Climate plays a role

I get a long, healthy sleep of eight to nine hours a night (“Most people in UAE sleep less than 8 hours a night”, Gulf News, February 19). I believe it has to do with the climate. I live in Denmark, where it is about four degrees Celsius outside currently, and in the summer, the temperature becomes around 20 degrees. I could not imagine living or sleeping in the UAE where it is 30 degrees. In the summer it is around 45 degrees Celsius. That would leave me sleepless. From Mr Preben Nielsen Denmark Facebook comment

Less time to sleep

M ost people are sleep deprived and this is visible from the irritated and rude behaviour of people on the roads, in customer service departments and everywhere else. People spend most of their time at workplaces and then on congested roads to go back home, leaving them with less time to sleep. From Ms Fatima Suhail Sharjah Facebook comment

Teachers have it worse

M any schoolteachers have the least amount of sleeping hours, especially those who are also parents. Taking work home is disastrous. It never ends and more duties are being assigned all the time, like increasing the actual school working time by introducing ‘zero’ periods. I’m aware it’s not in all schools, but in quite a few of them. From Ms Izabella Salloum UAE Facebook comment

Late hours and less salary

M ostly, housemaids don’t have enough time to sleep at night. They sleep at 2 or 5am in the morning because sometimes their employers are still entertaining visitors for coffee, late dinner and more. After that, the domestic help need to wash everything. This is the reality From Mr Gallo Campollo Kisha Marie UAE Facebook comment

Time management is the key

Y es, I should sleep eight hours a night or else I will have a bad day the next morning. Take anything from me but don’t take my sleep! It’s not about being lucky but it’s all about how you manage your remaining time after work, to be able to rest properly and sleep. From Ms Vivian Biescas Bilaro Oman Facebook comment

Social media is the culprit

Y es, I am not getting eight hours of sleep at night because I am sleeping early in the morning. I am sleeping more than eight hours a day and more so if I am not working. Mostly, the reason why I slept late or I have had less sleep is because of social media sites and other internet activities. From Mr Sobere Francis Jeronimo Afghanistan Facebook comment

Just can’t get enough sleep

I do not get enough sleep in a day and I don’t know what to do about it. I get home from work late and I often get some work home with me too. I only have a couple of hours to relax, spend some time with family and maybe do something for myself. I tell myself that I will sleep early, but I never manage to. The next day I can barely keep my eyes open at work. I have tried to allocate more time to sleep, yet it eludes me. From Ms Naina Bhalla Dubai

Root cause of deprivation

A good seven to eight hours of sleep is a must for a healthy life. But many people in today’s world complain of being sleep deprived. They think that they have a sleep disorder. But the real problem is their mismanagement of time and a lack of discipline in their lives. Sedentary jobs, lack of exercise and the addiction to phones and gadgets are the root cause of insufficient sleep. From Ms Shail M Dubai

Editor’s note: Is there a news report that you feel strongly about? Something that has to be addressed in the community and requires resolution? Email us on readers@ gulfnews.com. You can also post a comment on our Facebook page or tweet to us @GNReaders