Lost Sleep Can't Be Made Up, Study Suggests (opens in new tab)

(livescience.com)

29 pointsdmv16y ago14 comments

14 comments

lmkg16y ago

The study examined a sleep schedule equivalent to 5.6 hours per day. That's not studying if sleep deprivation can be made up, that's simply studying sleep deprivation.

My own experience with sleep deprivation is that the sleep it takes to make it up is longer than the amount of sleep I was missing, especially if I put off the recovery.

zepolen16y ago

I've got a different experience; ~14 hours is the maximum sleep needed to completely recover.

I get by on 2 hours of sleep a night all week and just have an extended 14 hour sleep on Sunday.

I've been doing this for about 3 years now so maybe I'm just used to it.

oscardelben16y ago

I think this is interesting, I've never heard nothing similar. Do you feel tired during the week? Can you concentrate on difficult tasks that requires attention?

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donaldc16y ago

The study didn't actually demonstrate that it can't be made up.

hga16y ago

Yeah, that's how I read it as well. It just showed the deleterious effects of one particular sleep regime ... which surprised no one I expect. It was clearly for the whole "how do we work residents" issue.

I was impressed by the reaction time loss. 2 seconds very long.

jerf16y ago

I find myself wondering just how many of these "the resident sleep schedule is fucking insane and kills patients" studies we'll have to get through before someone, anyone, finally takes the oh-so-radical step of actually changing the schedule.

BREAKING NEWS: Medical residents are in fact not superhumans invulnerable to sleep deprivation. That the medical community doesn't understand this actually offends me; it's my life and yours they're dicking around with. (Yes, I know they intellectual understand it, but until their actions reflect it I will not say they "understand it".)

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zaaaaz16y ago

Either way, I'm still going to take a nap when I get home.

tpyo16y ago

"If you think ... think again."

Why do so many journalists write in such cliched ways?

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