Probably. According to sleep experts, adults should get seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Sleeping less than six hours is detrimental to your general health. Stress, jet lag, shift work, and other sleep disorders increase your risk of heart disease and its risk factors such as obesity and diabetes. In children and adults, regular sleep deprivation can contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension).

If you do not get enough sleep your blood pressure will rise. People who sleep six hours or less have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure. If you already have high blood pressure, not getting enough sleep can make the condition worse.

It is believed that sleep helps your body balance stress and metabolism by regulating hormones. Lack of sleep can lead to hormonal changes, which can contribute to high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease.

Do not try to compensate for a lack of sleep by getting plenty of sleep. Low sleep, like too much sleep, can lead to high blood sugar and weight gain, both of which are dangerous to your heart. If you have high blood pressure, talk to your doctor about how to get better sleep.

Obstructive sleep apnea, a sleep condition in which you stop sleeping and start breathing repeatedly, is a possible, treatable cause of sleep deprivation that contributes to high blood pressure. Consult your doctor if you feel tired even after you are completely asleep, especially if you are snoring. It may be due to obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea exacerbates high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disorders.

According to a new study, men who get low levels of deep sleep are 80 percent more likely than those who do not develop high blood pressure.

By analyzing the speed of men's brain waves, researchers were able to calculate how deep they slept. People with poor sleep quality spend more time in so-called 'slow-wave' sleep.

This is the first study to suggest that low sleep quality, regardless of sleep duration or other sleep disorders, increases the risk of hypertension.

Sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing, have been linked to an increased risk of hypertension in previous research.

The relationship between sleep and blood pressure

A total of 784 men aged 65 and over participated in the research. The researchers examined the association between different sleep patterns and the potential for developing high blood pressure. Sleep duration, respiratory patterns, and brain wave activity patterns were among the sleep characteristics studied.

At the beginning of the trial, the men's blood pressure was checked and their sleep at home was tracked and they were followed for three and a half years.

At trial, men who slept less than 4% of slow-wave sleep had high blood pressure.

Men who sleep with low slow waves also have lower sleep quality. Short sleep duration, longer night wakes and more severe sleep apnea are all symptoms of poor sleep.

Of all the sleep quality measurements studied, slow-wave sleep is the most important for the development of hypertension.

'Although women are not included in this study, people with low-level slow-wave sleep for whatever reason are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure,' the doctor said.