Sleep, which is of great importance for both body and mental health, rests the body tired throughout the day. Problems experienced during sleep give clues about diseases. According to studies conducted by scientists including Emmanuel Mignot from Stanford University; It has been proven that sleep age is directly linked to the risk of death. While it is said that people who experience sleep disruption, especially at night, are at greater risk of this risk, it turns out that sleep is one of the first things to be disrupted in many disorders.
CHANGES IN SLEEP QUALITY ARE A SYMPTOM OF POOR HEALTH
Scientists, who examined 12 thousand studies on people’s body movements, breathing and heartbeats during sleep, revealed that sleep disruption is directly linked to the risk of death. Sleeping age is known as the estimated age of people based on sleep characteristics related to their health. Generally speaking, people sleep differently at different ages, but changes in sleep quality stand out as one of the first signs of poor health at all ages.
SLEEP PROVIDES ADVANCE WARNING IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE
In the study published in the journal Digital Medicine, Parkinson’s patients were cited as an example of this situation. According to studies, it has been observed that about 5 or 10 years before other symptoms appear in Parkinson’s patients, most patients have nightmares, scream in their sleep, and even punch the walls.
SYMPTOMS OF DEATH RISK
According to research, people waking up briefly several times at night without remembering is one of the most important symptoms of the risk of death. However, this sleep disruption is different from sleep problems such as insomnia or sleep apnea that most of us experience. Experts point out that people who experience risky sleep disruption do not remember it.
THE REASON IS BEING INVESTIGATED
Although it has been proven that sleep disruption is directly linked to the risk of death, experts have not been able to determine the exact reason for this. Doctor Mignot, who participated in the study, said the following in his statement on the subject: Determining why sleep disruption is so harmful to health is a subject we plan to research in the future.
CHRONOGICAL AGES AND SLEEPING AGES WERE USED
Scientists participating in the study first revealed what the average sleep will be like at a certain age. They then used data from 12,000 people in the study to estimate their sleep ages. Using the difference between people’s chronological ages and their sleeping ages, researchers determined how this affected death rates. As a result of the research, increasing ‘Sleep Age’ was found to be directly proportional to ‘sleep disruption’.
SLEEPING AGE MAY CHANGE
Increasing sleep age is directly proportional to the risk of death, but the news is not all bad. According to scientists, it is possible for the sleep age to change. Going to sleep and waking up at regular times is one of the most important factors in improving your sleep.