Do you suffer from chronic fatigue, but aren't sure why? Are you worried that you might be sleeping too much, or maybe sleeping too little? If you have questions about your sleep, check out this video and learn about how much sleep you really need. This video discusses how many hours of sleep are recommended, what problems can be caused by over sleeping or under sleeping, and how to improve nightly sleep.
This video was created by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students: Alisha Kang, Madeline Green-Holland, Joshua Youssef, and Gajuna Mathiyalagan
Copyright McMaster University 2017
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