James Chambers - Sleep Health Information for Teens

Teen Health Series

SLEEP HEALTH INFORMATION
FOR TEENS THIRD EDITION

Teen Health Series

SLEEP HEALTH INFORMATION
FOR TEENS THIRD EDITION

Health Tips about Sleep Disorders, Habits, Their Link to Physical and Mental Health, and Their Consequences

Including Facts about Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatments

An imprint of Infobase

Bibliographic Note

Because this page cannot legibly accommodate all the copyright notices, the Bibliographic Note portion of the Preface constitutes an extension of the copyright notice.

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OMNIGRAPHICS

An imprint of Infobase

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New York, NY 10001

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James Chambers, Editorial Director

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Copyright 2022 Infobase

ISBN 978-0-7808-2034-0

E-ISBN 978-0-7808-2035-7

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Chambers, James (Editor), editor.

Title: Sleep health information for teens/edited by James Chambers.

Other titles: Sleep information for teens.

Description: Third edition. | New York, NY: Omnigraphics, An imprint of Infobase, [2022] | Series: Teen health series | Includes index. | Audience: Ages 13 | Audience: Grades 7-9 | Summary: Provides basic health information about sleep and sleep requirements for teens, explains the biological processes involved in sleep, and discusses circadian rhythms, dreaming, and sleep disorders. Includes index and resource information-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2022021890 (print) | LCCN 2022021891 (ebook) | ISBN 9780780820340 (library binding) | ISBN 9780780820357 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Sleep--Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Teenagers--Sleep--Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Sleep disorders in adolescence--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classification: LCC RA786.S64 2022 (print) | LCC RA786 (ebook) | DDC 612.8/210835--dc23/eng/20220624

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022021890

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022021891

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

About This Book

Various statistics show that approximately 70 million people in the United States suffer from chronic sleep problems. Lack of sleep is associated with injuries, chronic diseases, mental illnesses, poor quality of life and well-being, increased health-care costs, and lost work productivity. According to the statistics provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than two-thirds of U.S. high school students report getting less than eight hours of sleep on school nights. Short sleep duration (<8 hours) is lowest among ninth graders and highest among twelfth graders. According to the survey conducted by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), adults who got inadequate sleep (<7 hours of sleep per 24-hour period) were more likely to report 10 chronic health conditions, including being obese, physically inactive, and smokers, when compared to people who got enough sleep.

Sleep Health Information for Teens, Third Edition provides basic consumer information about sleep, the link between sleep and health, various sleep habits, common sleep disorders, and their symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatments. It also includes information on how everyday life habits affect sleep and the consequences of sleep deprivation. The book concludes with a list of resources for additional help and information.

How to Use This Book

This book is divided into parts and chapters. Parts focus on broad areas of interest; chapters are devoted to single topics within a part.

explains the biology of sleep, its stages and mechanisms, and the relationship of sleep with dreams, learning, and memory consolidation. It also describes the circadian rhythm, the importance of sleep in flushing out brain toxins, and the facts and misperceptions about sleep.

talks about the various health challenges linked to sleep. The health issues include nocturia, weight gain, high blood pressure, bruxism, restless legs syndrome (RLS), and so on. This part also explains the importance of sleep and the benefits of slumber, napping, and exercise.

discusses the various lifestyle practices among teens that impact sleep, such as substance use, irregular work schedules, traveling across time zones, excessive screen time, and, most importantly, the intake of caffeine and alcohol.

offers information on the impacts and consequences of sleep deprivation that includes drowsy driving, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and posttraumatic stress disorder. It also explains how sleep affects sports performance, the importance of sleep in building relational memory, and the adequate amount of sleep required.

explains in detail the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of the most common sleep disorders and related problems such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy, night terrors, idiopathic hypersomnia, Kleine-Levin syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, night eating syndrome, and so on. It also provides information on diagnosing sleep disorders, discussing sleep-related issues with doctors, and sleep education for parents, schools, and health professionals.

includes suggestions for further reading about sleep along with a directory of resources for additional information about sleep and its related disorders.

Bibliographic Note

This volume contains documents and excerpts from publications issued by the following U.S. government agencies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Effective Health Care Program; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); MedlinePlus; National Cancer Institute (NCI); National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI); National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH); National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK); National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS); National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Science Foundation (NSF); News and Events; NIH News in Health ; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP); Office on Womens Health (OWH); U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).