There is no topic in sleep more likely to incite a riot between sleep experts than the concept of a sleep debt. Does it really exist? Can a sleep debt ever be repaid? If so, how long? In this episode, we will:Define sleep debtExamine a new population study on the effects of sleep debt on cardiovascular riskAttempt to consolidate the available research into guidelines for dealing effectively with sleep debtDifferentiate between sleep debt responses in insomnia sufferers and sleep deprived individualsTouch on how accurately understanding personal sleep need directly impacts sleep debtProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!

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