Today I am tired.
As often happens, I need a vacation to recover from my vacation. We do so much on our trips that sleep is often neglected. I expect to be back to normal by the weekend, but today I still feel a little groggy.
This seems like a great time to find some sleep facts. Maybe it will help me go to sleep earlier tonight. Since this Sunday is Father’s Day and hubby’s birthday, I know I will be busy.
Some sleepy facts:
- We dream on average two hours per night
- Our body temp drops by one to two degrees Fahrenheit when we sleep
- Most adults need seven hours of sleep or more each night
- 10% to 30% of adults deal with chronic insomnia
- 66% of people take in their sleep sometimes
- In the U.S., 57% of men and 40% of women snore
- Babies need 12-17 hours of sleep each day
- About half of three to six-year-olds experience nightmares
- Lack of sleep in the U.S. has an economic impact of over $411 billion each year
- 78% say they enjoy going to bed more if they have fresh-smelling sheets
- 54.1% of sleepers sleep on their side, 37.5% sleep on their back, and 7.3% sleep on their stomach
- 28 % of U.S. adults in one study said they used a smartphone app to track their sleep