DAMMAM: During the summer holidays and Ramadan, which for a few years falls in the summer, most Saudi families have their awake-sleeping cycle reversed, and this could lead to sleep disorders later, when life returns to normal, say experts.
The upside down daily family program lasts throughout the summer until the school year starts, and that takes its toll on the sleeping pattern, health and psychology of many.
According to the manager of the Sleep Medicine and Research Center at King Abdulaziz University, Dr. Siraj Omer Wali, sleep disorders after Ramadan and during the summer vacation may lead to chronic disorders and insomnia, which may require specialist, psychiatrist intervention.
Wali pointed out that the ability to adapt to normal sleeping-awake hours after Ramadan varies from one person to another and from one age group to another.
“A person should bear in mind that sleeping is one of the most important priorities in life. In order to avoid waking up at night and sleeping during the day, a person should prepare to sleep at 11:00 p.m., for example, and one hour before sleeping, he/she should avoid noise, excitement and a bustling atmosphere,” he said.
Wali also recommends avoiding getting a nap in the period after Ramadan, and said that if problems sleeping or staying awake persist for over a month, or get aggravated, the person should visit a doctor specialized in sleep disorders.
He also recommended checking out the guidelines for healthy sleeping available on the Web.
He said that followers of social media shared extensively a number of guidelines to avoid the problem of sleep disorders, which harm health.
Lack of sufficient sleep, for example, leads to tiredness, anxiety, nervous tension, poor concentration, irritability and even skin problems, he said.
The upside down daily family program lasts throughout the summer until the school year starts, and that takes its toll on the sleeping pattern, health and psychology of many.
According to the manager of the Sleep Medicine and Research Center at King Abdulaziz University, Dr. Siraj Omer Wali, sleep disorders after Ramadan and during the summer vacation may lead to chronic disorders and insomnia, which may require specialist, psychiatrist intervention.
Wali pointed out that the ability to adapt to normal sleeping-awake hours after Ramadan varies from one person to another and from one age group to another.
“A person should bear in mind that sleeping is one of the most important priorities in life. In order to avoid waking up at night and sleeping during the day, a person should prepare to sleep at 11:00 p.m., for example, and one hour before sleeping, he/she should avoid noise, excitement and a bustling atmosphere,” he said.
Wali also recommends avoiding getting a nap in the period after Ramadan, and said that if problems sleeping or staying awake persist for over a month, or get aggravated, the person should visit a doctor specialized in sleep disorders.
He also recommended checking out the guidelines for healthy sleeping available on the Web.
He said that followers of social media shared extensively a number of guidelines to avoid the problem of sleep disorders, which harm health.
Lack of sufficient sleep, for example, leads to tiredness, anxiety, nervous tension, poor concentration, irritability and even skin problems, he said.
