{"id":19149,"date":"2017-06-14T04:51:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T04:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/?p=19149\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T15:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:42:14","slug":"are-you-sleepless-in-the-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gncdubai.com\/ar\/are-you-sleepless-in-the-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Problems & Insomnia: Are You Sleepless in the UAE?"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1497415775788{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Lack of sleep is a huge problem in the UAE. According to recent research more than 65 per cent of people in the country don\u2019t get enough sleep. That\u2019s why this month\u2019s Friday Magazine released a \u201cSleep Special\u201d interviewing UAE\u2019s sleep experts like Dr. Manio Maravic, Neurologist at the German Neuroscience Center.<\/em><\/p>\n

The article was originally published in Gulf News | Friday Magazine<\/a> | Colin Drury | 9 Jun 2017. Here a short snippet:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is another causation factor too, according to Dr Manio von Maravic, neurologist at the German Neuroscience Center also in Dubai Healthcare City: stress. For many people here, continuing residency is intimately linked with job security \u2013 and that can increase pressure at work.<\/p>\n

\u2018The evidence is that certainly impacts on sleep here,\u2019 says Dr von Maravic who has 30 years\u2019 experience working in neurological departments across Europe. \u2018It can make it especially difficult to switch off.\u2019<\/p>\n

The result of all this, according to a 2015 survey by data research firm Zarca, is that 65 per cent of people in the UAE don\u2019t sleep enough. \u2018Sleep deprivation is a neglected area which can cause major health and social issues,\u2019 said Javed Farooqui, executive director, at the time [\u2026]\n

During a good night\u2019s sleep, we will experience both the NREM and REM phases about seven or eight times each in an alternating cycle. It is, however, when the number of these cycles is consistently reduced \u2013 because we are not asleep long enough \u2013 that the health dangers begin. As Dr von Maravic nicely puts it: \u2018cutting down the cycles means not giving your body and brain the chance to do all the work they need done.\u2019 We are, essentially, waking up and starting again with our hardware still damaged and slowed from the day before\u00a0[\u2026]\n

\u2018Following a good sleep routine and having a healthy sleep environment can make all the difference in, firstly, getting to sleep, and, secondly, ensuring that is really excellent quality sleep,\u2019 says Dr von Maravic.<\/h2>\n

Key to that is ensuring your bedroom is designed to be sleep-inducing: quiet, dark and cool (60 to 75\u00b0F is the ideal). Spend some time getting a mattress and bedding that feels right. Perhaps most importantly, remember the function of this room is to rest. Keeping work materials out will help it become a space of relaxation, while avoiding eating smelly food will maintain its freshness.<\/p>\n

Establishing a pre-bed routine is important as well \u2013 \u2018to ease the transition from wake time to sleep time,\u2019 says Dr von Maravic.\u201d<\/p>\n

The article was originally published in Gulf News | Friday Magazine<\/a> | Colin Drury | 9 Jun 2017<\/p>\n

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Sleep Disorders – Insomnia – Dubai<\/a><\/h4>\n

Living in Dubai and suffering from insomnia or sleep disorders? We show you how to have a better sleep. But be aware, its actual work! Every third person in the UAE has at least once suffered from sleep disorders. A healthy sleep is essential for our physical and mental well being.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n