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It's natural that older people tend to need less sleep though.
by schuke 9y ago
It's natural that older people tend to need less sleep though.
- DoreenMichele 9y agoIt's normal, but we don't really know why people tend to sleep less as they get older. A lot of things we traditionally viewed as a normal part of aging are now seen as disease pathology. She's also been doing this for 16 years, so age doesn't really explain it anyway.
- nicksergeant 9y agoThat is a common misconception: https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/aging-and-sleep https://sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/aging-and-sleep
- gozur88 9y agoIt's not that they need less sleep, it's that they don't sleep as well as they did in earlier years.
- maxxxxx 9y agoSleeping is harder but you still need the sleep.
- shams93 9y agoWell as someone over 45 I can say if I get less than 6 hours I'm functioning on half my normal IQ. Engineering requires deep concentration for me that means 8 hours sleep if I want to perform as aggressively as my juniors.