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7 Common Misconceptions That Influence Sleep by Dunamiz(m): 7:51am On Dec 31, 2014
Many people participate in some
behaviors that may affect their sleep.
All those thoughts aren’t entirely true.
You have to follow the latest research
and examine sleeping habits more
closely for yourself. Read on to clear all
your misconceptions about sleep.
7. Books, Television and Laptop
are Good Tools to Sleep
Many people believe that they can’t
sleep without TV and they consider it
a good way to sleep. They think that
they are sleeping during a TV show,
but unfortunately they stay awake all
the night. Try to turn off the TV during
the sleep of your partner who believes
in this fallacy. As soon as you turn it
off TV he or she wakes up and
screams at you. The sound and light
of the TV prevent sleep. Reading in
bed is also wrong because you will
need light which prevents your sleep.
Experts recommend us to go to bed
when we want sleep only and do the
other things outside the bedroom.
6. Moving to Your Side Stops
Snoring
A long time ago our grandparents
believed that rolling over stops
snoring. At present time many people
take this misconception from their
parents and grandparents. They still
do it without doing research about the
factual reasons. If you read or listened
to experts you will know the truth.
Truth says there are several reasons
that cause snoring as interrupting the
airflow in the nose, narrow nasal
broken up passages, alcohol and
allergies.
5. Believing in Counting Sheep
If you suffer from insomnia or worry,
and are awake all night, don’t believe
who tells you to count up to a
hundred sheep. According to an
Oxford University study of insomniacs,
counting sheep doesn’t make you
sleep, but it delays it and makes you
more stressed. Try another way as
imagining a relaxing view. It is the
fastest way to sleep. Some people
tried this way and fall asleep in a few
minutes.
4. You Can Complete Your Lost
Sleep Hours on the Weekend
Most people exhaust themselves in
work and sleep a few hours. They
believe that they can make up the lost
sleep time on the weekend. Experts
made researches on a few individuals.
They made them sleep a few hours
within the weekdays, then they slept
more hours on the weekend. They
found that they became relaxed and
their tiredness reduced, but it’s not
according to the recovery sleep. Other
researchers found that scarcity of
sleep causes heart disease, overweight
and other diseases. It also stresses you
out.
3. Insomnia Is Usually Caused by
Stress
Stress is surely a reason for lack of
sleep. Yet, it isn’t the only cause for
insomnia. Alternative reasons include
physical pain, sleep apnea,
psychological strain and many others.
Insomnia is quite a familiar case that
needs to be treated if it lasts longer
than three weeks either by medicine,
cognitive relaxation techniques or by
treating any underlying illnesses.
2. Sleep Apnea is Seen Only with Old
Aged and Overweight Individuals
A lot of us assume that constructive
sleep apnea affects only the obese and
older people. Although these are in
fact considered risk factors, perfectly
fit youngsters might suffer from sleep
apnea as well. A person may possibly
have OSA without even knowing it, it
is required to check with your doctor
even if you haven’t suspected the
occurrence of the condition.
1. Older People Require Less
Sleep
The assumption that old people need
less sleep is a widespread misplaced
thought. Because old people seem to
spend less hours sleeping, people
think that’s what they require.
However, disorders such as
hypertension, diabetes,
atherosclerosis, and Alzheimer’s might
be the cause of sleep deprivation in
older people.
Source: inminutes.com/7-common-misconceptions-that-influence-sleep/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Postcron.com&fb_ref=Default&fb_source=message
Re: 7 Common Misconceptions That Influence Sleep by zizazizu: 8:51am On Dec 31, 2014
Another misconception u need to clear is that people will read ur article to the end even if you don't space.

You see that gap up there? It makes reading easier.

You get the idea now, right?

Nice article though.
Re: 7 Common Misconceptions That Influence Sleep by Dunamiz(m): 6:09pm On Dec 31, 2014
[color=#006600][/color]thanks Bro

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