| They make the loudest racket, keeping me away from sleep, robbing me of gentle awakenings. |
| Peak decibel thresholds that resulted in arousals or awakenings did not differ by sleep stage in any subject group. |
| Sleep is fragmented by frequent arousals and awakenings, resulting in decreased or absent slow-wave and REM sleep. |
| We assessed total sleep time, number of awakenings, and sleep onset latency as continuous variables. |
| Stress disrupts fundamental rhythms of the nervous system, leading to more frequent awakenings and more shallow sleep. |
| And it may also involve early morning awakenings without being able to go back to sleep. |
