As we grow older, many aspects of our sleep patterns can change. From sleep duration to our ability to drop off, most people experience some sort of changes to their sleep as they grow older. But although shifting sleep patterns are completely normal as we age, it’s important to recognize when they could be a sign that something more serious is going on. Indeed, our sleep duration, wakefulness, and ability to drift off all change naturally as we get older. For the most part, these changes to sleep patterns are completely normal. However, it is important to recognize when they could be a sign of something more serious. In this way, older people tend to have sleep patterns more similar to those of infants. Older people also tend to experience changes in their sleep stages. Reductions in deep sleep and increases in light sleep are common. Indeed, babies and small children are biologically wired to wake up multiple times during the night, and they need several naps during the day
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