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    Default hard to fall asleep

    Is the following wording acceptable?

    Definition of insomnia
    1. Hard to fall asleep.
    2.
    Easy to wake up.
    3.
    Wake up too early.

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    Default Re: hard to fall asleep

    Go with the dictionary definition:

    'chronic inability to fall asleep or to enjoy uninterrupted sleep' (Collins).

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    Default Re: hard to fall asleep

    Reading fifteen or so threads about insomnia has cured my insomnia, Ashiuhto,
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    Default Re: hard to fall asleep

    Quote Originally Posted by 5jj View Post
    Reading fifteen or so threads about insomnia has cured my insomnia, Ashiuhto,
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