Re: sleep question

[Drnanjo]

Jim -

Sounds like they don't really understand the sleep cycle. If they've been
asleep for more than four or five hours, they will NOT go back into deep
sleep. The last four hours of the night for most people who are having a
typical sleep alternates between Stage II and REM - both of these are
relatively light sleep.

The snooze alarm is not an issue, and in the later part of the night, when
sleep is either stage II or REM, it is NOT surprising that your student is
awakened easily by noises.

I hope that clears up their misunderstandings of the process.

Nancy Melucci
ELAC