Complications related to sleep disorders - Online Doctor Chats
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User : Is there any health difference between sleeping for one period of 12 hours to sleeping two periods of 6 hours (within 48 hours) as is traditional?
Doctor : hi
Doctor : Ok, I have seen your query .
Doctor : Let me explain to you that every living being as a Biological clock from the time of conception and is called as Circadian Rythm.
Doctor : And every individual has to take note of this and follow the natural sleeping period of 6-7 hrs a day rather than 12 hrs in two days.
Doctor : Hope I am not confusing you ?
Doctor : Sleep once for 12 hrs in two days creates lots of problems like Sleep disturbances, Sleep cycle disorders or Insomnia if done regularly or on long term basis.
User : what could be the effects of failing to follow the usual pattern?
Doctor : Sleep disturbances, Sleep cycle disorders or Insomnia if done regularly or on long term basis.
Doctor : And the sleep debt increases due to this and causes Attention deficit disorders, Concentration problems, Memory loss or Decrease in work out put.
Doctor : Hope you have followed ?
User : yes I have followed
User : is there any further details you can provide
User : for example would one not get used to it after a cetain period and their body adjust?
Doctor : May I know your age and gender and the specific root cause for such sleep patterns to help you better ?
User : male 21
User : generally don't get tired enough to require sleep for long periods
User : plus tend to have lot of work to get on with
Doctor : Ok
Doctor : Usually these are the research studies but not many to prove that 12 hrs is enough in 2 days.
Doctor : But there tends to appear in recent trends that these trends have increased due to largely lack of physical exercise and work stress.
User : ok interesting
User : do you have any studies you could point me to?
Doctor : Because of these trends you see Hypertension , Diabetes , etc. these days in younger people.
Doctor : Hopw i have answered your query.
User : so diabetes. hypertension etc are the cause or the effect?
Doctor : Please let me know how else can i help you.
Doctor : yes.
Doctor : Thank you for consulting me.
Doctor : Take care, bye for now.
Doctor : hi
Doctor : Ok, I have seen your query .
Doctor : Let me explain to you that every living being as a Biological clock from the time of conception and is called as Circadian Rythm.
Doctor : And every individual has to take note of this and follow the natural sleeping period of 6-7 hrs a day rather than 12 hrs in two days.
Doctor : Hope I am not confusing you ?
Doctor : Sleep once for 12 hrs in two days creates lots of problems like Sleep disturbances, Sleep cycle disorders or Insomnia if done regularly or on long term basis.
User : what could be the effects of failing to follow the usual pattern?
Doctor : Sleep disturbances, Sleep cycle disorders or Insomnia if done regularly or on long term basis.
Doctor : And the sleep debt increases due to this and causes Attention deficit disorders, Concentration problems, Memory loss or Decrease in work out put.
Doctor : Hope you have followed ?
User : yes I have followed
User : is there any further details you can provide
User : for example would one not get used to it after a cetain period and their body adjust?
Doctor : May I know your age and gender and the specific root cause for such sleep patterns to help you better ?
User : male 21
User : generally don't get tired enough to require sleep for long periods
User : plus tend to have lot of work to get on with
Doctor : Ok
Doctor : Usually these are the research studies but not many to prove that 12 hrs is enough in 2 days.
Doctor : But there tends to appear in recent trends that these trends have increased due to largely lack of physical exercise and work stress.
User : ok interesting
User : do you have any studies you could point me to?
Doctor : Because of these trends you see Hypertension , Diabetes , etc. these days in younger people.
Doctor : Hopw i have answered your query.
User : so diabetes. hypertension etc are the cause or the effect?
Doctor : Please let me know how else can i help you.
Doctor : yes.
Doctor : Thank you for consulting me.
Doctor : Take care, bye for now.
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