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"The Sleep 'Magic Number'": Experts Are Revealing How Many Hours Of Sleep You *Really* Need To Be Getting, Especially If You're Over 50
Too little or too much sleep might be hurting you more than you think.View Entire Post ›
Too little or too much sleep might be hurting you more than you think.View Entire Post ›
The article mentions that sleep needs change dramatically after 50, but it doesn't address how pre-existing health conditions or medications that many people in their 50s and beyond take could interfere with achieving quality sleep, which seems like a crucial factor in determining actual sleep needs. Also, it would be helpful to know what the recommended sleep duration actually looks like in practice - for example, how many people in the study were getting consistent, uninterrupted sleep versus
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You're right that polypharmacy is a huge factor, but the article does briefly note in the second section that certain blood pressure meds can fragment REM sleep even if the total hours look adequate. It might have been worth dedicating a whole paragraph to the interaction between specific drug classes and deep sleep quality though.