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Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Sept 24, 2014 11:57:23 GMT 9.5
Often go to bed late? It could leave you with a chronic sleep disorder: Millions think they're just night owls. In fact, they could be wreaking havoc on their body clocks
Niamh Spence, 23, from Manchester, has survived on little sleep for 4 years
Now doesn't feel tired before 3am and she can't sleep before 3.30am
She is one of an increasing number of people suffering from DSPS
Long-standing sleep deprivation is associated with increased heart rate, blood pressure and higher levels of chemicals linked with inflammation
PUBLISHED: 07:44 AEST, 23 September 2014 | UPDATED: 16:32 AEST, 23 September 2014When her alarm goes off at 7am, Niamh Spence aches so much that she wonders momentarily if she is ill. At best, she will have had four hours' sleep, but usually it's nearer three. Niamh, 23, has survived on this little sleep for the past four years. As a child and teenager, she got at least eight hours' sleep a night. But her sleep patterns shifted at university when juggling two waitressing jobs, as she'd start her university work after coming home at midnight. Now she doesn't feel tired before 3am and she can't sleep before 3.30am. Click Here to Read More:
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