9 Scientific Ways To Fix Your Most Common Sleep Problems

WaLe 8 years ago

Yeah, what are you supposed to do in that one hour? Stare at the wall in the dark? Actually count sheeps?!?

3points

RaroaRaroa 8 years ago

Why? Just turn the phone off an hour earlier than bedtime and pretend that was your bed time. What is on your phone that is so irresistable? Try to imagine, perhaps, what the generation before us did with their evenings (besides watch TV of course), and do that. Read, play cards (solitaire irl), or a board game if you have someone to play it with.

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makki 8 years ago

Ikr!?

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Jane Woods 7 years ago

Nice post! Sleep disturbances are among the most common symptoms of fibromyalgia, a chronic condition affecting the spinal cord and brain that causes people to feel pain and fatigue and affects concentration. In fact, along with the tiredness, pain, and psychosocial distress, sleep disturbances are a core feature. According to one of the articles in everydayhealth.com in the last few years, it has become increasingly clear that treating the associated sleep disturbance improves the daytime symptoms of fibromyalgia.

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frank0ys 8 years ago

...Can't keep my phone away an hour before bedtime because my partner and I talk until we are both sleepy.

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8 years ago

Fucc thiS >:V

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chris redman 8 years ago

Watch a hallmark.movie

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H4unt3dF0r3sts 8 years ago

Umm..... This is pretty obvious.

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Master Markus 8 years ago

I know from experience that several hours means SEVERAL. Like, I don't know why restaurants offer coffee after dinner - you're not going to get to sleep.

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Source: Chronobiology International

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25points

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Cake 8 years ago

This seems a bit strange. If you need an alarm clock to wake up, you are not getting enough sleep.

6points

Sarah Peets 8 years ago

Not always the case for everyone. I can solidly sleep 12-15 hours without consciously waking up. Some people don't have an "internal clock" at all.

17points

Jennifer Prince 8 years ago

Not quite true. The point of waking at the same time every day is to help reset your body's sleep/wake cycle. My daughter had terrible insomnia and her doctor put her on a schedule of waking and going to bed at the same time every single day. It didn't take long for her internal clock to reset back to being tired at bedtime and sleeping soundly. I was hesitant, but it worked.

2points

Jhoa 8 years ago

Not true. I change my sleep schedule by a few hours from holidays to schooldays, and it takes me a couple of weeks to get used to. Ill be groggy in the mornings. Eventually, howver, Ill get used to it, and wake slightly before the alarm goes off. I commonly get 9 hours of sleep.

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Emelie 8 years ago

I can wake up by myself and still be deadly tired. Maybe it works if you are 100 % healthy and not ill.

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Alex (TheSarcasticSister) 8 years ago

I refuse to wake up at 6 am on weekends! I know that eventually, I might just have to but I'm not ready to sacrifice my soul quite yet...

4points

Shana 8 years ago

Kinda difficult if you work in shifts or if you have to start work early. Not gonna wake up at 6 in the weekend :p

3points

Chris Stea 8 years ago

I don't want to wake up at 4am on weekends!! Even though I fall asleep before 9

2points

Cherie Barnard 8 years ago

LET ME SLEEP!! I get up early on weekdays and I love sleep, so don't think I'll be getting up at 6 am on a freaking Saturday...

1point

chris redman 8 years ago

Get a dog

1point

KK 8 years ago

Oh yeah? And then there are daylight savings.

1point

Neeraj Jha 8 years ago

On weekends, I get up earlier than the weekdays. :(

1point

Godessy 7 years ago

I have an internal clock in me:) During work days I wake up automatically and just lie for a few minutes waiting for the alarm clock to sound. On weekends I just...sleep in:-)

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Nicole Schafers 8 years ago

Kind of a worthless tip for those who do shift work...

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Skye Gould/Tech Insider , Hennepin County Medical Center Report

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Source: Mayo Clinic

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23points

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Hans 8 years ago

Is this serious? If you have a painful body part, not putting weight onto it is something that a 12 month old baby has already figured out!

16points

Echo 8 years ago

Yeah I saw this and for a second thought it was going to provide a solution other than the obvious. Too bad my body wants to sleep on its side or I wouldn't lay on my shoulder while sleeping.

9points

Skye Gould/Tech Insider , Sleep Foundation Report

Aegon VI Targaryen 8 years ago

trying to sleep on the other side is nigh impossible for me. even if it hurts ill sleep on the side i walays sleep on, and take breaks by sleeping on back too :P

2points

Srivari Healthcare 5 years ago

good one

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Lilith Ringmaster 8 years ago

Don't sleep on your side. Well that's not gonna happen. Try having what's like 2 cantaloupes on your chest and your back being scruntched up. ><

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chris redman 8 years ago

Cuddle a puppy on either side,

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Clarissa Goldberg Vermulst 8 years ago

I had shoulder surgery. My body still wants to sleep on it

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Source: National Institute On Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

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17points

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Hans 8 years ago

Deep REM? Deep sleep is non-REM sleep (N1 - N3). The temperature recommendations are rather random. Many sources state not 20 C (68 F) but rather 18 C – but this seems to be highly individual.

8points

Daria B 8 years ago

Ugh, I can't sleep when it's so cold. I wake up at night all trembling. I need to be warm and covered.

3points

Echo 8 years ago

I had a sleep study and agree with you on this. As for the temp I think they should just suggest you lower the temp from your average room temp.

3points

Jesse B 8 years ago

True, I sleep best between 14 and 16'c, I once had two - three temperature sensors in my bedroom while I had the air conditioning going, and the early mornings which showed 15'c I had the best sleep, anything more than 18'c I woke up grogy and tired. Might you, humidity is high up in Queensland Australia.

1point

RaroaRaroa 8 years ago

"Make sure your room is set....". Rash assumption there that everyone has aircon they can set. Air con is very uncommon in New Zealand homes. Most people don't even heat their bedrooms all night, never mind cool them. Although, with climate change, I can all ready see we'll need to start cooling our homes if this weather keeps going the way it has been.

1point

FlyGirl 8 years ago

At 68 degrees I can't sleep because I'm hot. 60 FTW!

1point

chris redman 8 years ago

Kindly ask your dogs to hunt for rodents outside and not in the bedroom

1point

Sri vari 5 years ago

Good Points to be noted http://srivari.org/Cpap-Machine/

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Shane Chang 7 years ago

How long before bed? Asking for a friend.

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Johann Strathausen 8 years ago

Here's a list of countries that use Farenheit: https://twitter.com/amazing_maps/status/565652364179562496

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Alberto 8 years ago

Half a bottle of good red wine and I sleep like a bear in winter…

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Source: Mayo Clinic

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15points

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Aegon VI Targaryen 8 years ago

i do something like this for my lower back pain. elevating a certain part helps. if u have on of those firm rounded pillows put that where it hurts and u'll get some cracks going which'll help

2points

KK 8 years ago

Is Aegon Targaryen seriously giving sleep tips? I can't stop laughing.

1point

Hans 8 years ago

Get a better bed base

2points

earringnut 8 years ago

i sleep on my side, so...

1point

Carolina Ren 8 years ago

I sleep on a pillow fort o.O

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chris redman 8 years ago

Or a dog in our case

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Source: Journal Of Pain Research

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Hans 8 years ago

Ever wondered why even Ikea has a selection of 15 or so pillows? Because a pillow is an extremely individual thing, depending on whether you sleep on your side, on your back, or on your belly, whether you change positions, how heavy you are etc. etc.

11points

Echo 8 years ago

You are batting a thousand today Hans.

1point

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Aegon VI Targaryen 8 years ago

i still haven't found the right pillow for my neck pain :/

1point

cyberbird 8 years ago

Before you do it, don´t forget to take your mites to choose a new pillow.

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chris redman 8 years ago

Or try and steal the one your day is laying on

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Hayley Lightcap 8 years ago

I'm a fan of body pillows personally, the fluffy soft ones from Costco

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Source: Cleveland Clinic

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Hayley Lightcap 8 years ago

Oh god, I hate when this happens. I'm sleeping and having a nice time then I go to stretch in my sleep and BOOM I'm up for the rest of the night.

10points

C V 7 years ago

Flip your toes up to your face fast. I've trained my body to immediately shout the alarm and do this inthemiddle of a sleep stretch. Never point your toes down. My friend taught me this trick and I've never had a Charlie horse again!

1point

Gertrud Schmitz 8 years ago

Eat more veggies and fruits with magnesium. ;)

3points

Monty Is Fiennes 8 years ago

Agreed. Cramps can be caused by magnesium deficiency. :)

2points

Alberto 8 years ago

Eat bananas! Bananas contain a lot of potassium, good for cramps.

2points

Clarissa Goldberg Vermulst 8 years ago

Never stretch with your toes down in bed. Always flip up your toes immediately in a stretch. You will never get a leg cramp again in bed. I now even do this automatically still half asleep. Never had a cramp again after I started doing this

2points

Donna Sweeney 8 years ago

My massage therapist told me to remember "toes to nose ". Works like a charm. No more leaping out of bed at 2am. I just lift my toes which stretches the calf muscles that are spasming and they stop and I drift right back to sleep.

1point

Gabriela Kucharowitch 8 years ago

The most effective alarm clock - instant wake up, don't mind the screaming.

1point

Hari Onago 8 years ago

This is well known advice that has never helped me relieve the pain at all. I suffer from nasty leg cramps every now and then. The only remedy I have found is "Reflex spray"; honestly, it makes all the difference. If you also experience occasional cramps and it is available in your country, check it out: it is a life saver.

1point

Courtney Christoff-Tzazaroff 7 years ago

Also make sure you have enough sodium and magnesium in you system

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lil ninja 8 years ago

I had horrible leg cramps during my pregnancies, my Dr told me to take two tums before bed, and it worked perfect

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Rebecca Risch 8 years ago

Drink more water

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Source: Healthline

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11points

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Echo 8 years ago

Can someone reverse the picture please. They are sleeping the wrong way!

22points

Misterscooter 8 years ago

The ambiguous human drawing must not suffer from reflux.

4points

Clockworkstella 8 years ago

Why? They're sleeping on their left side...

2points

Cat person 8 years ago

No you idiots, that's the person in the pictures left side. Imagine it from their perspective

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Hans 8 years ago

Talk to a doctor first to make sure it is no permanent medical conditions. Do not eat junk food late at night.

2points

Echo 8 years ago

Yeah seriously for those who might not be aware. Having just a little indigestion every night while sleeping can lead to a list of bad things that will happen if left untreated. From teeth erosion to holes in your throat. Just taking a Tums before bed will not be enough to stop it.

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Courtney Christoff-Tzazaroff 7 years ago

Also no food at least an hour before lying down

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Adrienne Early 8 years ago

Did they fix the picture? Because I see then sleeping on their left side... Also, when I was pregnant I found that for minor reflux taking a swig of pickle juice helped.

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Nancy Keator 8 years ago

No wonder I have a problem— don’t know my lefy from my right side 😏

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Nancy Keator 8 years ago

This is your right side 😏

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Fab Yo 8 years ago

the drawing is showing someone sleeping on the right side...

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David Laslett 8 years ago

Left is the other side!

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David Kegarise 8 years ago

the picture shows sleping on right side? not left?

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Monica Anderson 8 years ago

This happened to me and I got medication and now I am better!

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Source: Harvard Medical School

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9points

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Echo 8 years ago

Too bad I have shoulder pain. I can't sleep on my side. I guess I have to keep snoring!

8points

Alberto 8 years ago

Avoid alcohol, or give alcohol to your partner so (s)he will sleep and snore too :D

1point

Skylar Rowe 8 years ago

I snore, but I don't/can't drink alcohol. Umm.. help?

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Sadie Maruno 8 years ago

i need to give this to my dad i have misaphonia (spell check) and i can't handle snoring!!

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Lilith Ringmaster 8 years ago

Love how one says don't sleep on your side the other says sleep on your side. Wtf? 😂

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Ben S. 8 years ago

I snore and I ended up figuring this out through trial and error. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing.

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B Cool 8 years ago

My BF snores SO FREAKIN LOUD. All night I have to be like "baby, roll onto your side!!!! Baby!!!! ROLL OVER YOU'RE SNORING." One time I gave him a little shove to roll over onto his side and he actually fell out of bed and hit his head on my nightstand :( Such a bummer that snoring stuff!

-1point