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A member asked:
How dangerous is sleep deprivation and why? i'm just really curious, and also, what is the difference between insomnia and sleep deprivation?
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Insomnia: Insomnia is difficulty initiating, maintaining or waking early or non restorative sleep sleep deprivation is continuous absence of sleep and it can cause death usually after 7 days of no sleep.
Answered 12/10/2013
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