Sleepless in Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida?
Dr. Jeremy McConnell heads up the Florida Sleep Specialists with two locations in Bradenton & Sarasota, FL. Our fantastic doctor is driven by quality care, informed patients, and a comfortable, convenient, and state-of-the-art setting.
If you say that you need eight hours of sleep every night to feel rested and be able to start a new day, and you only get five hours of sleep consistently, you may be sleep-deprived. Learn what happens to your physical, mental, and emotional health when you are always sleep-deprived.
The Long-Term Effects of Sleep Deprivation
Florida Sleep Specialists, with two locations in Bradenton & Sarasota, FL, explain that you become sleep-deprived if you consistently lack adequate sleep. Below are what happens if you do not seek professional help.
- Loss of quality of life
- Risk for heart disease, diabetes, brain dysfunction
- Elevated blood pressure and heart rate
- Heart attack/stroke
- Cognitive decline/memory loss/loss of focus
- Increased risk for accidents and injuries
- Weakened immunity
- Lowers fertility rate
- Mental health disorders/depression
- Mood swings
- Behaviors
- Slower reaction times
- Poor judgment
- Increase risk for colds/flu/COVID-19
- Poor job performance
- Stressed relationships
- Poor nutrition
- Obesity
- Increased daytime sleepiness
Lack of Sleep Affects the Body?
Lack of sleep affects how your vital organs function, including your risk of early death.
Brain
Lack of sleep keeps your central nervous system from sending, receiving, and processing information. You become exhausted, and so does your brain, which cannot function correctly.
- You cannot concentrate
- Learning abilities decrease
- Your coordination is off
- Impatient/mood swings
- Lack creativity
- Poor decision-making
- Experience possible hallucinations
- Triggers mania/anxiety/depression/paranoia/suicidal thoughts/accident-prone
Immune System
- Cannot fight off bacteria/viruses
- Takes more time to fight off illness/infections
- Opens the door to chronic diseases like diabetes/heart disease
Respiratory System
- Sleep apnea can develop
- Risk for respiratory infections
- Makes chronic illnesses worse
Nutrition
- Risk not eating right
- Decreases leptin/ Increases ghrelin that control feelings of hunger and fullness
- Too tired to exercise
- No building of muscle
- Release decreased insulin
- Risk of diabetes/obesity
Heart
- Cannot heal or repair blood vessels and heart
- Rish for heart attack/stroke
Endocrine System
- Affects hormone production
- Affects growth/pituitary gland
- Body cannot build new muscle/repair cells and tissue
Act Now if You Are Sleep Deprived
If you cannot sleep, have difficulty falling asleep, cannot stay asleep, or awaken numerous times during the night, you may have a sleep disorder and are sleep-deprived. Continuous lack of sleep puts your body at risk for many health complications.
It is a serious matter if your consistent lack of adequate sleep continues. Please call Dr. McConnell at Florida Sleep Specialists at one of two locations in Bradenton & Sarasota, FL, for a consultation appointment for sleep deprivation.
- Bradenton: (941) 792-8383
- Sarasota: (941) 827-0701