Philips Respironics recently released survey results indicating that managers of US-based businesses are getting less sleep than their business managers in other countries.

The majority of respondents from four countries indicated that their lack of sleep has negatively affected their work performance. “On average, each estimated 6.2 days per year were impacted by inadequate sleep — costing companies around the globe millions.” (WSJ)

Wall Stree Journal resports that according to this survey:

• Americans are more likely than other nationalities to lose sleep through stress at work with 30 percent citing it as the reason they wake up during the night
• The average amount of time it takes Americans to fall asleep — at nearly 26 minutes – is more than any other country surveyed — and American men lead the world in snoring with 29 percent snoring every single night.
• 70 percent said that their work suffered because of lack of sleep
• The number one symptom of this lack of sleep was less patience, followed closely behind by less enthusiasm and concentration

Read more about the survey at Wall Street Journal.

Sufferers of sleep disorders can use Respironics CPAP machines to aid them in getting the suggested 8-hours of sleep.