Posted on 03/16/2023 7:53:45 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Here are the positions that the experts recommend.
Sleeping on your back
Advantages:
Reduces aches and pains in the lower back and neck Supports your spine so your muscles can relax and recover Helps relieve congestion, especially if you elevate your torso Helps reduce the risk of developing facial wrinkles
Disadvantages:
Increases the risk of airway collapse for those who snore or have sleep apnea Raises pressure levels for certain types of back pain Increases episodes of acid reflux Raises gravity pressure to make it more difficult to breathe, making it unsuitable for older or heavier people Causes a fetus to put more pressure on the heart in pregnant women, especially in the third trimester
Sleeping on your stomach
Advantages:
Opens the airway to help reduce snoring
Disadvantages:
Causes increased gravity on your ribs to make breathing less energy-efficient Provides the least back and neck support of the three positions Contributes to facial wrinkles Makes it difficult to get comfortable when pregnant Sleeping on your side
Advantages:
Advances spinal alignment, making it ideal for those with back pain, particularly when using support pillows Reduces snoring and heartburn, which means it's beneficial for those with acid reflux, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea Promotes comfort, ease of breathing, and reduced pressure on the spine and internal organs, making it a top choice for pregnant people and older adults
Disadvantages:
Increases pressure on the shoulders, which means it's not ideal for those with pain in this region Contributes to facial wrinkles
So which side is best? A recent study published in the journal Sensors found that sleeping on your right side, combined with lower rates of turning, promoted higher quality sleep. However, left-side sleeping is ideal for those with acid reflux and GERD because it decreases pressure on internal organs.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Bkmk
I’ve found that if you head to bed around 10:00 and fall to sleep around 11:00, and then wake up and move from that bed at around 2:00 a.m. to one of the guest rooms downstairs until around 5:00, then get up to drink a cup of coffee before finally falling asleep again on the sofa at around 7:30, you can manage to put together about 5 or 6 hours of sleep per night. It has to be carefully managed though.
What is your experience?
70 y/o retired. Sleep on the couch. Wake up in the middle of the night, take a leak then crawl into bed. The couch is a deeper sleep. The bed is half and half. sleep/awake Nightmares of being late for work.
“70 y/o retired. Sleep on the couch. Wake up in the middle of the night, take a leak then crawl into bed. The couch is a deeper sleep. The bed is half and half. sleep/awake Nightmares of being late for work.”
That’s my hubby. I’m surprised we don’t meet on the stairway as we change sleeping locations. However, somehow the coffee pot always seems to call one of us or the other. I often find that if I have a cup of coffee between 2 and 5 a.m., I can then finally fall into a deep sleep for at least a couple of hours. He does the same, so we do often meet at the coffee maker at the middle of the night.
bkmrk
Sounds very similar...
I used to sleep soundly but after a ladder fall which left my wrist shattered, and then 18 months later a Crocs incident which popped my quad tendon off of my knee cap... I’ve been sleeping pretty crappy.
That reminds me. As a younger man I found out old people don’t sleep together. On 2 or 3 occasions a burglar entered the house at night. The wife was the first to confront. Newspapers wrote: “Mr. So and So was sleeping in another room. Probably hiding under the covers.
It’s gotta be snoring, sleep apnea machines, non-bathing, or there-goes-the-romance. I never married. If you have to wait half the night for company might as well wear pjs. He’s gonna be late.
I did not click the link, but:
side sleeping can over the years increase hip ITband issues, shoulder, neck and chest issues due to rounding/curling arm positions, many people tuck chin toward chest again over years can contribute to problems. ALSO leg positions while side sleeping can mess with lower spine over years.
Stomach sleeping also means head turned to one side which again messes with posture and can lead to problems. Also lead lower back pain due to sway back of spine unsupported. Leg positions, same as above.
Back sleeping is the most neutral for the body if you dont have your neck too high on pillows, but as original post mentions not best for some internal conditions.
“Sounds very similar...
I used to sleep soundly but after a ladder fall which left my wrist shattered, and then 18 months later a Crocs incident which popped my quad tendon off of my knee cap... I’ve been sleeping pretty crappy.”
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Pain can wreak major havoc on a person’s sleeping schedule. I can be sound asleep and suddenly wake up with severe pain in my upper back. Don’t even try to speak to me then! I can sit up for an hour or so, and then lay down elsewhere and get a couple more hours of sleep only to wake up again with the same pain a couple hours later. I’ve tried, not only switching locations, but also sleeping positions, and nothing seems to work. More than two to three hours of sleep in the same position results in pain. I’ve finally attributed it to just getting older, since my late mother complained of the same problem.
Sleep is always best after the husband and wife do the 1st Corinthians 7:5 with each other.
I’m a sofa sleeper every night for several years now. Love it!
pregnant people
That's some medical journal. Or whatever.
I sleep in whatever position the sliver of the bed the 120 lb wrecking ball of a dog leaves me allows me. Sometimes I can even get enough blankets to cover myself.
(You have mail.)
That reminds me. As a younger man I found out old people don’t sleep together. On 2 or 3 occasions a burglar entered the house at night. The wife was the first to confront. Newspapers wrote: “Mr. So and So was sleeping in another room. Probably hiding under the covers.
It’s gotta be snoring, sleep apnea machines, non-bathing, or there-goes-the-romance. I never married. If you have to wait half the night for company might as well wear pjs. He’s gonna be late.
DIRTYSECRET
For me, used to be on my back with a woman laying across me.
Now? By myself at the ranch on a stuffed cotton mattress, locked away from the world.
I try to fall asleep by midnight... But I use the “all sleeping positions” technique .. I rotate about ever 20-40 minuets... I start on my back and roll clockwise, side, stomach, other side, back. Sometimes I sleep. Maybe I can get a few hours before getting up at 630 for some coffee and get the kids to school... only to do the sofa sleep and you stated. :)
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Unless there is a pillow under my knees, sleeping on my back guarantees that I am completely useless due to back pain the next day.
Those who are drinking coffee in the middle of the night and wondering why they don’t sleep worth beans deserve a smack upside the head, mind you.
Nothing but W A T E R after brushing your teeth for bed.
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