Annual cost for treatment of insomnia estimated at $10.9 billion
- Individuals sleeping fewer than six hours each night had a 70% higher mortality rate than those that slept seven or eight hours a night
- 40% of insomniacs reported the use of either over-the-counter medications or alcohol in an inappropriate attempt to alleviate their sleep problems
- The prevalence of insomnia may be 40% or higher for women over the age of 40
- Over 60 million people suffer from frequent or chronic insomnia
- At age of 16 to 50, men lose about 80% of their deep sleep.
- 15% of elderly people stay in only in the stage 1 or light sleep.
[Source: the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research report to Congress, Wake up America: A National Sleep Alert]
- 40% of insomniacs reported the use of either over-the-counter medications or alcohol in an inappropriate attempt to alleviate their sleep problems
- The prevalence of insomnia may be 40% or higher for women over the age of 40
- Over 60 million people suffer from frequent or chronic insomnia
- At age of 16 to 50, men lose about 80% of their deep sleep.
- 15% of elderly people stay in only in the stage 1 or light sleep.
[Source: the National Commission on Sleep Disorders Research report to Congress, Wake up America: A National Sleep Alert]
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