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Article: Insomnia claiming half of Americans Sleeplessness has many causes, researchers say
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
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He goes to bed between 10 and 10:30 every night, and then at 1 or
2 in the morning, he often wakes up abruptly-his mind racing as he
thinks about things at work and home. He knows he'll be up for the
next two, three or four hours.
"It's frustrating," he says. "Why can't I lie down and sleep for
eight hours?"
Van Veldhuizen, 38, of Converse, Texas, has sleep-maintenance
insomnia-waking up at night and unable to go back to sleep. It's a
rampant problem that experts say is escalating as the baby boomers
age and suffer from more illnesses and stress. In fact, a poll of
1,004 adults, out today, from the National Sleep Foundation, reveals:
51 percent of adults had symptoms of insomnia a few nights ...
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