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EVEN if you are giving yourself enough time to get a full night of shut-eye, next-day fatigue and sleepiness may still occur if you are suffering from an undiagnosed sleep disorder. there are now more than 100 recognised sleep disorders, with the most common being insomnia. this is followed by sleep-disordered breathing, or sleep apnoea. Signs of this can include heavy snoring.

Should you suspect your sleep, or that of anyone else, is disordered, resulting in daytime fatigue, impairment or distress, speak to a doctor immediately and seek a referral to a sleep specialist. Here’s a simple questionnaire from Dr Daniel Buysse, from the University of Pittsburgh, called the SatED questionnaire. If you have a low score, then you’re more likely to suffer from a sleep disorder.