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`Impact of Insomnia on Daytime Ability to Function`

These individuals often lack the capacity to focus on their activities , resulting in accidents (Shechter 15 . It is a common occurrence that drivers get into accidents due to the lack of sleep and thus their motor skills and reflex actions are not that reactive during the day

Polysomnographic features of insomnia

Polysomnographic studies have shown that an individual with insomnia is generally characterized to have a short latency period during their sleep (Shechter 14 . In addition , the sleep efficiency of these individuals is significantly low , resulting in the frequent and easy

awakening by even simple stimuli in their immediate environment . The rapid eye movement (REM ) and sigma sleep stages of individuals with insomnia are largely influenced by the circadian rhythms that are been set by their bodies and thus any change in the sleeping quality and habits may affect these sleep stages . Any disturbance in these sleep stages may result in the lack of or difficulty in sleeping

Polysomnographic investigations have also shown that the core body temperature in influenced by an individual 's circadian rhythm . Sleep is thus normally observed in the evening , when the core body temperature is significantly lower than what is usually observed during the day . Any shift in the circadian rhythm of an individual may thus result in an unexpected core body temperature , resulting in an individual 's difficulty in falling asleep . This core body temperature should be achieved approximately six hours before going to sleep , in for an individual to achieve the normal 8 hours of sleep . For an individual who attends to a night-shift job , the usual length of sleep varies from 4 to 7 hours , which is a prime feature of insomnia

Behavior and /or therapeutic recommendations for insomnia

It is possible to adapt behavioral conditioning strategies for insomnia . Individuals suffering from...

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