I partially agree with a slight disagreement here:
dont ever take sleep deprivation lightly especially in teenage/puberty years where most of hgh(somatotropin) is released in the REM cycles combined with low nutrient diet and low muscular activity can reult more than an inch of gross loss in height. althogh il agree with u its not that much as genes rule and will take-over sooner or later but il replace ur stated 2-3cm with upto 4-5cm.
the other thing u mentioned was yes cll can give height but part of the loss due to stunting is also in hand size, fingers, wrists, arms, feet, torso size and clavicle lengths thts causing ppl neurosis such as op. although these parts are less noticed compared to the immediate height of a person.
I would never thought the significance of 4-5cm back then. But now, many people (myself included) are willing to spend $25k++ to break our bones, bed-ridden for months, be athletically crippled permanently for these 4-5cm.
It's like someone who drives carelessly and then got hit by a truck. As a result of the combination of their own's stupidity and bad luck, his whole gets altered just by that very moment. At least I was being stupid consistently enough for 7 years that my life got fuked.
Actually I was basically living impoverished in terms of my health. I skipped sleep (all nighters some days) for video games and here you are denying that I stunted my growth even though you know sleep is needed for growth. I do admit I need stop going down guilt trip lane though.
How bad was your sleep? I slept on average 2 hours per night from 10-17 but many nights I didn't sleep at all. I felt that I barely grew during junior high school. By the time, I realized that I was in a serious trouble, it was too late to make a difference.
I remember when the x-ray said that I was about done at 162cm. It basically destroyed me, I went home, slammed my door and cried in my room. I was 16 at the time. Almost 10 years ago. I spent the next decade living in denial while trying to look for a cure.