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Article: New Poll: Millions of Americans Too Sleepy for Sex, Others Miss Work, Growing Number Fall Asleep at Wheel Because of Poor Sleep (2/2)

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March 29, 2005
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WASHINGTON, March 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released today by the National Sleep Foundation (2 of 2):

Although the symptoms for insomnia, RLS and sleep apnea are different, the Sleep in America poll shows that those likely to have these sleep problems share basic common experiences: They are more likely to sleep less than six hours a night, and get less than the minimum amount of sleep they say they need to function at their best. They have frequent daytime sleepiness that is impairing, have missed work or events in the past three months, and have significantly more problems in their relationships than those without the sleep problems. A majority of adults with these sleep ...

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