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Article: Insomnia: costing sufferers sleep & economies money.
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- M2 Presswire
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- February 21, 2006
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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 February 2006-DATAMONITOR: Insomnia: costing sufferers sleep & economies money(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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London - In 2005, only 24% of the USpopulation reported using some form of sleep aid. However, considering that 77% of the population reported having at least one symptom of insomnia a few nights a month or even more frequently, it seems that a lot of people spend their nights staring at the ceiling or counting sheep in a fruitless attempt to get to sleep. Indeed, approximately two-thirds of patients with symptoms of insomnia go untreated. It is difficult to establish the exact diagnosis rate of insomnia, because ...