When Good Sleep Habits Aren’t Enough
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
What happens when you follow all the lifestyle recommendations for sound sleep, like turning off the TV and cutting out the coffee, but you still can’t get a good night’s sleep? This was among the hundreds of questions about insomnia readers recently posed to the Consults blog.
Q.Some new evidence indicates that good sleep hygiene like not napping and relaxing before bed work for the average person having a bout of sleeplessness but don’t work for many chronic insomniacs (who may be people with unusually high levels of stress hormones). What suggestions can you offer for these people?
Gigi, Ithaca, N.Y.
Read the answer at the link.
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
What happens when you follow all the lifestyle recommendations for sound sleep, like turning off the TV and cutting out the coffee, but you still can’t get a good night’s sleep? This was among the hundreds of questions about insomnia readers recently posed to the Consults blog.
Q.Some new evidence indicates that good sleep hygiene like not napping and relaxing before bed work for the average person having a bout of sleeplessness but don’t work for many chronic insomniacs (who may be people with unusually high levels of stress hormones). What suggestions can you offer for these people?
Gigi, Ithaca, N.Y.
Read the answer at the link.
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