The somnologist named the non-obvious reasons for severe daytime sleepiness

Among the non-obvious causes of severe daytime sleepiness, which occurs even after an eight-hour night's rest, the doctor named snoring, restless legs syndrome, biological features of the body.

The doctor named common but not obvious causes of daytime sleepiness.

Organism. According to a somnologist, some people physiologically need to sleep more than the accepted norm – from 9 to 11 hours. Sleeping for eight hours, they experience characteristic negative symptoms of lack of sleep: lethargy, difficulty concentrating, poor immunity. It is not known what exactly causes this, but such a feature is innate: the doctor noted that “nature played a little joke on such people.”

Snoring. It may not be obvious to a person that his malaise and “fog” in the head is a consequence of snoring. The doctor noted that snoring provokes pauses in breathing during sleep, due to which the human brain regularly wakes up during the night.

Restless legs syndrome. This neurological disorder is characterized by an uncontrolled desire to move the limbs. The somnologist emphasized: even if a person with this syndrome falls asleep, he may have movements with his legs, sometimes with his hands, which prevent the brain from relaxing.

Substance deficiency. Another non-obvious reason for severe daytime sleepiness, fatigue, brokenness, the somnologist called a lack of iron in the body, as well as a deficiency of vitamin D and vitamins of group B.

The doctor gave advice: if daytime sleepiness is observed for a long time and is felt, despite sufficient rest, – you need to contact specialists. This violation can be a symptom of a large number of diseases.