Sleep Disorders affect nearly 44 million Americans
... and most don't know it.
Sleep disorders affect nearly 44 million Americans, with an additional
35 million reporting occasional problems. Physicians have described more than 70 sleep disorders, most of which can be managed
effectively once they are correctly diagnosed. Common sleep disorders include:
Epidemiology of Sleep Disorders
... they affect 1 out
of 4 people you know.
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Recent publications suggest Up to 10% of the adult population have Sleep Disordered Breathing or Sleep Apnea requiring diagnosis and therapeutic intervention.
- Up to 15% of the population has Restless Legs Syndrome needing diagnosis and treatment.
- 70% of seizures occur during sleep
- Sleep Disorders account for an annual $16 billion in medical costs.
Drowsy Driving
... on the road, drivers with untreated sleep disorders become life threatening.
- Driver fatigue is responsible for an estimated 100,000 motor vehicle accidents and
1,500 deaths each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA estimates the cost of drowsy driving is $12.4B/year
- Drivers suffering from Untreated Sleep Apnea are at 6 times the risk for
motor vehicle accidents than the general population.
- Situational Performance (SA) of the Untreated Sleep Apneic is similar to that
of a person with a .06 - .08 Blood Alcohol Content Level.
- Over 28% of truck drivers have Sleep Apnea.
- 71% of a trucking company’s injury/fatal crash costs are attributed to drivers
with Untreated Sleep Apnea.
Effects on the Personal Life
... Successful treatment may change your life.
- Prolonged sleep deprivation results in severe symptoms that interfere with work,
social activities and sexual performance.
- Sleep Disorders are linked to serious psychological conditions such as Depression
and Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder.
Staying Awake in School
... Highlights of the National Sleep Foundation 2006 Sleep in America Poll.
- Only 20% of adolescents report that they get an optimal nine hours of sleep on
school nights and nearly half say they actually sleep less than eight hours on
school nights.
- More than 28% of high school students report that they fell asleep in school at
least once a week in the past two weeks; 14% say they arrived late or missed school because
they overslept.
- Only 7% of parents think that their adolescent may have a sleep problem, but 16%
of adolescents report sleep problems. One third of these adolescents never tell
anyone about their sleeping difficulties.
- More than one-half (51%) of adolescent drivers have driven drowsy over the past
year.
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Research references are available from Fusion Sleep upon request