how much sleep should a person get everynight?
922226
Eight hours of a restful night and 10 hours in the bed if you wake up one to two times in the middle of the night............The sounder you sleep the less slept you need................Even six is good if you have a peaceful nights sleep.........................
130424
Heavens no.  Everyone has different needs as to sleep.  Some people function wonderfully on 4 - 6 hours.  Others can't feel their best without 8 - 10.  You will learn what your body requires to feel completely rested as you go - it will change as you get older.
675251
How do you define too much sleep? Every person has a different need of how much sleep is necessary to feel comfortable. Although there are average figures available, they are only a guideline but not binding.\nI recently saw a conversation on TV where a guy was talking about common prejudices in medicine. One of them was the amount of sleep. He said they found a significant connection between long sleeping hours and various diseases. However, it was the chicken and egg question. Meaning: do people sleep a lot and become sick because of that or do sick people need more sleep?
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Many people would reply by saying a minimum of eight hours of rest. But the answer doesn't depend solely on how many hours you log in bed. Night after night, you need deep uninterrupted sleep in a bed that provides adequate comfort support and space. What matters most of all is how you feel in the morning. If you wake up full of renewed energy, you've had a good night's sleep. \n\nThere is no one formula for how much sleep is enough for you. Expecting all people to need the same amount of rest would be as absurd as expecting them to eat the same amount of food every day. Each of us seems to have an innate sleep "appetite" that is as much a part of our genetic programming as hair color, height and skin tone. Normal sleep times range from five to ten hours; the average is 7 1/2. About one or two people in one hundred can get by with just five hours; another small minority needs twice that amount. \n\nHow much sleep is enough for you? To figure out your sleep needs, keep your wake-up time the same every morning and vary your bedtimes. Are you groggy after six hours of shut-eye? Does an extra hour give your more stamina? What about an extra two hours? Since too much time in bed can make some people feel sluggish, don't assume that more is always better. Listen to your body's signals and adjust your sleep schedule to suit them. \n\nKeep in mind that sleep needs change with age. And the older you are, the less total sleep time you may need. A newborn may spend 18 hours asleep. From infancy to adulthood, sleep decreases by more than half. Throughout the middle decades of life, seven or eight hours of sleep generally are needed to provide adequate rest. For older individuals, six hours may suffice.
92437
It depends on the person.  \n\nJudging my the phrasing of your question- if you are subsisting on just 5 hours I would say it isn't enough.  (not being mean, just honest)\n\nMost adults need 8 hours or so per night.  As we age, we tend to need a little less or at least not be able to sleep that long.  Sleep recharges your mental batteries- I like to think of it as housekeeping for my brain- things always just make more sense when I have had enough. \n\nTo see how much sleep you really need, take a couple of weeks of going to bed early and not using an alarm.  After the 1st few days, see what time you are naturally waking up.  Average it, and that is how much you need. \n\nTake care of yourself!
695849
How do you sleep at night?
892742
if you dont sleep enough, youll gain weight, you need a good amount of sleep in a good rhythm (about 8 hours are perfect for adults, children and teenagers need more)
751429
This depends on each person. I only want/need eight hours. Mrs. Thatcher (and others) famously needed only four hours. I knew a girl who regularly had twenty-two hours. None of these people thought they were getting "too much" sleep. They simply slept the amount they felt they needed.\nWithout medication and assuming good health, I would think the body naturally wakes when it has had sufficient sleep.
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For healthy adults, 5-7 hours of sleep per day is what is required.\n\nIf however, you are not a healthy adult, and you sleep for less than 4 hours per day, then your chances for medical problems dramatically increases.
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If you feel as if you are fully functional on that amount of sleep then there should be no issue. There are no health risks to adjusting when you sleep, it's the amount of hours you sleep.\n\nThere are people who work night shifts and stay up all night and sleep all day, and as long as they get their 7 to 9 hours of sleep they're fine. \n\nThere are also people who can operate just fine on 4-6 hours of sleep, just the same as we function on our 7-9.
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8 hours is recommended, but it really depends on each person. Some people can function properly with 5-6 hours and some can not. You should try sleeping less than 8 hours and see how much sleep you need.
597014
You sleep until your body feels rested. 8-9 hours is normal for some people. Your body may require that much. Sleeping too much is only a problem when it means that you are sick or if it is affecting your life.\n\nLet your body rest.
796762
Oh ya, me too as healthcare provider, I work 12 hours a day. I'm used to sleep late at night, with wakeful hours since my boyfriend calls me from time to time from work. He work night shift, so more or less, I get 4 to 5 hours of sleep daily too except my off days, which is the happiest days of my life because I can take enough rest and sleep. I can even sleep 12 hours during my day off to catch up those days I lack sleep. We need enough sleep since lack of sleep below 6 hours a day will lead to serious heart problems as what I've read in the internet.
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Not enough in general. We need good six hours sleep .\nAlso your age sex your physical conditions the type of work , all play a role. How can I pilot or driver be continuously exposed to short periods of sleep and endangering the life of many.\nIf you are enjjoying holidays and watching WORLD CUP FOOT BALL MATCH DAILY LATE IN THE NIGHT AT PLACES LIKE ASIA then less sleep, intemittent sleep during night and a day time nap is ok. You cant help it. We get to watch such matches once in four years and there is thrill in watching LIVE not recorded and replayed
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sleep DOES effect your daily life. you need at least 7-8 hours of sleep a night to be fully rested. a bad nights sleep, or no sleep, can put off your whole day. go long enough without sleep, and your brain will shut down and sleep, whenever it wants to.\n\ni go to sleep about 11pm and get up anywhere between 7am and 9am.
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til the age 18 you are suposto get 9 hours of sleep  it should be at night bed time should 10 pm and you should wake at seven...no booze tobacco caffine drugs before sleep or you wont get the best sleep you can\n\nwhen you wake in the morings open the blids and  let in light natural light...this leads to better days overtime...even at first really
958019
I get about 6 1/2 hours of sleep each day. I go to bed at about 11 and get up at 5:30 in the morning every weekday. I crave for weekends when I get to sleep in :)