Duke Sleep Disorders Center

In this self-study learning activity on the social platform X, the American Heart Association explains how studies show short sleep duration or poor sleep quality are associated with high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, and atherosclerosis:

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For the first time in Gallup polling since 2001, a majority of U.S. adults, 57%, say they would feel better if they got more sleep, while 42% say they get as much sleep as they need, and 20% report they usually sleep 5 hours or less at night.
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Americans Sleeping Less, More Stressed A record-high 57% of Americans say they would feel better if they could get more sleep; Americans average a historically low 6.5 hours per night. Stress levels have been rising, especially among young women.

Millions of nights of sleep data gathered nationwide from users of the Sleep Cycle app were analyzed in December 2023 to categorize the levels of nighttime coughing by state using the app’s new sound analysis feature, Cough Radar.

These States Cough the Most During Sleep: Get real-time insights with Cough Radar - Sleep Cycle We our feature Cough Radar to work and it gave us some fascinating insights on nightly coughing trends across the U.S. in December 2023.