Sleep duration and insomnia are likely to affect stutter based on the study from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

Sleep duration and insomnia are likely to affect stutter based on the study from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34015644/](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34015644/) >**Results:** The sample included 261 participants (1.7% of total respondents) who identified themselves as people who stutter, comprised of 169 males and 92 females. Compared to their fluent counterparts, individuals who stutter reported to sleep, on average, 20 min less per night. Additionally, 15% of those who stutter reported difficulties falling or staying asleep almost every day or every day, which is twice as likely as controls. Results were robust to demographic characteristics and co-occurring conditions. > >**Conclusions:** Speech-language pathologists should be aware of the association between stuttering and insomnia, as well as the lower average hours of sleep among adolescents and young adults who stutter. The possibility that lower sleep duration and insomnia may affect stuttering daily variability and impair improvement from stuttering are discussed. https://preview.redd.it/a6aruz5ol8k71.png?width=1094&format=png&auto=webp&s=9ab6672fe4339e76f16243d6392b91a650836004 https://preview.redd.it/i6q7398ol8k71.png?width=1077&format=png&auto=webp&s=84310e30bcc3229c6054acddbb8a2692a34ee284