'Sleep loss can cause health issues, accidents'

Loss of sleep during Ramadan could cause several health issues, including lack of concentration and even cause accidents, according to experts.

- Nasreen Abdulla

One doctor explained that many people suffer from insufficient sleep syndrome during the month.

“What people are suffering during Ramadan is mostly insufficient sleep syndrome,” said Dr Mutaz Labib, Consultant Pulmonary and Critical Care Disease and head of Sleep Lab at Clemenceau Medical Center Hospital. “They wake up late and have sleep disruption during the month. So, in the morning, they suffer symptoms like lack of concentration, memory problems, fatigue, tiredness, laziness and urge to nap during the daytime.”