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Since the early 20th century, human sleep has been described as a succession of five recurring stages: four non-REM stages and the REM stage. (A sixth stageârelaxed wakefulness, the phase during which a person falls asleepâis sometimes included).
To understand sleep deficiency, it helps to understand how sleep works and why it's important. The two basic types of sleep are rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM. Non-REM sleep includes what is commonly known as deep sleep or slow wave sleep. Dreaming typically occurs during REM sleep. Generally, non-REM and REM sleep occur in a regular pattern of 3â5 cycles each night. Your ability to function and feel well while you're awake depends on whether you're getting enough total sleep and enough of each type of sleep.