00:00Getting a good night's rest is essential, but experts say the amount of time it takes you to fall asleep
00:05is a telltale sign about your health.
00:07The time it takes to fall asleep, also known as sleep latency, varies from person to person.
00:12But sleep specialists tell the HuffPost falling asleep very quickly or extremely slowly could both possibly indicate other issues.
00:20HuffPost knows that if you fall asleep immediately after hitting the pillow, it could mean you have a mental health
00:25condition, you have sleep apnea, or you simply need more rest.
00:29Alternatively, if it takes you a while to fall asleep, it could mean that you have a poor sleep routine
00:34or that you're feeling emotional or stressed.
00:37According to the Sleep Foundation, most healthy people fall asleep within 15 to 20 minutes of lying down.
00:43Doctors tell the Sleep Foundation sleep latency of less than 8 minutes could indicate a sleep disorder like narcolepsy, but
00:50people who take more than 20 minutes to fall asleep could have insomnia.
00:54The American Academy of Sleep Medicine cautions that sleep latency is just one measure that should be used in conjunction
01:01with other criteria when assessing a person for a possible sleep disorder.
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