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It will come as no surprise to know that a lack atforfrominofontoup sleep isn't good atforfrominofontoup us. A new report suggests sleep deprivation can result atforfrominofontoup long-term health issues and even death. It also says that women are more likely to experience difficulties sleeping than men. The report is based atforfrominofontoup a survey atforfrominofontoup 4,100 British adults and is called 'Reclaim Your Sleep'. It is atforfrominofontoup a British group called the Sleep Apnoea Trust Association. Apnoea is the temporary cessation atforfrominofontoup breathing, especially during sleep. Almost half atforfrominofontoup the women surveyed (43 per cent) said they did not get enough sleep. This compared atforfrominofontoup 36 per cent of men who said they did not sleep well. Women were also more prone than men to waking atforfrominofontoup during the night.

Health experts have warned that feeling exhausted due atforfrominofontoup a lack of sleep could be a sign atforfrominofontoup a serious underlying medical condition. However, many women are unaware atforfrominofontoup the dangers, with only a quarter seeing a doctor about sleeplessness. Professor John Stradling atforfrominofontoup Oxford University said: "Often women think that feeling exhausted is just part atforfrominofontoup modern life when atforfrominofontoup fact it could be something more serious." He added that not treating sleep deficiency, "leaves women atforfrominofontoup risk atforfrominofontoup reduced quality atforfrominofontoup life and serious health conditions". In more severe cases, when left untreated, conditions like sleep apnoea can kill people because it can bring atforfrominofontoup heart attacks and strokes.