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| to sleep sleep asleep dream to dream to fall asleep to go to sleep to wake up to get up insomnia sleep disorder to change our health to have enough sleep to suffer from depression illness, disease to fight illness heart disease obvious effect likely to get sick, to get ill to feel sleepy to need treatment actually to notice noise to lie down (lying down) sleep surface to have enough space studies *below 18 ˚C **above 29 ˚C ***over 4000 m altitude the way we sleep to breathe to have enough oxygen It will take you two weeks to get used to. try to relax | tuː sliːp sliːp əˈsliːp driːm tuː driːm tuː fɔːl əˈsliːp tuː gəʊ tuː sliːp tuː weɪk ʌp tuː gɛt ʌp ɪnˈsɒmnɪə sliːp dɪsˈɔːdə tuː ʧeɪnʤ ˈaʊə hɛlθ tuː hæv ɪˈnʌf sliːp tuː ˈsʌfə frɒm dɪˈprɛʃən ˈɪlnɪs dɪˈziːz. tuː faɪt ˈɪlnɪs hɑːt dɪˈziːz. ˈɒbvɪəs ɪˈfɛkt ˈlaɪkli tuː gɛt sɪk tuː gɛt ɪl tuː fiːl ˈsliːpi tuː niːd ˈtriːtmənt ˈækʧʊəli tuː ˈnəʊtɪs nɔɪz tuː laɪ daʊn (ˈlaɪɪŋ daʊn) sliːp ˈsɜːfɪs tuː hæv ɪˈnʌf speɪs ˈstʌdiz bɪˈləʊ ˌeɪˈtiːn dɪˈgriːz ˈsɛlsjəs əˈbʌv ˈtwɛnti naɪn dɪˈgriːz ˈsɛlsjəs ˈəʊvə fɔː ˈθaʊzənd ˈmiːtəz ˈæltɪtjuːd ðə weɪ wiː sliːp tuː briːð tuː hæv ɪˈnʌf ˈɒksɪʤən ɪt wɪl teɪk juː tuː wiːks tuː gɛt juːzd tuː. traɪ tuː rɪˈlæks | ( ) 1) 2) (2 ) (2 ) , , 18 ˚C 29 ˚C () 4000 , 2 . |
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Sleep
Many doctors say today that sleep can change our health. If we want our bodies to work well, we need sleep. If people dont have enough sleep they can suffer from depression as well as illnesses such as heart disease.
The most obvious effect of not having enough sleep is to make us weaker and it makes it harder to fight illness; in other words, people who do not sleep enough are more likely to get sick or ill. Many people have sleeping problems. Studies in U.S.A. have found that 60 percent of adults have problems sleeping a lot of the time ( ). More than 40 percent of adults say that they feel sleepy in the daytime and that this makes their lives difficult. 20 percent say they sometimes have problems sleeping. At least 40 million people in the U.S.A. suffer from sleep problems that need treatment because they sleep too much or too little but very few people actually go to a doctor about their sleep problem.
So what are the things that affect sleep? Well, firstly, theres noise. If there are noises such as barking dogs, dripping faucets [ˈfɔːsɪts] ( ), and loud music, youll probably find it difficult to sleep. What is interesting is that women seem to notice noise more than men, while young children do not notice noise as much as adults.
If you are sitting in a chair, youll find it very difficult to sleep. But you will probably have no problem falling asleep if you are lying down. This is another thing that affects sleep sleep surface. We need to be horizontal and we need to have enough space.
A third thing affecting sleep is temperature. You may have noticed that you have difficulty sleeping if it is very hot or cold. Studies have found that if the temperature is below 64 ˚F [ˈfærənhaɪt] (18 ˚C [ˈsɛlsjəs]) or above 84 ˚F (29 ˚C), we will wake up.
Altitude too, can change the way we sleep. If you are at an altitude of over 13.000 ft (3962,4 m)., you need to breathe differently because you dont have enough oxygen. It will take you about two weeks to get used to this.
So, if you want to sleep well:
Do not do exercise before you go to bed
Do not drink alcohol or drinks like coffee that have caffeine.
Do try to relax.
We hope this helps. Sleep well.
