Doctors can lose 13 years of sleep

IRISH people may be losing up to seven years of sleep over a lifetime by skipping the equivalent of more than a night’s sleep every week, according to budget hotel, Travelodge Ireland.

However, how well you sleep depends on what you do for a living.

For example, with a sleep deficit of 13 years during their working life, one-in-four doctors regularly go to work after just four hours sleep.

At the other end of the scale, mechanics have the best night’s sleep. Four out of ten manage nine hours a night, much more than the recommended eight.