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Article: Hoyt's woe common // Insomnia problem affects one-third of adults
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- July 16, 1987
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Former White Sox pitcher LaMarr Hoyt isn't alone in his
struggle for sleep.
Researchers have found that in any given year, one-third of
adults experience insomnia. And surveys indicate 6 percent of
adults have chronic insomnia, said Dr. Stephen Burton, a sleep
disorders expert at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center.
Hoyt, 32, who spent 38 days in jail last year on drug-related
charges, has said lack of sleep - not alcohol or drugs - is the root
of his problems.
Burton said any of the many difficulties from which Hoyt suffers
- from shoulder pain to marital woes - is sufficient to cause
insomnia. Millions of Americans are losing sleep over their own
problems.
"Sleep is a ...
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