Sleep, which rests the tired body during the day, is very important for the health of both our body and mind. There are various problems such as sleepwalking, sleep apnea, snoring, insomnia. The problems experienced give clues about the diseases. As a result of the studies carried out by scientists including Emmanuel Mignot from Stanford University; It has been proven that the age of sleep is directly related to the risk of death. While it is said that people who experience sleep disruption at night are more at risk, it turns out that sleep is one of the first things to be disrupted in many ailments.
CHANGES IN SLEEP QUALITY SYMPTOMS OF BAD HEALTH
Examining 12,000 studies of people’s body movements, breathing, and heartbeat during sleep, they found that sleep disruption is directly linked to the risk of death. Sleep age is known as the estimated age of people based on sleep characteristics associated with 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 any age.
SLEEP GIVES PRE-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 the appearance of other symptoms in Parkinson’s patients, most patients have nightmares, shout in their sleep and even punch the walls.
SYMPTOMS OF DEATH RISK
According to the research, one of the most important symptoms of death risk is that people wake up for a short time several times during the night without remembering. But this sleep disruption is different from the sleep problems most of us experience, such as insomnia or sleep apnea. Experts point out that people who experience risky sleep interruptions don’t remember it.
INVESTIGATION FOR THE REASON
Although sleep disruption has been proven to be directly linked to the risk of death, experts have not been able to pinpoint the exact cause. Doctor Mignot, who participated in the study, had the following words in his statement on the subject: Determining why sleep disruption is so harmful to health is an issue we plan to investigate in the future.
CHRONOGIC AGES AND SLEEPING AGES ARE USED
The scientists involved in the study first revealed what the average sleep would be at a given age. They then used data from people from 12,000 studies to use this to estimate their sleep age. Using the difference between people’s chronological ages and sleep ages, the researchers determined how this affected their death rate. As a result of the research, increasing ‘Sleep Age’ was directly proportional to ‘sleep division’.
SLEEPING AGE CAN 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 to change the age of sleep. Sleeping and waking up at regular times is one of the most important factors in improving your sleep.