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Do You Suffer From Micro-Sleep?

POSTED: 3:08 pm EDT July 14, 2009
UPDATED: 4:58 pm EDT July 14, 2009

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Do you suffer from the sleep disorder called "micro-sleep"? If so, please send NewsCenter 5 an e-mail. Please include your phone number.

Micro-sleep is descried as a brief, unintentional episode of loss of attention associated with a blank stare, head snapping and prolonged eye closure that lasts from 2 to 30 seconds, also known as "nodding off,” according to the Web site DriverFatigueKills.com.

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