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Sleep Disorders Affecting Singaporeans too

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Brian Yalung

It is a fact that a large chunk of the population on earth today suffer from sleep disorders but today we focus on an Asian country in Singapore. Apparently all the attention right now is on World Sleep Day and for their part, about 15% of Singaporeans are reportedly affected by sleep disorders.

Sleep disorders caused by the same factors like large tongues or extra tissues which collapse and block the airways of a person have been just some of the identified things associated with the said sleep diso

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7 Million Chinese Suffer from Sleep Deprivation

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Based on a study conducted by the Shanghai Institution of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Sleep Disorders, about 7 million Chinese suffer from tossing and turning. Additionally, women were found to be suffering 1.5 times more than men.

In those numbers too, children are included. China has a population of 19 million and you can just imagine a percentage of that having to deal with such issues. Doctors have warned about the side effects of sleep deprivation, which can cause car accident

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World Sleep Day

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Brian Yalung

Just in case you missed it, yesterday was World Sleep Day. Sponsored by the World Association of Sleep Medicine, this event was meant to raise awareness on sleep disorders such as insomnia and sleep apnea. More than 1/3 of adults suffer from sleep disorders and much of this was addressed at this event.

For the sleep-deprived, here are some 10 Commandments of Sleep Hygiene shared. They may sound simple but check them out because you may have missed some of them in your daily routine.

Fix a bedtime an

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