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Is it possible for the effects of sleep deprivation to last even after you get your sleeping under control?
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Sleep deprivation: Sleep deprivation is an illness, if you need 8 hrs per night and only get 6 for a week you are 2 x 7 or 14 hours in arears. Therefore to recover you need to sleep 10 hrs per night for a week. Think of sleep as a bank with a 100% interest rate. Once the real deficit is corrected then you may still have the effects of poor sleep hygiene that put you in that position in the first place.
Answered 10/4/2016
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