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Waking Up From Sleep At 3 A.M.? You’re Not Alone
Age, indigestion and sleep apnea are all suspects. But if you can set your watch by your middle-of-the-night risings, blame alcohol.
It all results in the same thing: you just can’t get to sleep. But the underlying causes of insomnia are multiple, and it may be a mix of biological, medical and psychological issues, explains Michael Perlis, director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
Insomnia falls into several broad categories based on those times of the night when you have problems sleeping, and these tend to align with predictable triggers. “A general rule of thumb is that if you’re struggling to fall asleep at the start of the night, that’s due to anxiety or stressful life events,” Perlis says. Environmental issues—like a too-bright room, or staring at device screens—can also mess with your ability to fall asleep.
On the other hand, Perlis says depression is linked with “late insomnia”—the kind that wrests you from sleep so late in the night that you’re forced to rise early for the day.
When it comes to “middle insomnia,” which forces your eyes open a few hours after you’ve fallen asleep, Perlis says two common medical conditions are often to blame: gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, and sleep apnea. “In the case of sleep apnea, you wake up because you’ve stopped breathing,” he explains. “With GERD, you wake up because stomach acids are burning your esophagus.”
Even the healthiest sleepers wake a few times during the night, though for the most part you’re not awake long enough to remember them, Perlis says.
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Even LeBron James Is Affected By Sleep Loss
The worst sleep LeBron James has ever had in his 13 years in the NBA was in the aftermath of the 2011 Finals.
Sleep Loss Can Affect Your Heart
Getting too little sleep has been shown to have bad effects on the heart, and many studies have linked it to hypertension. Now, a small new study published in the journal Hypertension finds that shortened sleep is connected to some negative markers, especially when it occurs outside of typical nighttime hours.
RESEARCH: Sleep Could Possibly Help In Stroke Recovery
Having a stroke can be a life-changing event and recovery can range widely. Some people regain most of the affected abilities early on while others improve very little within the first few months. One year on from a stroke 35% patients will remain permanently disabled and 10% will require care in a nursing home.
Millions of dollars are spent around the world every year on the rehabilitation and long-term care of stroke patients, and more effective stroke treatments are being investigated all the time. But beyond all the investment, research has shown that the simple art of sleep might help with the relearning of skills after brain damage.
Improve Sleep Patterns Using These Methods
Spending too many nights tossing and turning? Well, you’re not alone. The cure for daytime fatigue or inconsistent sleep patterns can often be linked to daily routines, overall lifestyle of an individual and some health predicaments faced by some individuals. Sometimes people struggle to sleep, some fight to stay asleep and others are buried in so much workload that they hardly have time for enough sleep. In order to curb such patterns, it’s important to find those triggers that could cause insufficient sleep and deal with them before they escalate to harmful health conditions.
Would You Sleep Better Living Without Clocks?
I’ve tried nearly every trick imaginable to get more restful sleep. For a long time, nothing worked: not a regular bedtime, herbal supplements, turning computers off before bed, or even a weekend away from work.
Then I found unexpected bliss at a famous device-free “Summer camp for adults” retreat in Mendocino, California’s Redwood forest, where I enjoyed one of the best nights of sleep I can remember.
Trying To Sleep While Pregnant? Check Out These Tips
By Jenna Nienhuis
Sleeping has always been an interesting process for me, and has recently taken on a life of its own now that I’m 26 weeks pregnant. The actual sleeping segment isn’t the interesting part. It’s the 20 minutes leading up to shut-eye that makes my husband question our marriage.
My pregnancy-going-to-sleep-routine has become, self admittedly, out of control. Here’s an overview of the most crucial details leading up to a decent night’s sleep.
New York Taxi Drivers Could Be Sleep Deprived
The Taxi and Limousine Commission is sending a wake-up call to drivers about the dangers of being tired behind the wheel from lack of sleep.
VIDEO: Why Do We Twitch Before We Go To Sleep?
Does your body ever start to twitch at night, right as you’re about to lose consciousness and go to sleep?
Don’t worry, you have nothing to fear. Roughly 70% of the world’s population get this. This is known as a “hypnic jerk” or “sleep start,” an involuntary jerk of the legs, arms and body. Basically, two systems in your body are fighting each other. They are both trying to battle over whether your system should stay alert and maintain control of your body. Meanwhile, the other system tries to ignite your sleep cycle.
For more information, check out the YouTube channel SciShow.
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Study: Trees Might Be Able To Sleep
They don’t snore, but might creak during their slumbers. For the first time, trees have been shown to undergo physical changes at night that can be likened to sleep, or at least to day-night cycles that have been observed experimentally in smaller plants.
