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Sleeping is as vital to the human body as eating, drinking and breathing. Despite this it can be difficult to get enough sleep every night for a number of reasons.

The NHS states that adults need between seven to nine hours of kip every night. This is not always possible for many people due to long working hours, family life, stress, illness or insomnia among other reasons.

In fact it is thought around one in three of us will face problems with our sleep at least once in our lifetimes. This can create some serious health issues.

Poor sleep has previously been linked to problems such as obesity, high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease and dementia.

And now a study has found that experiencing a certain common sleep problem could make you more likely to develop a …