Dr. Ajit Singh said ” A lot of people use mobile phones till late night. The habit of sleeping late and sleeping for three to four hours could take a toll on their health even it could cause respiratory illnesses . In sleep deprived population sleep apnea is reported which is a respiratory disorder.”
Jaipur: On World sleep day , RUHS hospital superintendent and respiratory disease expert Dr. Ajit Singh said ” A study has been conducted in London in which the investigation have found the risk of diabetes has significantly increased in population sleeping for five hours (16% increased) and those sleeping for three to four hours (41% increased).
Sleep deficiency can interfere in your work, school , driving and your social functioning. You might face trouble in learning, focusing and reacting. Also you may find it hard to judge other people’s emotions and reactions. Sleep deficiency can also make you feel frustrated, cranky.
Sleep deficiency and diabetes: According to several ongoing researches if a person is getting less than 7 hours of sleep per night, then his diabetes will get harder to manage. Too little sleep can increase insulin resistance, make a person feel hungrier next day and can reduce the feeling of fullness after eating which will make them easier to choose junk foods which are higher in carbs and sugar.
Overeating can make controlling and loosing weight difficult, becoming overweight will enhance the chances of rise in blood pressure thus increasing risk of heart attacks.
Researchers found that sleep deprivation can also lead to deprived immune system thus making a person vulnerable to diseases. Sleep deprivation can enhance the stress and anxiety level thus causing hormonal imbalance.
Lack of sleep and respiratory disorders: Although mechanisms of impaired ventilation after sleep loss is not entirely understood, there is a evidence suggesting both respiratory muscles fatigue and central nervous system depression are connected to sleep disorders. Patients who suffer from both deprived sleep and lung diseases are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of sleep disruption on breathing.
Since sleep restoration returns many respiratory parameters to normal in sleep deprived individuals , perhaps we should include rest for treatment of certain patients with respiratory diseases.
Recumbency and sleep decrease oxygen store in the body and depresses response to hypoxia and hypercapnia. Sleep loss can cause hypotonia in upper airways, resulting in decreased and delayed response to negetive pressure of the lungs during breathing.
