Stress hormones and sleep disturbances - electrophysiological and hormonal aspects.

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dc.contributor.authorMaschke, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorHecht, Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2004-01-09en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-03T14:32:08Z
dc.date.available2004-01-09en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-03T14:32:08Z
dc.date.issued2004-01-09en_US
dc.description28 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractIn noise effect research often the awakening reaction is maintained to be the only important health related reaction. The main argument is that sleep represents a trophotropic phase ("energy storing"). In contrast to this awakening reactions or lying awake belong to the ergotropic phase ("energy consuming"). Frequent or long awakening reactions endanger therefore the necessary recovery in sleep and, in the long-run, health. Findings derived from arousal and stress hormone research make possible a new access to the noise induced nightly health risk. An arousal is a short change in sleeping condition, raising the organism from a lower level of excitation to a higher one. Arousals have the function to prevent life-threatening influences or events through activation of compensation mechanisms. Frequent occurrences of arousal triggered by nocturnal noise leads to a deformation of the circadian rhythm. Additionally, the deep sleep phases in the first part of the night are normally associated with a minimum of cortisol and a maximum of growth hormone concentrations. These circadian rhythms of sleep and neuroendocrine regulation are necessary for the physical as well as for the psychic recovery of the sleeper. Noise exposure during sleep which causes frequent arousal leads to decreased performance capacity, drowsiness and tiredness during the day. Long-term disturbances of the described circadian rhythms have a deteriorating effect on health, even when noise induced awakenings are avoided.en_US
dc.description.affiliationInstitut für Technische Akustik, Technische Unversitat Berlin, Germany.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMaschke C, Hecht K. Stress hormones and sleep disturbances - electrophysiological and hormonal aspects. Noise & Health. 2004 Jan-Mar; 6(22): 49-54en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/121979
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.noiseandhealth.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshArousal --physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshElectrophysiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEnvironmental Exposure --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshHomeostasis --physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHydrocortisone --secretionen_US
dc.subject.meshNoise --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshPolysomnographyen_US
dc.subject.meshSleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSleep, REM --physiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshStress, Physiological --metabolismen_US
dc.titleStress hormones and sleep disturbances - electrophysiological and hormonal aspects.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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