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It’s not as simple as being a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper. Here are four factors affecting your rest

It’s not as simple as being a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper. Here are four factors affecting your rest

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Not everyone can sleep through rumbling traffic or a spouse’s incessant snoring. If you do, you may pride yourself on being a “deep” or “heavy” sleeper. If you struggle to fall or stay asleep, you may consider yourself a “light” sleeper. But is there such thing as being a light or deep sleeper? And can you change how deeply you sleep? Sleep is a cycle Sleep is not a single, static state. Rather, it’s a cycle that unfolds and repeats across the night, in two main stages. Stage 1: Non-REM sleep Sleep begins with non-rapid eye movement sleep, also known as non-REM sleep. This is made up of three phases, ranging from a first phase of very light sleep, to the deepest and slowest form of sleep in the third phase. Stage 2: REM sleep Rapid eye movement or REM sleep …

Is your snoring a sign of something more serious?

Is your snoring a sign of something more serious?

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Researchers have recommended introducing screening for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in workplaces after findings from a new study suggested that the condition may carry significant financial costs for businesses. The research, conducted by specialists in the UK and the US, examined the economic impact of OSA in both countries using data from the 2021 census. The team focused on working-age adults between 18 and 64, calculating losses by assessing absenteeism and reduced productivity at work. In the UK sample, around 7% of working-age adults met the criteria for OSA, with estimated productivity losses reached as much as £4.22 billion annually, or £1,840 per worker each year. Sleep apnoea is a condition in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep, and loud snoring is a key symptom, according to the NHS website. In light of this new research, we spoke to …

Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic? | Sleep

Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic? | Sleep

Published by Sam Flores

When Matt Hillier was in his 20s, he went camping with a friend who was a nurse. In the morning she told him she had been shocked by the snoring coming from his tent. “She basically said, ‘For a 25-year-old non-smoker who’s quite skinny, you snore pretty loudly,’” says Hiller, now 32. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Perhaps because of the pervasive image of a “typical” sleep apnoea patient – older, and overweight – Hillier didn’t seek help. It wasn’t until he was 30 that he finally went to a doctor after waking up from a particularly big night of snoring with a racing heartbeat. Despite being young, active and a healthy weight, further investigation – including a night recording his snoring – revealed that he had moderate sleep apnoea. His was classed as supine, the most common form of the condition, meaning it happens when he sleeps on his back, and is likely caused by his throat muscles. “It’s weird …