Do you ever scroll social media or check work emails right before bedtime? You could be self-sabotaging a good night's sleep.
Australians on average are sleeping seven hours a night and 12 per cent of us are getting less than five-and-a-half hours according to a 2016 study commissioned by the Sleep Health Foundation.
Overall, nearly half (48 per cent) reported having two or more sleep difficulties or daytime symptoms.
These problems included difficulty falling asleep, waking up a lot overnight, daytime sleepiness, daytime fatigue or exhaustion, feeling irritable or moody and pathological daytime sleepiness.
Is there a link between various activities and sleep difficulties?
The chart below shows the percentage of people reporting two or more sleep problems, categorised by how often they took part in different activities.
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