Posted: Dec 26, 2008 08:18 AM
Updated: Dec 26, 2008 08:18 AM
NATIONAL (NBC) – The World Sleep Foundation says more than 70 million of us in the U.S. have occasional insomnia.
For one in ten, the problem isn’t occasional, it’s chronic.
We spend 98 million dollars a year on over the counter sleeping aids, and another 50 million on caffeine tablets, just to stay awake!
Roy Hall hasn’t had a good night’s sleep in nearly five years.
"Usually I try to go to sleep four or five times a night and I’m back up again. Sometimes I just wander around or I’ll get a glass of warm milk I’ll do anything I can," said Roy.
His wife, Rosanne, says Roy’s insomnia is taking a toll.
"He is very irritable his memory is not very good," said Rosanne.
Like many of us, Roy sought relief from over the counter sleep medications.
Doctor Reena Mehra at University Hospital’s Sleep Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio said it’s not wise to just reach for a pill.
They have side effects too.
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