How To Sleep Upright In Bed
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How to sleep upright in bed. We can sleep standing up but we are not as good at it as other creatures for example birds derk jan dijk a professor of sleep and physiology at the university of surrey in england told bbc news. In the 80s researchers did a small clinical study with 13 male sleep apnea patients. The article looks at a group of buddhist monks who during their four year retreat spend nights sleeping upright for less than five hours. In this stage of sleep we lose muscle tone.
In some cases an adjustable bed can be used to raise the head enough to eliminate snoring and help. Health effects of upright sleeping. It always led to horrible stiffness and pain. A foam support shaped like an arm chair which offers both comfort.
This strategy hasn t been as well studied as side sleeping but there is research that suggests that elevating your head can help reduce osa symptoms. Just like with any other sleep position spending nights sleeping upright has pros and cons when it comes to your health. And what about sleeping upright in a bed. What about raising the head of the bed.
A mattress tilter that can be used to relieve a number of painful symptoms during sleep. This simple backrest adjusts from almost upright to almost flat. Some people have decreased apnea if they have the head of their bed slightly elevated. Swap out the pillows you use for sleep and prop yourself up with a sit up pillow to avoid back aches neck strain and other discomforts.
Remember your bed was designed for use while lying flat. Neck pain and rem sleep. Prior to this my only experience with sleeping upright was in vehicles or at airports. Amazon s choice for sleep upright cushy form bed wedge pillow 1 5 inch memory foam top 25 x 24 x 12 inches best for sleeping reading rest or elevation breathable and washable cover 12 inch wedge white.
Comfortable long term sitting up in bed requires a reconfiguration of this purpose built piece of furniture. By the first week i could sleep an hour or two at a time comfortably and within two weeks i had slept five straight hours upright moving to a bed for the rest of the night. The reason is bad posture. This can be accomplished by using a sleep wedge pillow which is a ramp of foam that is highest at the head of the bed.