by Bradley Simons | Jan 13, 2012 | Quick Sleep Facts
A new baby typically results in 400-750 hours lost sleep for parents in the first year.
by Bradley Simons | Jan 13, 2012 | Quick Sleep Facts
If you fall asleep in less than five minutes at night it means you’re sleep deprived. The ideal is between 10 and 15 minutes, meaning you’re still tired enough to sleep deeply, but not so exhausted you feel sleepy by day.
by Bradley Simons | Jan 13, 2012 | Quick Sleep Facts
One of the loudest snores recorded in Guiness World Records was 93 decibels (120db is a jet engine), by Kare Walkert of Kumla, Sweden, in 1993.
by Bradley Simons | Jan 13, 2012 | Quick Sleep Facts
The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses.
by Bradley Simons | Jan 13, 2012 | Quick Sleep Facts
Exposure to noise at night can suppress immune function even if the sleeper doesn’t wake. Unfamiliar noise, and noise during the first and last two hours of sleep, has the greatest disruptive effect on the sleep cycle.
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