While there may be some advantages to sleeping without a pillow, the risks greatly outweigh the potential benefits. That’s because pillows are designed to help keep your spine in a safe and healthy position by aligning your neck with the…
Sleep is a key component to our overall physical and mental health. We always discuss how important it is for adults to get the National Sleep Foundation’s guidelines of 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night, but did you…
Many of us have been there before — the insomnia kicks in and you find yourself lying awake at night, wishing for sleep to come. Luckily, there are some over-the-counter medications you can try if you are having trouble sleeping.…
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that causes the person to stop breathing recurrently while trying to sleep, causing interrupted sleep and low oxygen saturation. According to an October 2013 study, over 20 million United States adults have sleep apnea,…
While traditional eye masks block out light to help you fall asleep and stay asleep, weighted eye masks provide the added benefit of pressure. Similar to weighted blankets, weighted sleep masks use deep pressure therapy to distribute gentle pressure around…
When you have trouble sleeping, falling asleep, or staying asleep, or have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or an anxiety disorder, sleeping pills can help you fall asleep and stay asleep. However, there are some dangerous side effects of sleeping…
There is plenty of data available supporting the importance of getting a good night’s sleep and what is considered an right amount of sleep each night. While the recommendations will vary to some degree by age group, gender, and genetics,…
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night to find your partner muttering nonsense in their sleep? Or had them tell you in the morning that you carried on a conversation mid-snooze? Sleep talking is a disorder…
A 2021 review of the average person’s daily cell phone activity found that 62% of Americans sleep with their cell phone at their bedside (via Reviews.org). Based on this number, it makes sense that people would want to position their…
While sleeping with your eyes open may seem like a rare and surprising sleep quirk, it’s actually more common than you might think. Scientifically known as nocturnal lagophthalmos, sleeping with your eyelids open is a condition that affects up to…