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Sleep and Circadian Rhythm

Sleep is an innate human need, which typically occurs for several hours at one time or more than one time during a circadian rhythm. Sleep varies from a few hours to over 8 hours, with babies and children requiring the most sleep. During sleep, the eyes close, muscles relax, nervous system reduces, and the body enters a different consciousness. Many health conditions and environmental factors can interrupt both sleep and awakening.

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Why do you Sleep during day up during night?

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Asked by Wiki User

You can't sleep at night from insomnia or something similar. You get tired during the day.

How long do most adults sleep?

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Asked by Wiki User

The average is 8 hours a night that you should be getting!!

Why am I sleeping 12 hours a day?

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Asked by ChrisSimsfb2503

You will have to see a doctor to find out why you are oversleeping. All we can do here is guess, not provide facts, because we do not know you. Nor can we medically examine you.

  • You could have low blood sugar levels, resulting in low energy.
  • You could have a condition called hypersomnia.
  • Depression and anxiety negatively affects our sleep cycle. People with these mental conditions find it harder to fall asleep but also harder to wake up.
  • Obesity is also linked to oversleeping.
  • Oversleeping is also an early symptom of heart conditions.
  • Or, on the lighter side, you are a cat who has learnt how to use a computer.

You will have to see a doctor for a factual diagnosis on why you are oversleeping.

How long does the average male sleep?

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The daily recommended sleep required for a adult male is 8 hours a night.

In Western society, with things such as lifestyle and job commitments, the average adult male sleeps roughly 6 to 7 hours a night.

In poorer nations where there are less rules and regulations facing employees and working hours, the average adult male can sleep as little as 2 to 3 hours a night in order to meet his required monthly income.

How many seconds does it take up to wake up from a microsleep?

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I actually don't know. But it takes me about 30 minutes if I'm not sleepy. And if I'm tired it takes me about 5 seconds.

What is the biological process underlying the circadian rhythm?

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Body temperature, sleepiness, thyroid function, growth hormone, metabolic processes, adrenal hormones, and the sleep hormone melatonin all cycle with daylight

Why do elderly people sleep much more?

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  • All individuals from the time they are born are dying to put it bluntly, but when getting older the elderly may have problems sleeping due to prescribed medications or, their brain cells are slowly dying off and can alter sleep patterns. However, some elderly people can be very active and can sleep their proper eight to ten hours. Elderly people can have bouts of insomnia and may take naps during the day because they don't have the energy they had when younger.

Why do people oversleep?

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Asked by Wiki User

A phenomenon called sleep inertia causes this. When you're sleeping a long time, the brain wants to remain asleep. A cup of coffee should do the trick.

What are the types of circadian rhythm sleep disorders?

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Asked by GaleEncyofMedicine

Circadian rhythm sleep disorder is a disorder that affects the timing of sleep. People with this disorder typically have issues waking up by alarm clock but can sleep and wake when they wake by their body clock. You can get more information about this disorder at the Wikipedia.

Can you really sleep for 2 dayz?

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Asked by Wiki User

you can get

1.over emotional

2.dizzy

3.slurred speetch

4.go to sleep for short periods of time.

5.over weight

6.really sick

7.trouble seeing,hearing,or remembering things

Why are people always tired during the day?

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In some cases the person is not tired; drowsy.

Keep in mind that your body induces a self-paralysis to prevent injury during sleep.

You're being freed from that paralysis when you wake up.

Makes you're kind of stiff, tired, drowsy, etc.

Also, your metabolism slows down during dormancy.

Waking up and doing stuff while your body's still asleep leaves you with a lack of energy being produced, leaving you feeling tired. (For just a bit)

(BTW, Sleepwalking is a disorder where this paralysis doesn't correctly shut down the brain's motor skills, and the body remains at the whim of an unconscious brain.)

A major reason why many people wake up tired is that they suffer from sleep disturbances that can include sleep that is interrupted many times during the night, inability to fall asleep for hours, waking up very early and not being able to get back to sleep, profound sleep disorders that prevent any restful sleep at all, fibromyalgia that induces pain during the night, other pain disorders, insomnia caused by stress, medication and anxiety, and sleep apnea induced by breathing interruptions.

An evaluation at a sleep study clinic may help determine the reason.

How many hours do you need to sleep?

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Asked by Wiki User

It depends on how long you stay up

like if you went to bed early the night before you might sleep 11 hrs.

If you stay up late like 10:00 PM you'll sleep only like 7-8 hrs( if your a light sleeper)

Do people make noise when they sleep?

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Because the brain process sound in two different ways, it will block out sounds that are unimportant and allow you to react to sounds that are. Here's a link that I found while asking the same question;

This is the passage from www.sciencedaily.com:

Using electrodes implanted directly on the human cortex, a Johns Hopkins University undergraduate has located the part of the brain that appears to process sounds while people sleep. This site, in the frontal lobe, may be part of a vigilance system that, for instance, rouses a mother when her baby cries but lets the woman sleep when a truck rumbles by.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/04/980430044534.htm

What is the definition of a circadian rhythm?

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Circadian rhythms are time schedules in which the body uses to function. These schedules include sleeping and eating patterns, patterns of bowel movement and urination, and several other things.

What is the best sleep position?

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It is best to lay on your left side, allowing increased blood-flow and nutrients to go to the placenta. Laying on your right side puts pressure on the Inferior Vena Cava. The major blood vein that carries De-oxygenated blood that eventually passes through the liver and the uterus. Do not sleep on your back if you can help it, since laying on your back while pregnant since the uterus will put pressure on the spine, back muscles, and major blood veins and intestines, which will reduce circulation for you, and the baby. It will most likely help, when laying on your left side, to prop a pillow under your belly to reduce the uncomfortable tugging sensation from the weight of the baby.

Influences the sleep and wakefulness portions of the circadian cycle?

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Asked by Itznatalia

Melatonin is a hormone our body produces that makes us sleepy. Stop using any electronics at least an hour before bed because the light from the gadgets makes your body stop producing melatonin therefore you won't feel the sleepy effects from the hormone.

How many hours of sleep a day do teens need?

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Teens need 24 hours a day just like everybody else. There are no more hours in a day, so you can't have more. I think you left something important out of this question because it really makes no sense.