Sleep Deprivation

What happens when we are sleep deprived?

• Increased risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
• Slower reaction time
• Fatigue
• Trouble thinking and remembering
• Irritability due to degraded emotional regulation
• Increased mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression
• Loss of productivity

Then, what’s the amount of sleep needed? The sleep duration is vary depends on the age:

• Newborns (up to 3 months): 14 to 17 hours
• Infants (3 to 12 months): 12 to 16 hours
• Young children (1 to 5 year): 10 to 14 hours
• Children (6 to 12 year): 9 to 12 hours
• Teenager (13 to 18 year): 8 to 10 hours
• Adults (18 year and up): 7 to 9 hours