middle of the night because they have to answer the telephone,
sms or email. That was more
often reported by younger
respondents, ie 18% of
respondents 13-19 and 20% of
respondents aged 19-29. Complaints sleepy Due to lack of sleep, the
respondents also reported
complaints sleepy while driving.
Half of the respondents age 19
-29 admitted at least once
sleepy once a month. About 10 percent of adolescent and adult
respondents admitted sleepy one
or two times a week. This fact seems in line with data
from the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration. Drowsiness
while driving was reported to
cause more than 100,000 cases
of traffic accidents each year and claimed 1550 lives. Gulp caffeine Meanwhile, on how to cope with
sleepiness due to sleep
deprivation, excessive use of
caffeine and naps are often
reported by respondents. On
average, respondents can drink about three cups of caffeinated
beverages daily. Napping is another way by the
respondents to cope with sleep
deprivation. Nearly half of
respondents ages 13-19 and
19-29 claimed a one-time
napping on the day of work or school.