Sleeping 10+ hours a day? Here’s what you should know
Are you sleeping more than 10 hours to feel like you rested properly? Are you falling asleep in unexpected places and at unexpected times?
Don’t ignore the patterns. Just like not getting enough sleep, oversleeping can also hamper your health and could be a sign of an underlying health issue. Most of the time, we take things lightly and assume that we slept more because we worked more. But one should be mindful of the main cause of oversleeping and why they feel oo tired even after 10-12 hours of snoozing.
So find out the potential cause of it. One of the major reasons could be hypersomnia.
For the unversed, this is the opposite of insomnia and sufferers feel the need for more sleep through the day and night. It can mostly lead to daytime sleepiness. On the other hand, day time naps could be due to the lack of proper sound sleep at night and thus leading to oversleeping.
If not hypersomnia or sleep issues, oversleeping could be signs of something else. As compiled from Pinkvilla, here are four potential explanations for all those yawns and naps you’ve been taking.
Depression
While some people experience insomnia when suffering from depression, there are those who suffer from hypersomnia. So, if you are unaware of whether you have depression or not, then make sure to get diagnosed if you are sleeping more.
Underlying heart-related disease
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Underlying thyroid-related disease
Hypothyroidism is related to sleeping for more than 10 hours a day. The same can cause daytime fatigue and sleep. As per sleepfoundation.org, those with hypothyroidism feel exhausted even after good seven to nine hours of sleep. So, if you are sleeping more than the recommended hours, it is wise to check your thyroid.
Seasonal changes
Sleeping more during a specific season is common - the disorder is also known as Seasonal affective disorder aka SAD. Oversleeping tends to happen during winter-onset of SAD, which is also known as winter depression.
Sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea can disturb our sleep multiple times per night and that's why you may feel the need to sleep more and suffer from daytime sleepiness.