tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post115338931744385467..comments2024-03-27T03:58:43.402-04:00Comments on <center>CasesBlog - Medical and Health Blog</center>: Chronic sleep loss decreases performance - One night of good sleep is not enough to recover from chronic sleep deficitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-39529815086573425442010-02-28T04:06:23.260-05:002010-02-28T04:06:23.260-05:00I have spent so long as a junior doctor, and more ...I have spent so long as a junior doctor, and more recently a Dad, that mild to moderate chronic sleep deprivation is now my norm.<br /><br />During a recent forced absence from work due to an operation, I got as much sleep as I fancied for a couple of weeks: it completely screwed me up. I only feel "normal" again now I'm back to being tired!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494908569962671302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326364.post-4112267126083580752010-02-27T19:26:04.510-05:002010-02-27T19:26:04.510-05:00Hopefully this is a generalization of the Gaussian...Hopefully this is a generalization of the Gaussian nature of human genomic make-up.<br />In a world of ying and yang I suspect there are also those people who suffer from chronic over-sleep by subjecting themselves to the norms as defined by the majority.<br />I await with interest the studies on the reduction in function of those people subjected to sleep for periods in excess of 8 hours a night...Mike Cadoganhttp://lifeinthefastlane.com/noreply@blogger.com