Snoozester Sleep Blog

NBC 5 Chicago is running a story on their website about a recent study conducted by Dr. Michael T. Smith of JHU. Dr. Smith found that women who were frequently woken up from their sleep experienced a higher rate of spontaneous pain. Here is the kicker - the spontaneous pain may cause them to be woken up even more frequently in the night. It’s a viscous cycle…

 Another article about the same study

It is important to get enough sleep! Lack of sufficient sleep can lead to reduced memory, focus, concentration and reaction time

According to this article “About 40 percent of Americans say they get fewer than seven hours of sleep on weekdays, and most — 71 percent — get fewer than eight hours of sleep, according to a 2005 survey by the National Sleep Foundation”

Eve Van Cauter, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago, published a study in 1999, that involved 11 healthy young males sleeping only four hours a day; after 6 days the subjects where in a pre-diabetic state.

So, make sure you get enough sleep! Go to bed early If you need to wake up early.

Family Circle magazine recently ran a story, “School Daze,” that touts the benefits of children and teenagers getting enough sleep. The article discusses common reasons kids don’t get enough sleep, how to tell if your kids are getting enough sleep and an interesting strategy that has enabled kids to get more sleep.

Is “enough MySpace for one night, get to bed” a common utterance in your household? If so, post a comment and share your suggestions for getting kids to bed on time.

Here is someone who doesn’t need Snoozester to wake him up! Thai Ngoc hasn’t slept in over 3 decades. “Sixty-four-year-old Thai Ngoc, known as Hai Ngoc, said he could not sleep at night after getting a fever in 1973, and has counted infinite numbers of sheep during more than 11,700 consecutive sleepless nights.” What’s interesting is that he is pretty healthy and normal!
Steve Pavlina has a post about this guy too.

The American Board of Sleep Medicine (ABSM) has an online directory of “sleep doctors.” You can browse the U.S. directory by name or by state. They also have an international directory.

“The ABSM is an independent organization developed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining standards of individual proficiency in clinical polysomnography”

Drowsiness at work can hurt productivity . According to this article, a 2005 survey by the National Sleep Foundation found that 26 percent of adults get a good night’s sleep only a few nights a month or less. Another 24 percent say they get a good night’s sleep only a few nights a week. This has lead to increased sleepiness at work.

It is important to get enough sleep for physical and emotional health; this page describes good strategies for getting enough sleep (decreasing the amount of light and noise, going to bed at the same time each night, ect.)

Of course, getting enough sleep is just as important as waking up on time! Snoozester SecureAwake Wake Up Calls help you rise and shine.