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Twenty to 30 minutes is an acceptable time frame for sleep onset. If you can't fall asleep within that window, it's best to get out of bed and do something relaxing or boring (using only dim light ...
Normally, we all get a little sleepy between 1 to 3 p.m., but this shouldn’t be something we struggle too much with. “If we do not get enough sleep the night before, the afternoon drowsiness ...
Postprandial somnolence (colloquially known as food coma, after-dinner dip, or "the itis") is a normal state of drowsiness or lassitude following a meal. Postprandial somnolence has two components: a general state of low energy related to activation of the parasympathetic nervous system in response to mass in the gastrointestinal tract , and a ...
Sleep inertia is a physiological state of impaired cognitive and sensory-motor performance that is present immediately after awakening. It persists during the transition of sleep to wakefulness, where an individual will experience feelings of drowsiness, disorientation and a decline in motor dexterity.
EDS can be a symptom of a number of factors and disorders. Specialists in sleep medicine are trained to diagnose them. Some are: Insufficient quality or quantity of night time sleep [5] Obstructive sleep apnea [6] Misalignments of the body's circadian pacemaker with the environment (e.g., jet lag, shift work, or other circadian rhythm sleep ...
Feeling tired after a long day is considered a normal part of aging, explains Verna Porter, MD, a neurologist and director of the Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and Neurocognitive Disorders at ...
Late afternoon, our sleep drive is increasing but our alerting signal, which keeps us awake, hasn’t caught up yet, resulting in the phenomenon known as the “3 p.m. slump.”