Expert on World Sleep Day stresses public awareness to manage 'chronic diseases'.

ISLAMABAD -- Expert on 'World Sleep day' stressed that poor sleep has been linked to an increased risk of chronic diseases like stress, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.

Talking to a private news channel, Sleep expert Dr Mehrin Suleman said that WSD is being celebrated today which aims to highlight better prevention and management of sleep disorders, adding, March 17 is a great reminder to spread awareness about sleep hygiene.

'Every person needs to take care of body as a whole, and sleep is a keystone to that whole process,' she said, adding, power naps are also short in duration help our body to conserve energy and boost productivity.

She added that individuals who are on certain medications or health conditions might require slightly more than the normal sleep duration of sleep.

Replying a question, she explained that Idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) is a sleep disorder in which a patient needs more sleep hours than a normal person.

It is estimated that IH may occur in around 20 out of every million people, she added.

While commenting on common symptom of idiopathic hypersomnia she said it is excessive daytime sleepiness, which...

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