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Something else to consider - what if the reason these plaques are unable to be cleaned out in some is the result of a life (decades)-long “deep” sleep deprivati
by axl 8y ago
Something else to consider - what if the reason these plaques are unable to be cleaned out in some is the result of a life (decades)-long “deep” sleep deprivation (i.e, still getting sleep but not a good amount of regular, deep sleep where this cleaning process would normally occur), and the reason for this chronic sleep deprivation was some genetic pre-disposition, such as bruxism, which would cause little to no “deep sleep,” or perhaps brought on form of chronic dehydration due to a genetic predisposition for diabetes / sugary drinks / blood sugar imbalance, causing brain fogginess rather than deep sleep during a period of involuntary fasting, or a myriad of other unnoticeable deep- sleep-depriving illnesses?
I am not suggesting I have any answers; only questions and curiosities for the puzzling subject.
- PSZD 8y agoYou're just considering "involuntary" lack of sleep, when there seems to be a serious epidemic of voluntary sleeplessness as indicated by frequent boasting about how little sleep one can get by on.
- rusk 8y agoBoth Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher boasted of how little they needed to sleep. But two data points but highly salient ones.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoDonald Trump too.
- rusk 8y agoYeah but he's probably making it up.
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- thewizardofaus 8y agoI like to boast about how much sleep I need to get! I can't function on less than 10 hours of sleep a night.
- Puer 8y agoChronic insomnia is still extremely poorly understood, unfortunately, and as other commentators have mentioned in this thread sleep medications are a short term bandage that come with their own harmful side-effects. As someone who's a chronic insomniac and has been my entire life since I was a baby, I've tried almost everything to sleep with no success. At this point I'm still in my 20s and young, but I worry about having memory and health issues as I age. For now I'm just trying to stay healthy despite it and make a habit of documentation in case my memory does become compromised.