In most cases, the condition is easily treatable. “All one has to do is sleep well,” says Deepak Prajapat of pulmonary and critical care, Metro Hospital, Noida. The main cause of microsleep is sleep deprivation. Long flying hours, unchecked screen time, which eats into your night time sleep, high levels of stress and night shifts cause sleep deprivation, which in turn causes microsleep.
Change what you are doing
Most patients suffering from microsleep are middle aged. However, doctors are seeing a rising number of adolescent patients. Though, it’s not shocking, as most of the young today are glued to online gaming and social media. Even their studies are on screen and it’s already proven that the blue light from mobile phones disturbs sleep.
But if one stops using the screen a couple of hours before going to sleep, it could aid a good sleep for seven to eight hours. Experts recommend that patients consult a sleep specialist as soon as they start snoring loudly, wake up tired and constantly feel lethargic. But if sleep patterns do not improve for whatever reasons, doctors cure it with either medicines or a CPAP machine.
What is it?
Your brain flips rapidly between being asleep and being awake in microsleep. You may have experienced it if:
● You’re awakened by body jerks or your head falling forward
● You find yourself yawning or blinking excessively
● You aren’t aware of something that just happened
● You have trouble processing information
