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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: Jennifer P on 15/06/2008 23:00:12

Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: Jennifer P on 15/06/2008 23:00:12: Jennifer P asked the Naked Scientists:

I'm writing from cold snowy Montreal I was wondering if it's true that we have to sleep in blocks of 4 hours in order to get a good night sleep. in other words 9 hours you would wake up sleepy but 8 hours would be
just right.

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What do you think?
Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: Karen W. on 15/06/2008 23:41:58: So what about 12 hours??? 16??? etc.
Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: RD on 16/06/2008 05:20:18: http://www.mayoclinic.com/popupnowrap.cfm?objectid=6E3BD2E9-C204-4CFF-AA3E6D509981EAD3&method=display_full
Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: Karen W. on 16/06/2008 06:03:09: Thanks RD!
Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: RD on 16/06/2008 06:51:10: Quote from: RD on 16/06/2008 05:20:18
http://www.mayoclinic.com/popupnowrap.cfm?objectid=6E3BD2E9-C204-4CFF-AA3E6D509981EAD3&method=display_full
The 75 year old male's sleep pattern may be due nocturia, due to enlarged prostate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benign_prostatic_hyperplasia

[Too much information ? [:)] ]
Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: Karen W. on 16/06/2008 07:16:58: NO But I had a hard time understanding the chart! dowhat is second stage referring to... is that the deeper sleep?
Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: RD on 16/06/2008 07:36:28: Quote from: Karen W. on 16/06/2008 07:16:58
NO But I had a hard time understanding the chart! dowhat is second stage referring to... is that the deeper sleep?
Stage 2 is deeper than Stage 1 ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep#Stages_of_sleep
Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: Karen W. on 16/06/2008 13:44:59: OK thats what I thought. Stage two would be nice in longer shots for me.. and rem would be nice on a more regular basis!
Title: Do we sleep better in blocks of 4 hours?
Post by: thedoc on 26/07/2008 18:20:31: Listen to this question on our podcast by clicking here (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/2008.07.06/)