snoozester, Author at The Sleep Blog

What is the Secret to Sleeping More, Living Longer, and Performing Better?

Napping!

Eric Barker, author of the other greatest blog on the internet, Barking Up The Wrong Tree, has a great post about Naps. Eric doesn’t write about sleep exclusively, but he has covered sleep-related topics in the past (again, and again).

In this most recent post, Eric reminds us about the importance of getting enough sleep:

Lack of sleep not only makes you ugly and sick, it also makes you dumb … And if that’s not enough, lack of sleep contributes to an early death.

If you are like most working adults, you probably know that you are supposed to get more sleep than you do now, but do you know how much more?

Eight hours might not even be enough. Give people 10 hours and they perform even better.

Wait – so, most of us can’t even manage to sleep eight hours per night, but now you’re saying we should be sleeping ten hours per night!?

This is where the napping comes in, because:

Naps can boost performance and help make up for some of the problems sleep deprivation can cause.

Eric also reminds us that:

naps boost learning

naps make you happier

naps increase performance

That’s not all. We’ve posted before about how taking a nap at work can make you healthier and more productive and napping during the day can benefit children’s vocabulary.

Continue reading the full post at Barking Up the Wrong Tree to discover:

How to choose the perfect nap for you
When is the best time to nap
What to do when you have trouble falling asleep

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What is Exploding Head Syndrome?

The Huffington Post describes the condition as follows:

People who experience exploding head syndrome typically hear a loud bang sound like cymbals crashing, a bomb exploding or a gunshot when no such noise has actually occurred.

Naturally, these loud noises can make it difficult to sleep, but is Exploding Head Syndrome dangerous?

According to the American Sleep Association:

As exploding head syndrome is not dangerous, and does not have a drastic effect on sleep, many individuals do seek help for their symptoms. It will first be necessary to consult with a doctor regarding your sleep and medical history to ensure that what the individual is experiencing is actually exploding head syndrome and not something else. Similar experiences have been known to be brought on by certain medications or drugs.

Who has Exploding Head Syndrome?

According to the American Sleep Association:

People over the age of 50 are most likely to experience exploding head syndrome. Women are at a higher rate of experiencing it than men. It has been reported in people as young as 10 years old.