Roger Ekirch

“Middle-of-the-night insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disorder in many countries,”

Roger Ekirch · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-19

Ekirch has spent 40 years studying pre-industrial European archives and believes middle-of-the-night insomnia may reflect an earlier sleep pattern.

“And I'd argue that, in many cases, it isn't a disorder at all. It instead represents a persistent echo, a relic of this earlier pattern of sleep.”

Roger Ekirch · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-19

Ekirch has spent 40 years studying pre-industrial European archives and believes middle-of-the-night insomnia may reflect an earlier sleep pattern.