Lack of sleep makes women more ill than men
If you snap at your fella today or feel more irritated than usual, then it could be down to not getting enough sleep.
New research suggests that women need more sleep than men and feel a lot worse both mentally and physically if they have to go without it.
What's more, a lack of sleep can lead to increased health problems for women: a higher risk of heart disease, depression and other mental health problems.
And women who find it difficult to drop off or have very disturbed sleep have higher levels in their blood of a substance that is linked to Type 2 diabetes.
However, there's better news for people suffering from the sleep disorder sleep apnoea.
A health watchdog has approved a special 'snoring mask' on the NHS that will help patients breathe more easily.
Sleep apnoea affects 1 in 100 people and causes irregular breathing at night, meaning sufferers snore more, have disrupted sleep and are more dozy during the day.
More help and advice on sleep
- Top tips on getting better sleep
- Tips on how to stop snoring
- Sleep apnoea and snoring: the facts
- Insomnia: the facts
- How sleep affects your immune system
- Foods to help you get a good night's sleep
- Sleep problems in children
- Sleep problems in babies
- Sleep strategies that work for babies and young children
- Depression: the facts
- High blood pressure: the facts
By Rob Mansfield
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