Is sleeping 8 hours straight better than sleeping 8 hours throughout the day?

Answer:
8 straight hours is much better because you get more REM sleep

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Sleeping 8 hrs straight is definetly better because u are not stopping and starting your sleep, meaning that you get a long stretch of sleep. This allows your body to fully recuperate from any exhaustion occurred and prevents discomfort

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if you break it up so that you are not allowing yourself to get into the deep "REM" sleep your body and brain will not function right

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yep.

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Well by most doctors they say it is better to have 8 direct hours of sleep compared to having it spread out over a day or so, but it also depends on what works better for you, I would say from my own experance, I get a ruff 4 hours of sleep at night, then i take a mid-day nap for four hours and its like a re charge, but my girlfriend sleeps 8 hours straight and she is at the same level of energy that I have, so its matter of preferance.so I hope this helps, and it needs a best answerJ/K

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As a person who suffers from a sleep disorder, I would say traditionally that 8 hours of straight sleep would be considered "normal-healthy sleep", however those of us who don't fit that mold take our sleep time when we can. I can sleep 15 minutes and have been confirmed to get into my REM sleep state within that time and totally wake refreshed, but that is only a day or two at a time, then your body plays "catch up" and I can sleep 16 1/2 straight and wake feeling like I have never slept. I try to get a minumum of 7-8 hours straight sleep a night, but the outcome is never the same, some rested wakings, some not. So If you fall in this category, see a Pulmonologist. He can rule out things that may interfere with your sleep pattern, such as Asthma, or sleep apnea, and do sleep study testing , and tell you what is the best way to get a good nights rest.

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