New study examines sleep requirements of seniors.
In the USA Today (2/16) "Your Health" column, Kim Painter says that some researchers theorize that "healthy older people may need less sleep than younger people to feel alert during the day." According to a study conducted by the Surrey Sleep Research Centre and appearing in this month's "Sleep" journal, "older folks may get less sleep because they need less." Still, James Krainson, a sleep physician in Miami, warned that older people "should not assume that daytime sleepiness is a normal part of aging," as it "could be a sign that pain, illness, medication side effects or a sleep disorder, such as sleep apnea, is interfering with sleep."
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