This was the message from Dr Dipankar Datta, senior consultant, ENT and sleep apnea surgeon, speaking at a conference by Manipal Hospital Broadway. Chronic sleep deprivation can lead to memory loss, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease….”ADVERTISEMENTThe doctor shared tips for sleep hygiene-Maintain a fixed sleep schedule. If you watch TV, scroll on your phone, or work on your laptop in bed, the brain stops associating the bed with sleep. The most common is insomnia, while the second most common is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), or what laymen call snoring. Global estimates suggest that China, the United States and India have some of the highest numbers of sleep apnea cases and that around 10 per cent Indian suffer from it.

Source: The Telegraph March 13, 2026 06:30 UTC