Knowing the appropriate hours of sleep based on age

Citizen – Muhammad Dawood – Jeddah

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Sleep hours play an important role in health, which is just as important as eating, drinking, and breathing. Several factors influence the body’s need for sleep, including; Age, lifestyle, health, quality of sleep and more.

Healthy hours of sleep

Dr Marwan Mohamed, consultant in family and community medicine, explained: “The citizen“: The number of hours of sleep varies from person to person depending on the age of the person, but all estimates of the state of health indicate that they are:

• Newborns (1 to 3 months) need 14 to 17 hours of sleep per day.
• Babies 4 to 11 months old need 12 to 15 hours of sleep per day.
• Toddlers 1 to 2 years old need 11 to 14 hours of sleep per day.
• Preschoolers 3-5 years old need 10-13 hours of sleep per day.
• School-aged children aged 6 to 13 need 9 to 11 hours of sleep per day.
• Teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 need 8-10 hours of sleep per day.
• Young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 need 7 to 9 hours of sleep per day.
• Adults 26 to 64 years old need 7 to 9 hours of sleep per day.
• People aged 65 and over need 7-8 hours of sleep per day.

Symptoms of lack of sleep

He indicated that in the case Lack of sleep The individual can be exposed to several problems including nervousness, insomnia, anxiety, tension, laziness and other symptoms, on the contrary, when he sleeps enough, we find that he is active and energetic and is able to perform all of its tasks as its production increases without experiencing symptoms such as fatigue and lethargy, yawning, laziness, etc.

Avoid smoking and caffeine

He added, saying: There are those who prefer to sleep on soft, soft pillows and mattresses, and there are those who prefer strong and cohesive pillows and mattresses, but what is important in any case, is that the mattresses and pillows are comfortable, taking care to avoid smoking and drinking caffeine before bed. Because they interfere with the sleep process, electronic devices should be avoided in the bedroom twenty minutes before bedtime.

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