Though there are many facets to the subject of sleep, our team has decided to focus on the vital role sleep plays in people’s lives, specifically college students, as well as the numerous methods that can be used to make sleep more effective. Research has consistently proven the importance of a regular sleep schedule. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute promotes this idea, and offers several tips for getting enough sleep while leading a busy life.[1] For instance, it helps to keep the same sleep schedule on weeknights and weekdays. Also, avoiding heavy exercise and artificial bright lights within an hour of going to sleep ensures a more restful sleep. This is especially true for devices like computers and cellphones, the light of which interrupts melatonin production, thus disrupting sleep. Avoiding heavy meals, alcoholic beverages, nicotine, and caffeine within a couple hours of sleeping helps prime the body for a more restful sleep, as well. In fact, the effects of caffeine can last …show more content…
The CDC recommends a minimum of 7-8 hours a night for adults, but many adults fall far below this range.[3,4], However, the recommendation does not take into consideration people’s different lifestyles, which might necessitate getting even more sleep. Thus, it is advisable to consult a health professional to determine the right amount of sleep for each individual. Much of poor academic performance and even physical accidents can be prevented by eliminating sleep deprivation. According to a survey by the CDC, 7% of 25-34 year olds fell asleep while driving during the previous 30 days before being surveyed. Over ⅓ of all adults report unintentionally falling asleep in the same time period. Alarmingly, the Department of Transportation estimates that drowsy driving is responsible for 1550 fatalities, and 40,000 injuries
According to Wilson (2005), sleep deprivation can cause not only traffic accidents, but also medical conditions such as: obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabo...
Commercial truck-related collisions remains to be the prominent cause of death on Ontario roads, with one in five road crashes involving large truck vehicles (Best, 2017). Behind a vast majority of the crashes, there is a fatigue driver who lost control of the steering due to insufficient sleep and inattentiveness. According to studies, sleep deprivation is the primary risk factor of accidents involving transport trucks (National Transportation Safety Board, 1995). If sleepless night becomes a routine for transport drivers, it can possibly lead to long-term sleep deprivation and the associated health risk. Health risk associated with sleep deprivation are heart attack, depression, anxiety, weight gain and death. Most common health risk experienced
Sleep deprivation within the truck driving community is a major concerning issue that needs to be addressed to both the public and truck driving companies. Sleep deprivation affects the health of truck drivers and can also lead to road collisions injuring the surrounding vehicles. The purpose of this preliminary study is to determine the percentages of truck drivers who are able to get good quality sleep; and also to obtain an opinion from the workers on providing workshops at their workplace to help educate the workers on sleep deprivation. The analyzed literature review has emphasized that executing an intervention measures are necessary to minimize the effect of sleep deprivation within truck drivers, and an educational workshop is the most
In 2009, American and French researchers determined that brain events called “sharp wave ripples” are responsible for consolidating memory.
Sleeping is something that is an essential part of human nature and is a must in order for one to be a functional human being. Sleep is an idea that is accompanied by many wives’ tales, including the ideas that one needs seven to eight hours of sleep each night and alcohol helps one fall asleep and sleep more soundly. One myth about sleep is that during sleeping, one is in a state of nothingness. In truth, however, it has been discovered that during sleep the brain is active, variations in heartbeat and breathing occur, and the eyes and ears are active throughout the time of sleep. These activities during a person’s sleep are important because they help that person be more aware, awake, and alert during consciousness. If all of these important activities occur during sleep, why is it that people are so willing to short themselves of this vital activity? Although much about sleep still remains a mystery, research and experiments continue to show how important sleep is to each and every person. Throughout this paper, I will discuss sleep and the effects that it has on performance and health, especially in college students. A college student’s sleeping pattern is a reliable indicator to their level of performance in the classroom and other school-affiliated activities, as a lack of sleep leads to decreased performance. Sleep is directly related the level of performance and health in an individual; the more rested a person is, the better that person will perform and feel (Dryer, 2006).
While points, claims, and statistics may be found within all of the sources used for the research, the sheer amount of referenced studies and works within the “Sleep-Wake” paper lends weight to it’s usefulness as a reliable source. One of the otherfactor of sleep and its affect within the college community. Three sources varying in criteria and usefulness were found that related to this subject and were studied. sources, “College Students try to Cheat Sleep Needs”, a college newspaper, offers basic facts and elementary assumptions such that could be found within any biology textbook or encyclopedia. These references are to such things as sleep cycles and sub stages and the general consequences of an out of balance sleep cycle. The study from the Biological Rhythm Research writers, however, hints at previous studies and findings that “several factors, such as social and academic demands, part-time jobs, [...] affect the sleep-wake cycle of college students.” but then only states the findings of a particular study, and does so in...
Drowsy driving is something I have seen and experienced first hand. It is incredibly dangerous, putting others and the driver at a higher risk of harm if one drives while tired. To avoid the chance of getting into an accident due to drowsy driving one needs to pay attention to their condition before they get in the driver’s seat. Warning signs are easy to spot if a person is paying attention to their own physical condition and others are also paying attention before a person departs from a location. Warning signs would include someone looking exhausted or beginning to nod off before even getting in the car. People should avoid driving at very late hours if they haven’t slept since the previous night. Even if one feels fine when first getting
Many times people think they can accomplish more if they could eliminate so much sleeping time. However, they are only hurting their productivity if they lose sleep. Two articles deal with the issue of sleep deprivation. The College Student Journal published an article about the grade-point average of college students and sleep length, while U.S. News & World Report produced an article dealing with the lack of
Drivers that take road trips and drivers happen to work late night shifts are the tops contributors to sleep related car crashes. People that plan on driving for long periods of time should stop once they feel too tired and get a hotel room.
Have you ever stayed up too late? At one time or another most people have probably experienced that feeling where their eyes start to droop and blur. It’s their body telling them they need to sleep… But do they? Many people might think losing a night’s sleep or not sleeping enough is not a big deal, but in fact, continuously lacking sleep does affect people in a bad way. People should know the healthy amount of sleep they need and some solutions to sleeping problems. Sleep deprivation causes physical and mental effects on the human body and can be directly responsible for many fatal accidents.
Lack of sleep may cause an accident. As you get drowsy, your reaction becomes slow as much as driving drunk.
Important public policy issues have arisen in our modern 24-hour society, where it is crucial to weigh the value of sleep versus wakefulness. Scientific knowledge about sleep is currently insufficient to resolve the political and academic debates raging about how much and when people should sleep. These issues affect almost everybody, from the shift worker to the international traveler, from the physician to the policy maker, from the anthropologist to the student preparing for an exam.
“Twelve Simple Tips to Improve Your Sleep.” (2009, Dec. 18). The Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Healthy
Sleep is a very important factor in the human function. Our body and brain is able to reset itself and rejuvenate while we sleep. When we do not get the required amount of sleep, we start to feel lethargic and foggy minded, because our mind and body wasn’t able to replenish itself. Sleep is imperative that an insignificant rest deficiency or lack of sleep can affect our ability to remember things; decisions and can affect our temperament. Chronic sleep deficiency can get the body to feel agitated and it could lead to serious health problems such as, heart problems, stress, acne, and obesity.
Whereas insomnia is a serious condition, it is also a treatable condition. Depending on the severity of the issues that is causing sleeplessness, therapy is an option to care for the condition. Restorative treatment is a less invasive way to cure insomnia. In order for therapy to work, it will be important to identify the root of the problem such as behavior patterns, psychological issues, or the type of disorder one is experiencing. Once the issues that are preventing sleep are uncovered, it may be possible to eliminate or reduce the factors that are promoting the cause (Drake, et al). It is as simple as educating the individual about good sleep habits or easing their anxiety with psychological conditioning. Consequently, if therapy does not do the trick, natural