40 days awake: Man claims he set world record by not sleeping for 968 hours
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
UPDATED: 16:14 GMT, 3 November 2010
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A photographer is claiming he set a world record by staying awake for more than 40 days.
Tyler Shields, 28, from Los Angeles says he didn’t get a wink of sleep for 968 consecutive hours.
He believes he more than doubled any previous sleepless bids, but the Guinness Book of Records won’t recognise his stunt, saying it's too hard to prove and too dangerous to attempt.
Tyler Shields claims to have stayed awake for 40 days
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Forty winks: Photographer Tyler Shields, 28,
claims he stayed awake for 968 consecutive hours
but Guinness Book of Records won't recognise his stunt saying
it's too hard to prove
During the wide-eyed marathon, Shields said he overcame fevers, headaches, eye pain and the loss of feeling in his legs.
Ironically, one of the toughest parts of the experiment was dropping off to sleep when he achieved his goal.
‘I slept six hours and when I woke up it took me 15 minutes to put my pants on,’ he told AOL News.
‘I was stumbling around my room. Never have I experienced anything like that. One of my assistants said it was like the equivalent to being hung over. I don’t drink, so I wouldn’t know,’ he added.
'I was stumbling around my room. Never have I experienced anything like that. One of my assistants said it was like the equivalent to being hung over'
‘It was terrible. I kind of wish I had stayed awake.’
But he said that at least none of his friends can moan to him about being tired.
‘Nobody will be like, ‘I’m exhausted. They just can’t say that to me anymore.’
He said he felt groggy for a whole day and slept through the next night and then gradually felt himself returning to normal as his balance and memory came slowly back.
‘It’s important for people to do things and believe in things that may seem impossible. Just because someone tells you something is impossible, doesn’t mean it’s impossible,’ he said.
A team of monitors watched over him 24 hours a day to make sure he didn’t nod off.
‘Would I advise anyone to do it?’ said the celebrity photographer. ‘No, I wouldn’t. But I think it’s pretty awesome,’ he added.
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Record For No Sleep
No sleeping
Sleep deprivation has obvious physical effects
By Heather Long
The record for no sleep is unofficially about 264 hours (11 days). The Guinness Book of World Records will not acknowledge a world record for not sleeping due to the inherent danger in forcing yourself to stay awake.
Scientific Record for No Sleep
Randy Gardner was 17 years old in 1964 when he set out to break Tom Rounds' record for staying awake without the use of stimulants. Stanford Researcher Dr. William C. Dement oversaw Gardner's attempt. The sleep researcher documented his observations of Gardner's behavior and reactions throughout the 11 day period. Lt. Commander John J. Ross provided the medical attendance for Gardner's experiment. He monitored the youth's vitals and physical reactions.
Gardner's experiment provided rich material for the sleep research community. His extreme sleep deprivation affected his mood with loss of concentration, mood swings and a shorter temper. His physical reactions were not as impeded. He was able to play pinball on day 10 according to Dement's documentation.
Ross, on the other hand, felt differently. He documented and reported several behavioral and cognitive problems including short term memory loss, paranoia, hallucinations and difficulty concentrating. Ross' notes document that Gardner hallucinated a street sign as a person on day four of his sleep deprivation. On day 11, Ross required Gardner to perform a math function by subtracting seven from 100 and from each subsequent result. When Gardner arrived at the number 65, he stopped, because he forgot what he was supposed to be doing.
After His Experience
Day 11 concluded Gardner's record for no sleep. He held a press conference where he appeared in good health and spoke without slurring. Sleep researchers monitored his sleep habits to see what effect, if any, the sleep deprivation had on his health. He slept nearly 15 hours during his first resting cycle since beginning the experiment. He woke and stayed awake for 24 hours, then slept for eight hours. It took his body only a short time to readjust to a normal sleep and waking pattern.
Sleep Deprivation Records
In 2007, Tony Wright sought to break Gardner's record. While one claim states that the record was broken by a Finnish man and another claim indicates an Australian holds the record, Gardner's sleep deprivation record was accepted by the sleep research community. Wright lives in Cornwall and holds many endurance records. While he managed to exceed Gardner's feat, the Australian claim of 18 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes stands as the record for longest period without sleep.
Maureen Weston of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire entered a rocking chair marathon in April of 1977. She rocked her chair for 18 days, 17 hours (just shy of the Australian Sleep Research Project's noted record). She reported paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech, and memory and concentration lapses. The National Sleep Research Project (See National Sleep Foundation) notes that without constant medical observation, the record may not be as accurate as Gardner's because during extreme sleep deprivation a person may catnap with their eyes wide open.
Sleep Deprivation is Not Healthy
Forcing yourself into a state of sleep deprivation is not healthy. New parents struggle with sleep deprivation in the first year following the birth of a child. It is important to recognize that after 17 hours of sustained wakefulness, your physical responses resemble that of a person with a blood alcohol-level of 0.05%. Your body's natural bio-rhythms require six to eight hours of consistent sleep per night. Do not try to challenge a sleep deprivation record without careful and scientific monitoring by a physician.
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