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• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Men aged 65-74 >> Peter - Interview 19 >> Peter would only go to his doctor about problems sleeping if he wasn’t able to do all the things he needed to during the day.

Peter sometimes finds it difficult to get to sleep and stay asleep because of a shoulder injury and lower back pain. He only very occasionally dozes off during the day, but sometimes might if he has been active, or has gone for a long run. Peter feels that there are times in his life when he has more to worry about, and this will most likely affect how he sleeps.

• Later life >> Sleep problems in later life >> Men aged 75+ >> Daniel - Interview 28 >> Daniel, who had lots of recurring nightmares when he was younger, remembers a hissing sound in his ear which he identified as a trigger for his nightm

Daniel is a retired social worker, having spent a large part of his working life with children and teenagers. He was diagnosed with sleep apnoea when his snoring at night was making him feel very drowsy during the day. His sleep is quite broken at night, and he often finds he dozes off during the day.