How Sleeping Patterns Develop

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by: Hollie Wilcox
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Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 Time: 10:34 PM
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It is generally accepted that to have a productive day a person should go to bed early the previous night and get up early the next morning. This is the sleeping pattern that is followed by most people who work in nine to five jobs, since their hours of work are usually the same every day. However, sleeping patterns can vary greatly, depending on who you are and what your lifestyle is like.

Sleeping patterns vary widely across cultures. Students, for example, are likely to stay awake at night and sleep well into the daytime, because of the way of life that is typical to them. This is of course very different to working parents, who will rise early in order to get their children ready for the day ahead and then get to work on time themselves. In an extreme example, people in deprived areas in the third world are also likely to go to bed early because they have been working hard all day.

Sleeping patterns can also be disturbed by sleeping disorders, such as snoring. People with such disorders will have to sleep longer than they normally would have, since they will have had a disturbed night where they have not slept as well. Serious disorders such as insomnia wreak havoc on people's sleeping patterns, as their nights are noticeably disturbed for long periods.

Another obvious factor that affects sleeping patterns is age. Children and teenagers need a large amount of sleep because they are growing and often physically active in the daytime, whereas adults can survive on less. This reverses as people grow older, and they will once again need to sleep for longer as their bodies once again have to work harder.

Despite the fact that sleeping patterns vary, it is important that everyone gets a good number of hours sleep a night, in order to function properly. Making sure you are comfortable and have a good mattress is essential this, for all types of people.

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