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Total SGC$: 60,316.03 |  Teens not sleeping enough - Their growth and ability to learn will be affected, say sleep specialist
Teens not sleeping enough - Their growth and ability to learn will be affected, say sleep specialists
By Salma Khalik , HEALTH CORRESPONDENT 
A demonstration in the Sleep Lab at KKH to show how patients are hooked up to machines to monitor their sleep patterns. -- PHOTO: TERENCE TAN
MORE than three-quarters of the teenagers here are compromising their health and performance in school by not getting enough sleep.
A study of students in six schools last year found that four in five of them were not getting the recommended eight to nine hours of sleep on school nights; half of those in the study were getting only five to six hours.
Dr Lim Li Ling, director of Singapore General Hospital's Sleep Disorder Unit, said: 'When children don't get enough sleep, the consequences are significant. It affects their learning and growth.'
She noted that many teens in sleep deficit are high-achievers who think sleep is an option they can do without.
'Some proudly let me know that they sleep only four hours a night. It's not something they should feel proud about. It affects their brain potential - how much they can learn and consolidate.'
Dr Lim, a neurologist by training before specialising in sleep problems, said a lack of sleep also dampens creativity, and may cause emotional problems or even stunt their growth in height.
Few teens who go through school with just six hours of sleep a night are happy children.
A study in the United States found that even top students do better with sufficient sleep: Tracking a group of students two years before and three years after school hours were changed to allow them more time in bed, the study found a significant improvement in their grades.
Even their levels of mischief fell.
Dr Lim said the majority of teenagers here do not get enough sleep because, on top of their school work, they spend time 'doing what teens like to do', such as chatting online.
Physically, they remain alert till late at night, which enables them to do this, even though they really need to hit the sack to get the rest their bodies need for another school day.
The heavy load of school and co-curricular activities also takes its toll on sleep.
Secondary 2 student Denise Tan, who wakes up at 5.50am is a typical teenager who is 'sometimes sleepy at school'.
But her schedule seems beyond her control: As a school swimmer, she trains thrice a week and does not get home till 6pm on those days.
Still, she gets to bed only between 10pm and 11pm, after homework and watching about an hour of television - and this teenager does not even play computer games or chat online on school days, unlike some of her classmates at St Joseph's Convent.
Most teenagers try to make up by sleeping in on weekends. Denise, for example, is in bed until almost noon on Saturdays. She has to be up by 8am on Sundays to go to church with her family.
Dr Lim said make-up sleep may work in the short term, but is not good for the body.
School commitments aside, some young ones do not get enough sleep because of medical problems.
Nur Natasha Abdul Rahman, nine, wakes up tired as she suffers from obstructive sleep apnoea. This causes her to wake up many times a night, preventing restful sleep. She either falls asleep in class or learns very little on the days she is awake. She failed her Primary 3 exams last year. Treated at KK Women's and Children's Hospital last year, she now gets a good night's sleep, and has been allowed by her school to attend Primary 4.
Sleep apnoea affects between 1 and 3 per cent of children here. http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking...ry_322117.html
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Good info........Children should get enough sleep.
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 i should sleep early and enough..
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What to do, if u wanna score better in exams u gotta study = less time for sleep.
and the ppl that are in school now are getting released later, so u can't blame those that study till very late. Its not their choice too =(
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Originally Posted by Shi Yuen  What to do, if u wanna score better in exams u gotta study = less time for sleep.
and the ppl that are in school now are getting released later, so u can't blame those that study till very late. Its not their choice too =( | yarh..i agree.
nowaday especially when teachers give homework thn plus u have cca , by the time u got back home is already 6+ aft dinner is ard 7 thn u go play abit by the time u finish ur homework mayb is ard 11 le. means if u cant even play awhile.  | |
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heard from a news report with survey results that sleeping too little and too late can cause weight gain too. hmmm... | |
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lol..i sleep late cause weight LOSE not gain leh....I alway 10 sleep counted late?
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Sleep is for the weak!
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I usually sleep after 12. ;x I'm not gonna sleep early tonight either.  Got a emath test tomorrow and TONS of homework to do. Assignments, essays, bleh.
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Originally Posted by Shi Yuen What to do, if u wanna score better in exams u gotta study = less time for sleep.
and the ppl that are in school now are getting released later, so u can't blame those that study till very late. Its not their choice too =( | Cause you push everything till when it's the end, you can split it up into segment daily. Read it up to refresh your mind before the test. This could be easier then being pile up with tonnes of chapters and the stress of not able to finish them all. Quote:
Originally Posted by landy yarh..i agree.
nowaday especially when teachers give homework thn plus u have cca , by the time u got back home is already 6+ aft dinner is ard 7 thn u go play abit by the time u finish ur homework mayb is ard 11 le. means if u cant even play awhile. | Okies la, after i am in the work force, i prefer to study hard and play after retirement xD
When are you gonna retire? If it's 40 or 50 you got like >20 years of funs xD after all the hard work, provided you have a good job that provide good pay which means you need much better education then the others.
Else, enjoy now and suffer for the rest of your life fighting hard with the population in SG, you might even work till you die. Quote:
Originally Posted by eskimorian heard from a news report with survey results that sleeping too little and too late can cause weight gain too. hmmm... | Quote: |
scientists believe that lack of sleep lowers the amount of leptin your body produces. Leptin is a protein that suppresses appetite and is responsible for telling your brain when your stomach is full. In addition, when you are sleep-deprived, you are less able to make clear decisions and may eat more food than your body actually needs.
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Well it's worth sacrificing for if you can obtain excellent exam results.
If I had a deal that good.
I probably won't sleep at all 
However insufficient sleep is bad for health 
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i norm sleep for 7 hours.
HAHAs. im okay,
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Haha no wonder I never grew since P5.
Usually I'll just lie on the bed and wait for the alarm clock to ring,
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Wow.. so right.. always sleepy in class~ very alert at night. Haiz..time to sleep at 10pm everyday, and wake up 7am =P
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My teacher said that if we do not get enough sleep while we're young, we'll get tired easily when we grow older.. so better sleep more!! | |
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Originally Posted by Uyoku Cause you push everything till when it's the end, you can split it up into segment daily. Read it up to refresh your mind before the test. This could be easier then being pile up with tonnes of chapters and the stress of not able to finish them all.
Okies la, after i am in the work force, i prefer to study hard and play after retirement xD
When are you gonna retire? If it's 40 or 50 you got like >20 years of funs xD after all the hard work, provided you have a good job that provide good pay which means you need much better education then the others.
Else, enjoy now and suffer for the rest of your life fighting hard with the population in SG, you might even work till you die. | LOL. nice one, but when u are young u sure wanna play rather thn study marh.. 
and is not guarantee we retire at 50+, due to the aging population, government push the retire age to 60+ near 70 leh..so scary..by that time i wonder if i still able to move not..=X | |
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