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Best Short Sleep Night Workers
A natural short sleeper is someone who sleeps a lot less in a 24-hour period than is expected for people of the same age, without being abnormally sleepy.
Alternative Names
Sleep - natural short sleeper
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Although each person's need for sleep varies, the typical adult needs an average of 7 - 9 hours of sleep each night. Short sleepers sleep less than 75% of what is normal for their age.
Natural short sleepers are different from...
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All About Shift Work
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Sleep hormone low in shift workers
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Night terror
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Sleep disorders include night terrors and sleep eating
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