I swear, it’s always been “never sleep like this! never sleep like that!”, but thank you for going so so so in depth, even with something as simple as sleep
@@FNaFFan1411me too, and it's been like that at least since I was a child...my mother used to take me to medical vacation close to the sea bc I never slept through the night. But at this point I just accepted my base level of tiredness😂
i meant simple in the sense that every being needs it and it should be fairly intuitive as you do it all your life. it’s not simple for optimized sleep though yeah
Summary -keep temp at 60-68 degrees Fahrenheit -make sure you don’t eat right before bed and if you have to make sure it’s light -try to get 8 or more hours of sleep - sleep any position how ever if you sleep on your side or stomach you may experience wrinkling and it can effect your face in the future. -ask your doctor before you take any sleeping drugs even if it’s over the counter -DO NOT have your phone near you before bed (I’m writing this at 2 AM) -exercise can help how much sleep you are getting and can make you feel more refreshed -the average time it takes to go to sleep after closing your eyes is 10-20 minutes, if it’s more by a lot then ask your doctor you may be suffering from insomnia. However, if you are falling a sleep very quickly it may be a result of sleep deprivation. GOODNIGHT, I hope this helped correct me and give your opinions and tips I’ll edit it to make it better as time passes by!
Sleep game-changer: separate blankets. Years ago my husband and I stayed at a hotel where the “king” bed was two twins pushed together, with separate blankets and everything. We slept so much better each having our own blanket, we went out and bought two twin comforters as soon as we got home. He’s always warm and I’m always cold, plus when one of us moves the other doesn’t feel it. We’ve had this arrangement for a decade and now whenever we stay somewhere and have to sleep under one blanket it drives us nuts!
I’m convinced it’s the removal of all unnatural stimuli. My pickiest eater ( cheese and cracker kid) had bbq lamb and tuna steak with dill sauce when camping and loved them. We also sleep like bears when at the cabin vs at home.
Could be an association thing. At home i used to have huge trouble falling asleep unless i covered up with a seperate blanket than normal because i lay under one blanket and scroll all the time. Didnt realize it until a few years back. Slept perfectly fine at my aunts when i was in a different bed, same thing for decent hotels.
I had the opposite reaction. I live in a busy city, my parents used to live out of state deep in the burbs of a brand new development where nothing was really around. I struggled so hard to sleep the week I was visiting on holiday. I thought the peacefullness would do me some good, but I needed to hear the noise of the city to sleep.
If you’re thinking about a sleep divorce, I suggest trying a *blanket* divorce first. My spouse and I sleep in the same bed but with our own blankets and it helps a TON with reducing the movements that wake you up.
My husband and I do the same! He’s a hot sleeper AND he loves to have huge and heavy blankets on him. I’m the opposite, I like to sleep with a sheet and a small throw blanket (if I get too cold). There’s also no one being a blanket hog and one of us ending up cold and without a blanket. Once we started sleeping with our own blankets I couldn’t ever imagine going back!
Germany here. It is usual here to have two Blankets. And hell yes, i am happy about it. Just thinking about separate rooms because we have different schedules. And he is a snorer. 😴
this. also think of potentially getting separate mattresses. especially if it's a partner's movement that's the problem. at the end of the day one or both people in the relationship not getting enough quality sleep will put far more stress on the relationship than sleeping in separate beds will
Same here. We have a big quilt that covers both of us in winter, but separate blankets under that and in summer. My SO tends to use a heated blanket to stay warm while I keep a small fleece one.
I shared a twin bed with a 95lb dog for a year. Upgraded to a queen, but she took her half out of the middle. Then I had knee surgery. She knew something was different and she needed to be gentle around me. She slept in another room for a month before moving back into my room, but now she sleeps on the dog bed on the floor that I've had for her the whole time. But she is also the loudest snorer I've ever heard, and you could hear my grandpa from outside the house.
@entitypolyhedron It depends on the breed, but some dogs can be 110lbs or more, so yes! 95 can definitely be normal. Breeds like Great Pyrenees or Saint Bernards are very big, along with Irish Wolfhounds or Great Danes! Lots of giant breeds out there.
I share a king size bed with a Chi hua hua Cross. I get about a 9 inch strip on the edge of the bed, that she allows me to occupy. I don't knowingly let her hog the bed, I just wake up every morning barely clinging on 🐶 ❤
I had awful sleep problems but I found that I needed to listen to something really boring, so I listened to politicians talking in Parliament and it's like magic 😂😂
When my kiddo was young, I explained the difference between nocturnal and diurnal. She then coined the term flocturnal specifically for me, because "daddy, you never sleep."
I've seen a video from a swedish woman who mentioned that getting your sheets outside for the day (especially in the cold) helps you sleep better as the sun and the cold weather kills the bacteria and it refreshes the sheet and it gives it a nice smell. I've tried it and it helped me
@@muhammadomer4674 I think it depends on your possibilities for example if you have a balcony the rain should be no problem but you could also check the weather beforehand and get them inside before it starts raining or don't hang them outside that day. Different climates require different approaches to this
My past wife and I almost never slept in the same bed once we had an established relationship. I think it helped us immensely because it was the only way we could get a good night's rest.
Yeah my wife and I sleep in different rooms and it just works much better for us. We operate on different sleep schedules that are staggered a few hours, I snore and she's a light sleeper, and I get really hot/sweaty sharing a bed with others. At first it was a bummer that we just couldn't maker it work sharing a bed, but we have found plenty of other ways to share intimacy when we are concious.
I was born with a sleep disorder that was ignored by doctors for decades despite how severely the sleep deprivation was affecting my health. If you have found that you struggle to fall asleep & stay asleep when you're "supposed to" and naturally want to stay awake when you are meant to be sleeping, I'd take a moment to seriously consider if you may have an irregular circadian rhythm. Discovering I had delayed sleep phase syndrome and transitioning to overnight shifts was honestly life altering and improved my health and sleep quality substantially. When you have insomnia, you learn that there are so many little factors that contribute to the quality of your sleep that most people don't even think about!
My five cents: you do not have an irregular circadian rhythm or delayed sleep phase syndrome. Your circadian rhythm is quite normal. It's just the names given so that they can keep this "everything needs to happen in the daylight" bullshit mentality as the status quo. From an evolutionary perspective alone, it would make sense that widely different sleep schedules are apparent in the populace, yet we're all forced to work during daylight hours if the job does not allow for night shifts, which are most.
Yeah, my optimal time for falling asleep is when the suns coming up. I worked the rotating 12-hour shift for 40+ years and I could tell my body really preferred sleeping in the daytime because I felt more rested and alert when I got up. When I was on the day shift, I literally had to drag myself out of bed and would be tired the entire day. Now that I'm retired, I go to bed anywhere from 5am-7am and naturally wake up anywhere between 11am-1pm.
Great video, thanks! My wife and I have slept in separate rooms for about a year and a half, and we couldn’t be happier! I get up at 3 am for work, and she would come to bed at 1/1:30. She was so afraid of waking me up, and I had too many days where I couldn’t fall back asleep, that we’re both more at peace and rest better.
My husband and I always had separate bedrooms, and honestly, it was the best thing for our relationship! Not only helped for general sleeping, but if one of us was sick, it just made so much sense to sleep separately.
My husband turns to migrating starfish at night, Im so tempted.. Im not fan of waking up abruptly, because an elbow or heel hits me in the nose or ear. He doesnt even wake up, but Im fully awake and contemplating if smothering would be an option.
@@Dazzxp that was a big thing for me too. I’m such a light sleeper and my husband was a louuuuuud snorer! I’d end up on the couch and always so pissed off, even though I logically knew he wasn’t doing it on purpose. When we started sleeping separately we were both so much less irritable bc I wasn’t always waking him up, trying to get him to turn over or whatever, and I got such a better sleep than being on the couch lol
I’ve had a dog sleep in my bed for ages- super cuddly and actually slept. My cat on the other hand thinks bedtime is play time and practices his yodeling- absolutely horrible for slept- makes a great alarm though, up at 5am EVERY day, even when I need to sleep in.
@@davorzdralo8000 They aren't actually nocturnal, they are actually crepuscular (most active at Sunrise/Sunset) because that is when their natural prety would be most active.
I had one of my ferrets Columbo sleep with me in bed he was mr. Perfect didn't bite, didn't scratch just lay on the pillow and sleep, my dog Penelope sleeps with me now right next to me under the covers.
If you can, there are sound dampeners you can hang on your door. If it's a house you own, there's a stick-on version that's more thorough. Otherwise, there are curtain-like ones you can take on and off. They vary a lot in effectiveness. I stuck a rubber dampener meant for cars on my door for privacy. It was great for phone calls, youtube... etc. The doorbell became harder to hear though. Cats like to nap and wake many times. It used to be common for humans to sleep twice a day, siesta style but 9-5 modern lifestyles forced us to adapt. Also, as long as you're not the guy who has a cat sleeps on your face, you don't have anything serious to worry about. That guy thought he had severe sleep apnea from fatigue. A night cam revealed the truth.
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I know this might sound weird but you're like a dad I never had, I hope you know how much you inspire teens like me around the world. Keep it up, doctor dad!
This was a great video. The Best thing for your sleep is to be more intuitive. so what works best for one wont work of others. I sleep in 18°C, shower 1hr-30min before bed, eat a snack 15 mins before sleeping so i don't wake up hungry, i cant exercise any time after noon or i have to much energy to sleep, keep your bed clean this will help you stay asleep especially for those who are allergic to dust mites, & sleep if you have a wife/husband have different blanket. Woman have a slightly higher core body temperature so this means they tend to feel cooler in higher temperatures then men do.
Thank you for taking about sleep divorce. I was married twice, and both of my former spouses slept better while holding me or up against me. Without fail, i was awake until they were deep enough asleep that i could push them off of me and scoot to the edge of the bed so i wasn't touching them so i could finally sleep. I've held on to this in my current relationship, and finally found a partner who also sleeps better alone
I have cats and they don’t really sleep in my bed with me if my fiancé and I are sleeping. They sleep next to us or on the foot of the bed if it’s just one of us. It’s nice waking up and seeing them somewhere on the bed.
Because of several cats I've had who tunneled under the sheets, I've developed a habit of not turning at all in bed once I am asleep. This has lasted through this day, and I regularly wake up stiff from not moving, even though I no longer have any pets.
@@MonkeyJedi99Lol, I never grew that habit so one time I woke up, still out of it, and put my legs on what I thought was a pillow… until it shot up and ran lol. I felt so bad
Mine often joins while I'm sleeping. So I end up kicking it when I wake up XD (Kind of scared me the first time, suddenly finding an unexpected animal in bed as you wake up.)
The link between dietary habits and sleep was particularly intriguing. Looks like I could do with a bit more exercise and less late-night snacking to improve my sleep quality
If I remember correctly, frequently eating heavy meals and going straight to bed can lead to GERD (gastroesophegeal reflux disease). As someone who did this and has it, *don’t do this*.
I took sleep medications recommended by my neurologist because I could not fall asleep for a long period of time. After I began taking them, when I woke up the next day, I could not even move my muscles, I struggled to even get air inside my lungs. My muscles felt like vegetables. It was so hard to wake up. I gave up on them and I am so thankful for that! Never doing that again.
I got diagnosed with autism in 2017 and I have ADHD too and I live off of like 4-7hours a day and keep waking up at different times so I’m getting an appointment with a doctor soon.
If you have frequent heartburn/GERD, sleeping on your left side can make a huge difference, because it keeps the stomach tilted upward so the acid doesn't backflow. The trick is staying like that... (I rotate like a rotisserie when I sleep unfortunately. )
Can confirm this! I’m pregnant and get heartburn a lot and been sleeping on my left side more (OB’s orders) and noticed burping and farting more 😆 so I get instant waves of relief
Big plus to the advice about when to have the last meal of the day for this one. Especially if the GERD is caused by something physical rather than chemical (hiatal hernia for example). Even on acid reducers you run the risk of stuff coming back up, just not with as much of the burning sensation. I want that sack of soup to be as empty as possible.
sleeping apart from my partner honestly saved our relationship. i'm a very light sleeper with insomniac tendencies, he's a very heavy sleeper who snores and tosses and turns a lot. match made in hell. nothing we tried resolved the issue and it had a negative impact on us partly because i was constantly so sleep deprived. happenstance meant we had to move and decided to try separate rooms in the new place, and even though i still have to sleep with earplugs (he's a VERY loud snorer), it has worked wonders for us. we still start the day with a cuddle in one of our beds and there's always the option to sleep together if we want to, but we so appreciate our own spaces. recommend it to anyone tbh.
Basically identical to the story with my partner, I also highly recommend. We cuddle before bed and in the morning. I go to bed later and move from his bed to mine, he often wakes up before me and brings me tea and joins me in the morning. It's honestly wonderful.
Did he get checked for sleep apnea? Snoring by itself doesn't mean he has it, but if it is that loud, he probably has some level of airway obstruction. Snoring is common, snoring *that loud* without any issues is less so.
yeah, he attended a sleep clinic, mostly at my insistence, and was given the all-clear. he was a little overweight at that time and so slimmed down to see if that helped, and it did a little, but not enough that i could comfortably sleep in the same room as him. i can't discount that i am a very light sleeper by contrast. were that not the case, i think we'd have better chances of sharing a room. i just think we're too far on opposite ends of the scale to make it a pleasant experience. if we were a little closer to the centre that might be different.
@@Catwomen4512 That's very nice to hear. I have had the same experience. I hope more couples read this and feel supported by a community who know it's ok to sleep alone if the situation warrants. Intimacy is not an issue either.
So glad you commented on how you sleep can affect dreams. I haven’t heard anyone else say anything about that. Weirdly enough, everytime I sleep facing the left I always get a wonky dream I remember. Whenever I sleep on the right side I fall sleep in 5 minutes and I wake up instantly no dreams.
My room once got down to 59 degrees bc it was a cool spring night, plus my fan. I could pile my blankets on and it felt so good. Best night of sleep i ever got (edit: wow, thanks for the likes guys!)
If prone to regurge, sleep on the left side with the head of bed slightly elevated (put riser under head of bed posts 4 inches) decreases prevents stomach acid from going into esophogus
Just a tip for new parents with newborns. Setting up separate sleep spaces and taking turns waking w/ baby is a great way to mitigate severe sleep deprivation. My husband and I took different shifts so the other could sleep in a different part of the house with earplugs. Sleep is so important, especially when caring for tiny humans. Take care of yourselves ❤
@@luiza2021 Pumping is so much easier, you kidding me? lmfao. My baby takes a bottle like a champ, but is too finicky at the breast. Pumping also helps you develop a bigger supply, which is especially important for when baby has a growth spurt. As for formula, fed is best. Some people out there can't breastfeed for one reason or another, and formula makes sure their babies are fed. Are there drawbacks? Sure. But it still gets the baby all the nutrients it needs.
Another thing about bedding made of natural over synthetic materials: synthetic materials are usually oil/plastic based, which while in most situations are fine, in the unfortunate event of a house fire, they will catch and burn a lot faster than natural fibres. _Always_ go 100% natural materials for your bedding. It could quite literally save your life!
I have a method for going to sleep that's very specific. I basically make a nest of pillows and blankets, get the lighting low, have an audio story on so low I can barely hear it. I alternate between side sleeping and front sleeping. I need a colder room and thicker blankets, especially on my feet.
I used to have two dogs sleep in the same bed as me. I hadn't slept that well for a long time before one of them started sleeping in my bed. I was struggling with a lot of anxiety which interfered with my sleep. With the dogs, that anxiety was simply gone and I could go back to a somewhat regular sleep. I probably slept worse than if I didn't have any such issues, but I slept better than without them, so it worked out nicely.
Re. thread count: I worked at a shop known for its bedding range. Two things customers told me: one, that the lower thread count sheets were cooler in summer; and two, polycotton bedding is EXTREMELY flammable. (He didn't tell me how he found that out.)
My “ uncle “( my dad’s best friend) is a sleep doctor! He helped develop a sleep software for Apple Watches that help get rid of nightmares! Basically it detects your heart rate going up ( having the nightmare ) and makes a noise that doesn’t wake you up but wakes you up enough to get rid of the nightmare while still remaining asleep, but your not in deep sleep anymore! It’s really cool, I haven’t tried it but I really want to! ( I get a monthly nightmare)
I sleep in the same room but different bed with my partner. He would wake me up constantly from wiggling around in his sleep and we both prefer different types of mattresses. I like soft and he’s more medium. So we both got to pick out our fav beds and set up our bedding just how we like it. If I stay up a bit later reading I don’t disturb him with light directly next to him. It’s a win win for us!
If you sleep face down, don't use a pillow for your head. Just rest your face directly on the bed. And wedge the pillow halfway under your torso so your body is slightly tilted one way or the other. It takes a lot of the pressure off your neck because your head won't be turned to a full 90 degrees. It will only be 75 degrees or so.
Hopefully auto-play is off, and you have ad-blocker on. I once tried to listen to a 10 hour video with raindrops, sea waves, and got woken up by an ad. It's best to download them first.
Sleep apnea patients are told generally to sleep on their left side specifically. I have severe apnea, gotta machine and all that but I monitor with a pulse oximeter. I get my best numbers on my left side.
I used to suffer with insomnia a lot, especially during bouts of depression. Listening to binaural beats for a specific amount of time was the only thing that helped me. Note: I found just leaving music playing whilst I slept actually worsened the quality of my sleep. I used to set an arbitrary time then each night either lengthen or shorten the time depending on whether I remember the music stopping. Over a good few weeks, an hour turned into half-hour, turned into 15 mins. I typically fall asleep within 10-15 minutes these days.
4:17 My room is absolutely freezing. I have a vent right over my bed that’s blowing air constantly, about three vents on my wall, and my room has the most windows out of the whole house, so I sleep with my space heater facing me (pointing towards my feet) at night. It helps me sleep so well it’s so comforting for me.
I have the exact opposite problem. My room is typically at or above 80 degrees because I sleep in a loft bed in a poorly ventilated room in the desert. At night, the outdoor temperature is also often above 87 degrees
@@tdoyr Well in that case you should sleep with a fan or something. But for me, feeling nice and warm in my bed while the room around me is freezing is one of the most comforting feelings in the world. Sometimes I even go the extra step and blow my hair dryer under my blankets to get that nice and warm too.
@@tdoyr if I'm sleeping somewhere where I can't have the temperature as cool as I like, I keep a small sprizer bottle of water next to the bed in case I just can't fall asleep. The fans blowing the water on my skin causes evaporative cooling.
Love the fact that you mentioned the topic of sleep position influencing dreams, a pattern I've noticed is that I would often have pretty rough nightmares when back sleeping that would interrupt my sleep (like on a schedule every 2-3 hours as I enter REM I suppose) while almost never having nightmares when sleeping on my side which is how I normally do. Being the omegasceptic that I am I doubted if it was a pattern or wishful thinking, but you bringing it up helped ease some doubt. Cheers doc. 🤘
i also recommended covering/moving any clock/alarm clocks or anything where you can see the time, 2 days ago i was awake for about 3-4 hours and i was stressing because time was moving and i wasnt falling asleep. I also had to wake up early the next morning .. i covered my clock and in about 10-15 mins i fell asleep without stress. The next day i did it again and in 30 mins i fell asleep.. im gonna do it this night.
9:41 Thread count actually can affect your ability to sleep in terms of airflow and the ability to trap in heat (mostly from a comfort standpoint). Having an open, knitted blanket for example is lightweight and allows the breeze from a fan or window to reach you, whereas the two-sided blankets (typically furry and fuzzy) are very good at trapping in heat while providing a different texture.
Those are different examples of materials and structure of types of blankets/bedding. Thread count is often used in a traditional fitted bed sheet/top sheet/pillow case set. Those often have certain thread counts that literally account for how many threads are used in the making of that sheet. As far as I'm aware, thread count doesn't apply to things such as knitted, fuzzy, or various other fabrics. What you're saying makes sense though!
I hear ya. Every once and a while, I wake up with my knee suddenly hurting because of how I slept. Are my joints so fragile that they can't handle sleep??
People talk about this being a marker of being old but I still remember this happening to me for the first time when I was like ten and being so confused and miserable 😂😂
Winter is my favorite time for sleeping. I keep the bedroom chilled, about 59 degrees, but have flannel sheets and a heated blanket. It's on a timer that shuts off a couple of hours, hopefully, after I fall asleep. I undress in the bathroom and my skin is cold by the time I get to my bed. Oh my god it feels so good slipping in between those heated flannel sheets. It's not long before I'm out.
I never slept on my stomach my whole life(my neck can take it). But, in the last couple of years, I've learned whenever I have a hard time falling asleep, If I try sleeping on my stomach, I fall asleep much faster! I just have to put a pillow under one side of my torso so I'm not flat on my stomach and my neck isn't strained.
It might have to do with the fact that it is a ‘stressful’ position in the sense that it puts more pressure on your organs overall, so it might have a soothing effect similar to the weighted blanket, pressure can also help you fall asleep because being squished gives you a sense of security.
I finally learned as a side sleeper how to sleep on my back after recovering from a surgery required me too. Found the best trick is having pillow at a somewhat right angle so it comes up on the side of my head, and/or bending one leg so that my foot is on the side of my knee in like a “P” shape. If my legs still feel restless, I’ll keep my back straight while putting both of my legs to one side for a few seconds, and then switching them to the other side, etc until I eventually fall asleep
This video made me realize that I probably have sleep insomnia bc I do all the things people with sleep insomnia which answers all my questions. Thank you Doctor Mike!❤
As for Sleep position, The physical arrangement of your stomach and gravity, means that if you sleep on your left side, your stomach acids will pool and press against the outlet to your throat instead of draining to your intestines. So right side. I remember once I felt stomach bloated, I switched to my right, burped, and felt sooo much better. That's what made me check. Only recently, medicine has discovered the Glymphatic system (NOT Lymphatic) [The clearing of brian waste during sleep]. That happens best when on your right side also. I read it a while ago, but other sleep positions did very poorly. 9:54 Personally, I found that my warmest sheets are the highest thread count. With a high thread count, they are less permeable to air, so its like those plastic blankets they use in ambulances on people who are freezing. The body's natural temp control depends on air circulation.
My biggest issue is always waking up, I can sleep whenever and never had an issue with that, it's the 6/7/8/9 hours all not making much of a difference, having consistent sleep not making a difference. So much of sleep conversation seems to be about the start and not the end!
I used to have a hard time waking up "on time" for my day. It took me way too long to adjust my thinking to just go to sleep earlier, even if it meant sacrificing doing something fun or productive, so that I could wake with a buffer of time before my day's plan. So, instead of going to sleep at 11PM to wake up at 6AM, go to sleep at 9:30PM to wake up at 5AM and have an extra hour for unanticipated time sinks, like having to shovel snow off the car, or unusual traffic on the highway, or "Oops, forgot to make my lunch."
If you feel tired no matter how much sleep you get, could be the type of sleep you’re getting if your light sleep or REM is too high and your deep sleep is too low, you’ll feel tired all the time. If you dream vividly all night then REM is too much. Not sure how exactly you can fix it but I’m sure there are ways. I ended up having to take meds that help me relax and my REM went down but still higher than it’s supposed to be, but a big improvement.
Honestly as a light sleeper I tried for so long to create optimal conditions before I realized--there's always going to be a bit of noise, there's always going to be a blinking light. By all means reduce what you can but when I stopped fixating on it (like "if I solve this I can finally sleep") I finally started to sleep a little better! You have to learn how to sleep through those things regardless. I'm convinced bad sleepers often do so because of anxiety. Worried about this worried about that--stop ruminating because you aren't going to solve any of those problems tonight anyway. Think of a movie or story to change the topic, put on a podcast or boring youtube video, get a sound machine to drown your own thoughts out.
People in the colder climates don't always need the bedding to keep them cool, but to keep them warm. Higher thread count linens do help me sleep better as they are softer and feel nicer on the skin. Could be related to my hypersensitivity to touch, I don't know. It's not like a super big deal, but it does have some effect on how I sleep.
As a shift worker Melatonin is a godsend! Also I love listening to audiobooks. Only those I already know, so I don’t feel like missing out on the story. I‘ve been listening to the Harry Potter audiobooks for the last six years or so. They keep my thoughts from wandering too much.
It’s really interesting, I’m currently taking Zoloft and it’s crazy how many ways anxiety affected my life in a less direct way, and others I found! After I started taking the medication, I couldn’t remember the moment I fell asleep, which is apparently NORMAL. I used to take agggges to get into deep sleep.
I have severe sleep apnea, a roommate, still recovering from leg surgery, I work overnights, and I don't have any money. Uh yeah, my sleep is horrible. 😫
3:14 I figured that out myself and thought for a while that a certain angle of the head and distance from edge of pillow could help to remember dreams.
Excellent suggestion! The first time I was seen by a PA I felt as if the doctor didn't think my needs were important enough for him. Once he and the PA explained their role I was much happier.
0:27 AM HAVING THAT THING RIGHT NOWWW btw dr mike i have something like when i sleep sideways i always curve like a ball and i know this will damage my spine but whats the reason of me sleeping like a curved ball?
Maybe it’s natural, and is a position that is comfortable to us because it replicates the foetal position. But I don’t know if that’s really a reason or people made that up 🧐 Anyway, I really like sleeping that way too, it feels good.
10-20 minutes... I have literally hiked/climbed up and down a 10,000ft mountain with 50 pounds of gear and a bow, and still couldn't fall asleep within an hour... I'm unable to sleep until my body is too exhausted to stay awake; as in I don't feel tired, I just eventually pass out somewhere around 4:30 AM. I started taking melatonin to see if it'd help, and it immediately made me realize that I wasn't getting sleepy, just exhausted... yeeeah um, I think I need to see somebody about this...
@@menendez6218 I don't know, maybe... I've never been able to sleep quickly, and I have enough other disorder-type issues, so there's a good chance I got something else that is sleep related... at least I can say that I don't have sleep apnea...
One oversight medical doctors often make in terms of advising for insomnia: If unable to sleep after 30-45 minutes. GET OUT OF BED and do something else. Laying in bed and fighting for sleep conditions the nervous system to pair the sleep environment with anxiety.
I had such severe insomnia that I went without sleep for 10 days and had wild vivid visual hallucinations. This one experience has made me hate most doctors pretending like they know what to do or understand what’s wrong when they don’t, especially when they don’t run any biological tests.
For most of my life I struggled with falling asleep, something like "delayed sleep phase" probably. I was never tired enough to go to bed at the right time and if I did so anyway I'd often as not end up lying there for hours. A few years ago I ended up switching to an antianxiety/depression med that happens to make you really drowsy, so you take it in the evening... and suddenly I can actually sleep on a regular schedule! (As long as nothing wakes me up too early, but that's fortunately rare.) It's made such a tremendous difference.
This is my first time visiting Doctor Mike channel or watching and hearing about him, To be honest he is so charismatic and livable ! It really suits him what he do. Thanks for the information.
Same. I think a lot of people assume sleep disorders develop later in life, but we really need to start talking about childhood sleep disorders that never go away. I've been an insomniac since before grade school.
@@sierraking4312 For some reason when I lay down I immidiately fall asleep. It's like I'm passing out. Have been like that for years. Maybe I'm not sleeping enough lol
when it comes to overheating in bed, I've found in some cases it's more helpful to have something on than fully naked. that extra barrier with air between helps avoid the heatup feel from being under the bedcovers.
Hey Dr. Mike. Could you do a video on migraines? It affects me greatly along with millions of other people and it would be great to break the misconception that they're just headaches. Thanks 🎉
I feel like this was one of the most helpful videos I've seen. I have epilepsy and my sleeping patterns have definitely changed since being diagnosed and on medications for it.
Same here, recently stopped using my medication and my sleep is much better but it’s best when I unfortunately need to take emergency medicine since it just makes me feel sick.
@kadenstjarnet9898 What are her sleeping problems? I have trouble sleeping because of insomnia, and my brain won't shut off. If I'm having trouble going to sleep because something is on my mind, examples: "I have to remember to do the dishes in the morning" (I'll write that down on a notepad) or "did I lock the door?" (I'll say that out loud after I do it) I usually have a routine now. I don't eat/drink anything after 8pm. Stop using my phone at 9pm and I'll put it on my dresser on the other side of the room. I sleep with a fan on but turned slightly away from me for background noise.
@@lexilou7718we're not super sure what the issue is, but I know she's been having trouble falling asleep for a while. Over the last few months, she's been going to bed around 2-5 am and waking up around 12 hours later. She's also said that she can only sleep normally during the school year because she's so exhausted
Dan u rock so hard. I'm not a believer. But your calm approach in using a critical lens. We are one. Data over dogma :). Love all your "fits for the videos".
2:56 I submit to you: my dog. She sleeps on her back, legs straight up, with her neck twisted to one side and her hips twisted the other way. I tried to lay like her once, and I nearly got stuck just trying to get in that position, never mind sleeping like that.
2:53 I have discovered that if one of my shoulders is cold, I am more likely to have bad dreams. My arm, head, legs, whole body etc can all be cold with no problems, but when I have a nightmare, I awake to find my shoulder is cold pretty much all the time.
Instead of sleeping, I think watching a video about sleep is better
Same
Literally watching this while trying to go to sleep rn 🤣
@@olivernixon3268LOL IKR IM DOING THE SAME
@@olivernixon3268 same 😭
Same.. haha
I swear, it’s always been “never sleep like this! never sleep like that!”, but thank you for going so so so in depth, even with something as simple as sleep
Sleep definitely is not simple….
It takes me like 45-60 minutes to fall asleep
@@FNaFFan1411me too, and it's been like that at least since I was a child...my mother used to take me to medical vacation close to the sea bc I never slept through the night. But at this point I just accepted my base level of tiredness😂
I get your point but sleep is not simple. Two of the things you shouldn't change frequently are your sleep schedule and your eating schedule
i meant simple in the sense that every being needs it and it should be fairly intuitive as you do it all your life. it’s not simple for optimized sleep though yeah
I love that this showed up on my feed at 2 in the morning
SAME 😂😂
Ik 😂
*pretends that it’s not 3am* psssshhh the algorithm knows us too well
Summary
-keep temp at 60-68 degrees Fahrenheit
-make sure you don’t eat right before bed and if you have to make sure it’s light
-try to get 8 or more hours of sleep
- sleep any position how ever if you sleep on your side or stomach you may experience wrinkling and it can effect your face in the future.
-ask your doctor before you take any sleeping drugs even if it’s over the counter
-DO NOT have your phone near you before bed (I’m writing this at 2 AM)
-exercise can help how much sleep you are getting and can make you feel more refreshed
-the average time it takes to go to sleep after closing your eyes is 10-20 minutes, if it’s more by a lot then ask your doctor you may be suffering from insomnia. However, if you are falling a sleep very quickly it may be a result of sleep deprivation.
GOODNIGHT, I hope this helped correct me and give your opinions and tips I’ll edit it to make it better as time passes by!
tysm omg this needs likes
Sleep game-changer: separate blankets. Years ago my husband and I stayed at a hotel where the “king” bed was two twins pushed together, with separate blankets and everything. We slept so much better each having our own blanket, we went out and bought two twin comforters as soon as we got home. He’s always warm and I’m always cold, plus when one of us moves the other doesn’t feel it. We’ve had this arrangement for a decade and now whenever we stay somewhere and have to sleep under one blanket it drives us nuts!
welcome to the german way of sleeping :)
That’s what the reception desk it there for… just ask for a second blanket and you’ll sleep like a baby.
I thought this was normal
That’s the norm here. Never seen anyone with just one large blanket here in Sweden.
First time i saw it was abroad at a fancy hotel 🤷🏼♂️
@@RedDragonU45European more like
When my urban dwelling kids come to the farm or lake cabin they are amazed at how well they sleep. No lights, sirens, traffic noise etc…dark and quiet
I’m convinced it’s the removal of all unnatural stimuli. My pickiest eater ( cheese and cracker kid) had bbq lamb and tuna steak with dill sauce when camping and loved them. We also sleep like bears when at the cabin vs at home.
Could be an association thing. At home i used to have huge trouble falling asleep unless i covered up with a seperate blanket than normal because i lay under one blanket and scroll all the time. Didnt realize it until a few years back. Slept perfectly fine at my aunts when i was in a different bed, same thing for decent hotels.
No alarms, and no surprises
I like the black noise
I had the opposite reaction. I live in a busy city, my parents used to live out of state deep in the burbs of a brand new development where nothing was really around. I struggled so hard to sleep the week I was visiting on holiday. I thought the peacefullness would do me some good, but I needed to hear the noise of the city to sleep.
If you’re thinking about a sleep divorce, I suggest trying a *blanket* divorce first. My spouse and I sleep in the same bed but with our own blankets and it helps a TON with reducing the movements that wake you up.
I second this! My husband and I have been sleeping with separate blankets but same bed for the last couple years and it's GREAT!
My husband and I do the same! He’s a hot sleeper AND he loves to have huge and heavy blankets on him. I’m the opposite, I like to sleep with a sheet and a small throw blanket (if I get too cold). There’s also no one being a blanket hog and one of us ending up cold and without a blanket. Once we started sleeping with our own blankets I couldn’t ever imagine going back!
Germany here. It is usual here to have two Blankets. And hell yes, i am happy about it. Just thinking about separate rooms because we have different schedules. And he is a snorer. 😴
this. also think of potentially getting separate mattresses. especially if it's a partner's movement that's the problem. at the end of the day one or both people in the relationship not getting enough quality sleep will put far more stress on the relationship than sleeping in separate beds will
Same here. We have a big quilt that covers both of us in winter, but separate blankets under that and in summer. My SO tends to use a heated blanket to stay warm while I keep a small fleece one.
Who is here instead of sleeping
😂
Caught me
here😝
Me
😅😂 insomniac here.
I shared a twin bed with a 95lb dog for a year. Upgraded to a queen, but she took her half out of the middle. Then I had knee surgery. She knew something was different and she needed to be gentle around me. She slept in another room for a month before moving back into my room, but now she sleeps on the dog bed on the floor that I've had for her the whole time. But she is also the loudest snorer I've ever heard, and you could hear my grandpa from outside the house.
Aww that’s so sweet
95 pounds?!?
Is 95 pounds… normal?
@entitypolyhedron It depends on the breed, but some dogs can be 110lbs or more, so yes! 95 can definitely be normal. Breeds like Great Pyrenees or Saint Bernards are very big, along with Irish Wolfhounds or Great Danes! Lots of giant breeds out there.
I share a king size bed with a Chi hua hua Cross. I get about a 9 inch strip on the edge of the bed, that she allows me to occupy. I don't knowingly let her hog the bed, I just wake up every morning barely clinging on 🐶 ❤
I had awful sleep problems but I found that I needed to listen to something really boring, so I listened to politicians talking in Parliament and it's like magic 😂😂
😂 that’s hilarious
I set my Kindle Fire to play the stand-up comedy stream.
I sleep very poorly in silence.
lmao i should try this
My music tescher told us that he does that too LOL
@@aqvanii Oh, I remembered another sleep aid I have used.
"A Tale of Two Cities"
I have never gotten past the third page.
When my kiddo was young, I explained the difference between nocturnal and diurnal. She then coined the term flocturnal specifically for me, because "daddy, you never sleep."
😂
now we got to worry about transturnal
@@gmfitzgtheyre awake while they sleep?
Are u Dylan’s dad what I’m so confused
Metaturnal
I've seen a video from a swedish woman who mentioned that getting your sheets outside for the day (especially in the cold) helps you sleep better as the sun and the cold weather kills the bacteria and it refreshes the sheet and it gives it a nice smell. I've tried it and it helped me
Thats a lot of effort though.
Plus risk of rain etc
@@muhammadomer4674 I think it depends on your possibilities for example if you have a balcony the rain should be no problem but you could also check the weather beforehand and get them inside before it starts raining or don't hang them outside that day. Different climates require different approaches to this
@groovytau n good point. But no one in england has a balcony. Unless they are ricj
@@muhammadomer4674 I see, yeah then I think a heater would work better for you in that case.
Food - 0:40 1:10
Exercise - 1:27
Position - 2:16
Temperature - 4:32 4:49
Electronics - 6:23
Pets - 7:23
Blankets - 9:03
Medication - 10:32
Socks off*
Not all heroes wear capes
I was looking for this
I’m definitely trying to reduce blue light an hour before bed
@@nekopop8159 ok
Sock off fa sho!
My past wife and I almost never slept in the same bed once we had an established relationship. I think it helped us immensely because it was the only way we could get a good night's rest.
My grandparents before he died, had seperate bedrooms for about 45 years. ❤
Yeah my wife and I sleep in different rooms and it just works much better for us. We operate on different sleep schedules that are staggered a few hours, I snore and she's a light sleeper, and I get really hot/sweaty sharing a bed with others. At first it was a bummer that we just couldn't maker it work sharing a bed, but we have found plenty of other ways to share intimacy when we are concious.
My parents did the same thing, they would have divorced over snoring if they hadn’t
Same, We love eachother more and better this way hahaha.
@@QveenRex😂
I was born with a sleep disorder that was ignored by doctors for decades despite how severely the sleep deprivation was affecting my health.
If you have found that you struggle to fall asleep & stay asleep when you're "supposed to" and naturally want to stay awake when you are meant to be sleeping, I'd take a moment to seriously consider if you may have an irregular circadian rhythm. Discovering I had delayed sleep phase syndrome and transitioning to overnight shifts was honestly life altering and improved my health and sleep quality substantially. When you have insomnia, you learn that there are so many little factors that contribute to the quality of your sleep that most people don't even think about!
Same here
hii, if you dont mind me asking, how did they found out at the end? what studies did you have to do?
I wonder if your condition is essentially just being a super night owl.
Someone's gotta keep an eye out for tigers... or soldiers.
My five cents: you do not have an irregular circadian rhythm or delayed sleep phase syndrome. Your circadian rhythm is quite normal. It's just the names given so that they can keep this "everything needs to happen in the daylight" bullshit mentality as the status quo. From an evolutionary perspective alone, it would make sense that widely different sleep schedules are apparent in the populace, yet we're all forced to work during daylight hours if the job does not allow for night shifts, which are most.
Yeah, my optimal time for falling asleep is when the suns coming up. I worked the rotating 12-hour shift for 40+ years and I could tell my body really preferred sleeping in the daytime because I felt more rested and alert when I got up. When I was on the day shift, I literally had to drag myself out of bed and would be tired the entire day. Now that I'm retired, I go to bed anywhere from 5am-7am and naturally wake up anywhere between 11am-1pm.
Great video, thanks!
My wife and I have slept in separate rooms for about a year and a half, and we couldn’t be happier! I get up at 3 am for work, and she would come to bed at 1/1:30. She was so afraid of waking me up, and I had too many days where I couldn’t fall back asleep, that we’re both more at peace and rest better.
What do you guys work at if you don't mind
I am currently watching this at 4am instead of going to sleep
4am for me too😭
Same lol
2am :)!
it’s 7:30 am for me 💀😭
@@sky_tellerwot
My husband and I always had separate bedrooms, and honestly, it was the best thing for our relationship! Not only helped for general sleeping, but if one of us was sick, it just made so much sense to sleep separately.
I too sleep devoice, she produces a lot of heat but worse of all snores and I am a light sleeper, and intern I am lot less cranky and irritable.
I think more couples sleep separately, but won’t admit it. It’s important for both partners to get a good night’s sleep!! It could save a marriage!!
My husband turns to migrating starfish at night, Im so tempted.. Im not fan of waking up abruptly, because an elbow or heel hits me in the nose or ear. He doesnt even wake up, but Im fully awake and contemplating if smothering would be an option.
@@Dazzxp that was a big thing for me too. I’m such a light sleeper and my husband was a louuuuuud snorer! I’d end up on the couch and always so pissed off, even though I logically knew he wasn’t doing it on purpose. When we started sleeping separately we were both so much less irritable bc I wasn’t always waking him up, trying to get him to turn over or whatever, and I got such a better sleep than being on the couch lol
@@janemiettinen5176😂 You should sleep in different beds, it could save his life!
I’ve had a dog sleep in my bed for ages- super cuddly and actually slept. My cat on the other hand thinks bedtime is play time and practices his yodeling- absolutely horrible for slept- makes a great alarm though, up at 5am EVERY day, even when I need to sleep in.
I mean, cats are mostly nocturnal animals, so it's not that surprising. That's why they seem to sleep all day long.
@@davorzdralo8000 They aren't actually nocturnal, they are actually crepuscular (most active at Sunrise/Sunset) because that is when their natural prety would be most active.
I had one of my ferrets Columbo sleep with me in bed he was mr. Perfect didn't bite, didn't scratch just lay on the pillow and sleep, my dog Penelope sleeps with me now right next to me under the covers.
If you can, there are sound dampeners you can hang on your door. If it's a house you own, there's a stick-on version that's more thorough. Otherwise, there are curtain-like ones you can take on and off. They vary a lot in effectiveness. I stuck a rubber dampener meant for cars on my door for privacy. It was great for phone calls, youtube... etc. The doorbell became harder to hear though.
Cats like to nap and wake many times. It used to be common for humans to sleep twice a day, siesta style but 9-5 modern lifestyles forced us to adapt.
Also, as long as you're not the guy who has a cat sleeps on your face, you don't have anything serious to worry about. That guy thought he had severe sleep apnea from fatigue. A night cam revealed the truth.
@@davorzdralo8000 Cats sleep all day AND all night long if they have a chance lol, as hallaloth is alluding to.
I take pregabalin for insomnia occasionally and it gives a high quality deep sleep better than any other medication!
I have never woken up and felt refreshed! I am always groggy.
I agree to this but at the same time I'm anemic and I never get enough sleep. I wake up feeling like I need a nap lol
Have you looked into sleep apnea
same
If you use an alarm, you might be waking up in the middle of a sleep cycle.
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4:35 that's 15.5C to 20C for the rest of the world
Even in winter here it doesn’t get that cold wow
TYSM!!!!!
he said 60-65 degrees now im going to be steak in the morning
And it's 40 deg C in India 😶, I am not gonna say anything :-|
@@shreejitpahariyeah even where I’m at in the US it’s like 37 C it’s been crazy
I know this might sound weird but you're like a dad I never had, I hope you know how much you inspire teens like me around the world. Keep it up, doctor dad!
W man’s
least parasocial Dr. Mike viewer
thank god i thought i was like the only teen that watches him 😭😭
dr. daddy?
He’s your real dad.
This was a great video. The Best thing for your sleep is to be more intuitive. so what works best for one wont work of others. I sleep in 18°C, shower 1hr-30min before bed, eat a snack 15 mins before sleeping so i don't wake up hungry, i cant exercise any time after noon or i have to much energy to sleep, keep your bed clean this will help you stay asleep especially for those who are allergic to dust mites, & sleep if you have a wife/husband have different blanket. Woman have a slightly higher core body temperature so this means they tend to feel cooler in higher temperatures then men do.
Thank you for taking about sleep divorce. I was married twice, and both of my former spouses slept better while holding me or up against me. Without fail, i was awake until they were deep enough asleep that i could push them off of me and scoot to the edge of the bed so i wasn't touching them so i could finally sleep. I've held on to this in my current relationship, and finally found a partner who also sleeps better alone
0:10 and instead of sleeping I’m watching this magnificent video 😁
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I have cats and they don’t really sleep in my bed with me if my fiancé and I are sleeping. They sleep next to us or on the foot of the bed if it’s just one of us. It’s nice waking up and seeing them somewhere on the bed.
Because of several cats I've had who tunneled under the sheets, I've developed a habit of not turning at all in bed once I am asleep.
This has lasted through this day, and I regularly wake up stiff from not moving, even though I no longer have any pets.
@@MonkeyJedi99Lol, I never grew that habit so one time I woke up, still out of it, and put my legs on what I thought was a pillow… until it shot up and ran lol. I felt so bad
Mine often joins while I'm sleeping. So I end up kicking it when I wake up XD (Kind of scared me the first time, suddenly finding an unexpected animal in bed as you wake up.)
i think doctor mike has always has been awesome and always will be
The link between dietary habits and sleep was particularly intriguing. Looks like I could do with a bit more exercise and less late-night snacking to improve my sleep quality
If I remember correctly, frequently eating heavy meals and going straight to bed can lead to GERD (gastroesophegeal reflux disease). As someone who did this and has it, *don’t do this*.
love how i just watched a video about sleep whilst its 12:13 in the morning for me
an explanation i start work at 1am and slept most of the day
1:44am for me and i have no excuse😕just a bad sleep schedule rn lol
I took sleep medications recommended by my neurologist because I could not fall asleep for a long period of time. After I began taking them, when I woke up the next day, I could not even move my muscles, I struggled to even get air inside my lungs. My muscles felt like vegetables. It was so hard to wake up. I gave up on them and I am so thankful for that! Never doing that again.
What did he perscribe you?
I take trazodone 100mg at night and in the morning I also feel like a vegetable 😅
How did you treat your affliction?
what medication?
@@alberts5576 is that the first option they gave you for insomnia ???🤐
I got diagnosed with autism in 2017 and I have ADHD too and I live off of like 4-7hours a day and keep waking up at different times so I’m getting an appointment with a doctor soon.
Spicy Coffee Cocktail is the perfect drink before sleeping. :D
Ayo😂
True:3
Did you even watch the video?
@@Froogggggggggggg Did you even get the joke?
A nice Siracha Expresso Martini for me. 😂
If you have frequent heartburn/GERD, sleeping on your left side can make a huge difference, because it keeps the stomach tilted upward so the acid doesn't backflow.
The trick is staying like that... (I rotate like a rotisserie when I sleep unfortunately. )
Can confirm this! I’m pregnant and get heartburn a lot and been sleeping on my left side more (OB’s orders) and noticed burping and farting more 😆 so I get instant waves of relief
Big plus to the advice about when to have the last meal of the day for this one. Especially if the GERD is caused by something physical rather than chemical (hiatal hernia for example). Even on acid reducers you run the risk of stuff coming back up, just not with as much of the burning sensation. I want that sack of soup to be as empty as possible.
Look up pregnancy pillows, they come in C and U shapes that will hold you in place, I sleep so much better with one (no pregnancy needed)
didnt he see a vid like this in troom troom or 5min craft and tell this was bs?
I have sleep apnea and acid reflux I can confirm sleeping on your side is the best for both
sleeping apart from my partner honestly saved our relationship. i'm a very light sleeper with insomniac tendencies, he's a very heavy sleeper who snores and tosses and turns a lot. match made in hell. nothing we tried resolved the issue and it had a negative impact on us partly because i was constantly so sleep deprived. happenstance meant we had to move and decided to try separate rooms in the new place, and even though i still have to sleep with earplugs (he's a VERY loud snorer), it has worked wonders for us. we still start the day with a cuddle in one of our beds and there's always the option to sleep together if we want to, but we so appreciate our own spaces. recommend it to anyone tbh.
Basically identical to the story with my partner, I also highly recommend. We cuddle before bed and in the morning. I go to bed later and move from his bed to mine, he often wakes up before me and brings me tea and joins me in the morning. It's honestly wonderful.
Did he get checked for sleep apnea? Snoring by itself doesn't mean he has it, but if it is that loud, he probably has some level of airway obstruction. Snoring is common, snoring *that loud* without any issues is less so.
yeah, he attended a sleep clinic, mostly at my insistence, and was given the all-clear. he was a little overweight at that time and so slimmed down to see if that helped, and it did a little, but not enough that i could comfortably sleep in the same room as him. i can't discount that i am a very light sleeper by contrast. were that not the case, i think we'd have better chances of sharing a room. i just think we're too far on opposite ends of the scale to make it a pleasant experience. if we were a little closer to the centre that might be different.
@@Catwomen4512 That's very nice to hear. I have had the same experience. I hope more couples read this and feel supported by a community who know it's ok to sleep alone if the situation warrants. Intimacy is not an issue either.
majority of people pre 1900 would sleep in separate beds.
So glad you commented on how you sleep can affect dreams. I haven’t heard anyone else say anything about that. Weirdly enough, everytime I sleep facing the left I always get a wonky dream I remember. Whenever I sleep on the right side I fall sleep in 5 minutes and I wake up instantly no dreams.
My cat Marsmallow sleeps in my bed, but near my feet, and she never moves/disturbs me. She is a great sleeping buddy!
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❤ my kiddos named a neighborhood cat marshmallow! Is your Marshmallow an orange cat?
@@katnelson5617 no she’s a Ragdoll. I named her marshmallow cause she is white and grey/brown, like a toasted marshmallow 🐱
it’s 1:06 am i have school tmr n i can’t sleep n this came up on my recommended so yet again dr mike has saved the day
My room once got down to 59 degrees bc it was a cool spring night, plus my fan. I could pile my blankets on and it felt so good. Best night of sleep i ever got (edit: wow, thanks for the likes guys!)
Real
I’m up tonight cause I’m working and my extremities are always cold, even with blankets 😢
Bro what u mean Fahrenheit right
Bro is burning alive@Imacoolmaney3
If prone to regurge, sleep on the left side with the head of bed slightly elevated (put riser under head of bed posts 4 inches) decreases prevents stomach acid from going into esophogus
Just a tip for new parents with newborns. Setting up separate sleep spaces and taking turns waking w/ baby is a great way to mitigate severe sleep deprivation. My husband and I took different shifts so the other could sleep in a different part of the house with earplugs. Sleep is so important, especially when caring for tiny humans. Take care of yourselves ❤
The mom would always be sleep deprieved, as long as one day dads can naturally breastfed their newborns too every few hours, including all night long.
@@Kitty-JuneOhSixJanTwentyFour This is why pumping is a thing... and also formula. Dads can feed their babies too, you know.
@@catharticdreambreastfeeding is easier than pumping and healthier than formula🤷♀️
@@luiza2021but you can pump and save the pumped milk for overnights.
@@luiza2021 Pumping is so much easier, you kidding me? lmfao. My baby takes a bottle like a champ, but is too finicky at the breast. Pumping also helps you develop a bigger supply, which is especially important for when baby has a growth spurt.
As for formula, fed is best. Some people out there can't breastfeed for one reason or another, and formula makes sure their babies are fed. Are there drawbacks? Sure. But it still gets the baby all the nutrients it needs.
Another thing about bedding made of natural over synthetic materials: synthetic materials are usually oil/plastic based, which while in most situations are fine, in the unfortunate event of a house fire, they will catch and burn a lot faster than natural fibres. _Always_ go 100% natural materials for your bedding. It could quite literally save your life!
I have a method for going to sleep that's very specific. I basically make a nest of pillows and blankets, get the lighting low, have an audio story on so low I can barely hear it. I alternate between side sleeping and front sleeping. I need a colder room and thicker blankets, especially on my feet.
I used to have two dogs sleep in the same bed as me. I hadn't slept that well for a long time before one of them started sleeping in my bed.
I was struggling with a lot of anxiety which interfered with my sleep. With the dogs, that anxiety was simply gone and I could go back to a somewhat regular sleep. I probably slept worse than if I didn't have any such issues, but I slept better than without them, so it worked out nicely.
Re. thread count: I worked at a shop known for its bedding range. Two things customers told me: one, that the lower thread count sheets were cooler in summer; and two, polycotton bedding is EXTREMELY flammable. (He didn't tell me how he found that out.)
I discovered the thread count thing this week, put my fancy sheets on the bed....took them off again, both sets 100% cotton. :D
I can't stand the fancy high thread count sheets. Too stuffy. I prefer my rougher cheaper sheets that breathe much better.
My “ uncle “( my dad’s best friend) is a sleep doctor! He helped develop a sleep software for Apple Watches that help get rid of nightmares! Basically it detects your heart rate going up ( having the nightmare ) and makes a noise that doesn’t wake you up but wakes you up enough to get rid of the nightmare while still remaining asleep, but your not in deep sleep anymore! It’s really cool, I haven’t tried it but I really want to! ( I get a monthly nightmare)
I need this!! I have night terrors that seriously effect my mood for the day. Thank you for posting that!
Is this available now?? Cause I NEED it
that alone might make me buy one
I think it was originally made for people with PTSD. Seemed to help them significantly
@@ThatAnimalChannelthe app is RX only🤬
I sleep in the same room but different bed with my partner. He would wake me up constantly from wiggling around in his sleep and we both prefer different types of mattresses. I like soft and he’s more medium. So we both got to pick out our fav beds and set up our bedding just how we like it. If I stay up a bit later reading I don’t disturb him with light directly next to him. It’s a win win for us!
Keep you mind calm
If you sleep face down, don't use a pillow for your head. Just rest your face directly on the bed. And wedge the pillow halfway under your torso so your body is slightly tilted one way or the other. It takes a lot of the pressure off your neck because your head won't be turned to a full 90 degrees. It will only be 75 degrees or so.
Yeah I use a plushie under my arm on one side so it help keep me as a side sleeper stomach sleeper
Tysm man, I've been sleeping with my head turned 90° for so long, and it has been hurting every time I do that. This really helps
Bro I’m literally scrolling though RUclips trying to fall and asleep and Doctor Mike drops a new video and it’s perfect for my situation.
“How long should it take for you to fall asleep?” Mike, “10 to 20 minutes” video ends. 😂
😂😂😂
6/10 not funny but better than the comments that quote people
What is your problem bruh, if you don't like comments then just ignore them smh
Hopefully auto-play is off, and you have ad-blocker on. I once tried to listen to a 10 hour video with raindrops, sea waves, and got woken up by an ad. It's best to download them first.
@@yensteel and you gotta use a good ad blocker cuz some of them RUclips doesn't like
Sleep apnea patients are told generally to sleep on their left side specifically. I have severe apnea, gotta machine and all that but I monitor with a pulse oximeter. I get my best numbers on my left side.
I used to suffer with insomnia a lot, especially during bouts of depression. Listening to binaural beats for a specific amount of time was the only thing that helped me. Note: I found just leaving music playing whilst I slept actually worsened the quality of my sleep. I used to set an arbitrary time then each night either lengthen or shorten the time depending on whether I remember the music stopping. Over a good few weeks, an hour turned into half-hour, turned into 15 mins. I typically fall asleep within 10-15 minutes these days.
Thankyou david
4:17 My room is absolutely freezing. I have a vent right over my bed that’s blowing air constantly, about three vents on my wall, and my room has the most windows out of the whole house, so I sleep with my space heater facing me (pointing towards my feet) at night. It helps me sleep so well it’s so comforting for me.
I have the exact opposite problem. My room is typically at or above 80 degrees because I sleep in a loft bed in a poorly ventilated room in the desert. At night, the outdoor temperature is also often above 87 degrees
@@tdoyr Well in that case you should sleep with a fan or something. But for me, feeling nice and warm in my bed while the room around me is freezing is one of the most comforting feelings in the world. Sometimes I even go the extra step and blow my hair dryer under my blankets to get that nice and warm too.
@@Rosebud076 As a matter of fact, I have three fans. Doesn't help much
@@tdoyr Oh! Welll idk what to say then lol.
@@tdoyr if I'm sleeping somewhere where I can't have the temperature as cool as I like, I keep a small sprizer bottle of water next to the bed in case I just can't fall asleep. The fans blowing the water on my skin causes evaporative cooling.
Love the fact that you mentioned the topic of sleep position influencing dreams, a pattern I've noticed is that I would often have pretty rough nightmares when back sleeping that would interrupt my sleep (like on a schedule every 2-3 hours as I enter REM I suppose) while almost never having nightmares when sleeping on my side which is how I normally do. Being the omegasceptic that I am I doubted if it was a pattern or wishful thinking, but you bringing it up helped ease some doubt. Cheers doc. 🤘
i also recommended covering/moving any clock/alarm clocks or anything where you can see the time, 2 days ago i was awake for about 3-4 hours and i was stressing because time was moving and i wasnt falling asleep. I also had to wake up early the next morning .. i covered my clock and in about 10-15 mins i fell asleep without stress. The next day i did it again and in 30 mins i fell asleep.. im gonna do it this night.
who else is watching this instead of sleeping?
Where I am it is 10 am so not me
yeah.... 😂
Not me. I'm sleeping
ME
@@FNaFFan1411Where I am it’s 11pm so I’m not ready to sleep
9:41 Thread count actually can affect your ability to sleep in terms of airflow and the ability to trap in heat (mostly from a comfort standpoint). Having an open, knitted blanket for example is lightweight and allows the breeze from a fan or window to reach you, whereas the two-sided blankets (typically furry and fuzzy) are very good at trapping in heat while providing a different texture.
Those are different examples of materials and structure of types of blankets/bedding. Thread count is often used in a traditional fitted bed sheet/top sheet/pillow case set. Those often have certain thread counts that literally account for how many threads are used in the making of that sheet. As far as I'm aware, thread count doesn't apply to things such as knitted, fuzzy, or various other fabrics. What you're saying makes sense though!
I slept wrong and now I can't turn my head. When did I get this old? 😂
Me too! Somedays, I can't lift my arm, turn my head around or look up because of my sleeping position 😂
I hear ya. Every once and a while, I wake up with my knee suddenly hurting because of how I slept. Are my joints so fragile that they can't handle sleep??
People talk about this being a marker of being old but I still remember this happening to me for the first time when I was like ten and being so confused and miserable 😂😂
I do this but I’m not even old 😭
Winter is my favorite time for sleeping. I keep the bedroom chilled, about 59 degrees, but have flannel sheets and a heated blanket. It's on a timer that shuts off a couple of hours, hopefully, after I fall asleep. I undress in the bathroom and my skin is cold by the time I get to my bed. Oh my god it feels so good slipping in between those heated flannel sheets. It's not long before I'm out.
I never slept on my stomach my whole life(my neck can take it).
But, in the last couple of years, I've learned whenever I have a hard time falling asleep, If I try sleeping on my stomach, I fall asleep much faster! I just have to put a pillow under one side of my torso so I'm not flat on my stomach and my neck isn't strained.
It might have to do with the fact that it is a ‘stressful’ position in the sense that it puts more pressure on your organs overall, so it might have a soothing effect similar to the weighted blanket, pressure can also help you fall asleep because being squished gives you a sense of security.
I finally learned as a side sleeper how to sleep on my back after recovering from a surgery required me too. Found the best trick is having pillow at a somewhat right angle so it comes up on the side of my head, and/or bending one leg so that my foot is on the side of my knee in like a “P” shape. If my legs still feel restless, I’ll keep my back straight while putting both of my legs to one side for a few seconds, and then switching them to the other side, etc until I eventually fall asleep
This video made me realize that I probably have sleep insomnia bc I do all the things people with sleep insomnia which answers all my questions. Thank you Doctor Mike!❤
As for Sleep position, The physical arrangement of your stomach and gravity, means that if you sleep on your left side, your stomach acids will pool and press against the outlet to your throat instead of draining to your intestines. So right side. I remember once I felt stomach bloated, I switched to my right, burped, and felt sooo much better. That's what made me check.
Only recently, medicine has discovered the Glymphatic system (NOT Lymphatic) [The clearing of brian waste during sleep]. That happens best when on your right side also. I read it a while ago, but other sleep positions did very poorly.
9:54 Personally, I found that my warmest sheets are the highest thread count. With a high thread count, they are less permeable to air, so its like those plastic blankets they use in ambulances on people who are freezing. The body's natural temp control depends on air circulation.
These are the kinds of Doctor Mike videos I really enjoy.
My biggest issue is always waking up, I can sleep whenever and never had an issue with that, it's the 6/7/8/9 hours all not making much of a difference, having consistent sleep not making a difference. So much of sleep conversation seems to be about the start and not the end!
I used to have a hard time waking up "on time" for my day.
It took me way too long to adjust my thinking to just go to sleep earlier, even if it meant sacrificing doing something fun or productive, so that I could wake with a buffer of time before my day's plan.
So, instead of going to sleep at 11PM to wake up at 6AM, go to sleep at 9:30PM to wake up at 5AM and have an extra hour for unanticipated time sinks, like having to shovel snow off the car, or unusual traffic on the highway, or "Oops, forgot to make my lunch."
@@MonkeyJedi99not me reading this advice at midnight when I need to wake up at 6am 😅
If you feel tired no matter how much sleep you get, could be the type of sleep you’re getting if your light sleep or REM is too high and your deep sleep is too low, you’ll feel tired all the time. If you dream vividly all night then REM is too much. Not sure how exactly you can fix it but I’m sure there are ways. I ended up having to take meds that help me relax and my REM went down but still higher than it’s supposed to be, but a big improvement.
Regular morning sunlight helps the closer to waking up and to sunrise the better
Honestly as a light sleeper I tried for so long to create optimal conditions before I realized--there's always going to be a bit of noise, there's always going to be a blinking light. By all means reduce what you can but when I stopped fixating on it (like "if I solve this I can finally sleep") I finally started to sleep a little better! You have to learn how to sleep through those things regardless.
I'm convinced bad sleepers often do so because of anxiety. Worried about this worried about that--stop ruminating because you aren't going to solve any of those problems tonight anyway. Think of a movie or story to change the topic, put on a podcast or boring youtube video, get a sound machine to drown your own thoughts out.
I focus on a soothing sensation or situation. I like the feeling of gentle motion and can sometimes trick my brain into producing that sensation.
People in the colder climates don't always need the bedding to keep them cool, but to keep them warm. Higher thread count linens do help me sleep better as they are softer and feel nicer on the skin. Could be related to my hypersensitivity to touch, I don't know. It's not like a super big deal, but it does have some effect on how I sleep.
Going to the gym at night has helped me get the best sleep of my life. As long as I cool down properly and not eat late, sleeping has been a breeze ❤️
It is 3:03 and I can't sleep. Thank you for your work. Now I can finally fall asleep.
Did it work?
As a shift worker Melatonin is a godsend!
Also I love listening to audiobooks. Only those I already know, so I don’t feel like missing out on the story. I‘ve been listening to the Harry Potter audiobooks for the last six years or so. They keep my thoughts from wandering too much.
It’s really interesting, I’m currently taking Zoloft and it’s crazy how many ways anxiety affected my life in a less direct way, and others I found! After I started taking the medication, I couldn’t remember the moment I fell asleep, which is apparently NORMAL. I used to take agggges to get into deep sleep.
My parents both snore and have been sleeping in separate rooms for about 12 years or so, and it's working out really well for them.
I appreciate the pause before answer the pets in bed question. You know Dr. Mike is snuggling Bear in bed.
Yeah he definitely had a bit of that “maybe it isn’t good but I’m going to do it anyway” kind of vibe going there lol
I have severe sleep apnea, a roommate, still recovering from leg surgery, I work overnights, and I don't have any money. Uh yeah, my sleep is horrible. 😫
3:14 I figured that out myself and thought for a while that a certain angle of the head and distance from edge of pillow could help to remember dreams.
Hey Dr Mike. You should have a P.A or NP on the show - a lot of viewers see these providers and don’t really understand their role in healthcare!
Excellent suggestion! The first time I was seen by a PA I felt as if the doctor didn't think my needs were important enough for him. Once he and the PA explained their role I was much happier.
That is such a good idea. I'd love to hear about what all the different people do who work in hospitals or private care.
My PCP is an NP. She’s really good and a great listener!
What’s a PA and NP
@@ThickestSkull03 awesome! I’m currently in PA school
I love how I have the same chair you do. makes me feel good about my choice of chair.
This guy is insanely awesome.
Great video mate.
0:27 AM HAVING THAT THING RIGHT NOWWW btw dr mike i have something like when i sleep sideways i always curve like a ball and i know this will damage my spine but whats the reason of me sleeping like a curved ball?
Maybe it’s natural, and is a position that is comfortable to us because it replicates the foetal position. But I don’t know if that’s really a reason or people made that up 🧐
Anyway, I really like sleeping that way too, it feels good.
Thanks Dr. Mike, was looking for something like this while I waited for my body to pass out.
my nursing college starts next month! wish me luck!!!
Good luck you’re gonna do great!
@@chanapaul9582 thank youu ! !
All the best!!
@chanapaul9582 how do you know
🙌 🙌 Good luck, you got this !
10-20 minutes... I have literally hiked/climbed up and down a 10,000ft mountain with 50 pounds of gear and a bow, and still couldn't fall asleep within an hour... I'm unable to sleep until my body is too exhausted to stay awake; as in I don't feel tired, I just eventually pass out somewhere around 4:30 AM. I started taking melatonin to see if it'd help, and it immediately made me realize that I wasn't getting sleepy, just exhausted... yeeeah um, I think I need to see somebody about this...
B3 has been helpful for me
Sounds like delayed sleep phase disorder
yeah like @menendez6218 said it sounds like delayed sleep phase disorder, and it may be a good idea to talk to a doctor about it
@@menendez6218 I don't know, maybe... I've never been able to sleep quickly, and I have enough other disorder-type issues, so there's a good chance I got something else that is sleep related... at least I can say that I don't have sleep apnea...
@@guardianeris Well, hopefully my voc rehab thing works out so I can afford to go to the doctor... yay 'murica healthcare system...🥲👍
What about sleeping in a dark area?
And is sleeping with a weighted blanket good for you?
I love watching doctor mike talk about sleep at 3am instead of actually sleeping
Me too, but it’s 6 am😂
One oversight medical doctors often make in terms of advising for insomnia: If unable to sleep after 30-45 minutes. GET OUT OF BED and do something else. Laying in bed and fighting for sleep conditions the nervous system to pair the sleep environment with anxiety.
This is especially important if you have conditions like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome where you struggle to get anything like restful sleep
I had such severe insomnia that I went without sleep for 10 days and had wild vivid visual hallucinations. This one experience has made me hate most doctors pretending like they know what to do or understand what’s wrong when they don’t, especially when they don’t run any biological tests.
For most of my life I struggled with falling asleep, something like "delayed sleep phase" probably. I was never tired enough to go to bed at the right time and if I did so anyway I'd often as not end up lying there for hours. A few years ago I ended up switching to an antianxiety/depression med that happens to make you really drowsy, so you take it in the evening... and suddenly I can actually sleep on a regular schedule! (As long as nothing wakes me up too early, but that's fortunately rare.) It's made such a tremendous difference.
Sounds like me! Can you name the medication please?
@@mojofla4429what meds did you take?
@TallinuTV what meds did you take?
Beech Tree collagen are the coolest sheets ever. Cotton is hot and the higher thread count holds in more body heat
This is my first time visiting Doctor Mike channel
or watching and hearing about him,
To be honest he is so charismatic and livable ! It really suits him what he do.
Thanks for the information.
In my entire life on this earth I have never fallen asleep in 10-20mins
I think the real question here is who has.
Same. I think a lot of people assume sleep disorders develop later in life, but we really need to start talking about childhood sleep disorders that never go away. I've been an insomniac since before grade school.
I do it all the time - just stay up till I'm tired then hit the sack.. Boom!
@@sierraking4312 For some reason when I lay down I immidiately fall asleep. It's like I'm passing out. Have been like that for years. Maybe I'm not sleeping enough lol
@brah remember celsius conversion 60-68 for those lazy is 15-20 degrees in all other countrys
when it comes to overheating in bed, I've found in some cases it's more helpful to have something on than fully naked. that extra barrier with air between helps avoid the heatup feel from being under the bedcovers.
Hey Dr. Mike. Could you do a video on migraines? It affects me greatly along with millions of other people and it would be great to break the misconception that they're just headaches. Thanks 🎉
I feel like this was one of the most helpful videos I've seen. I have epilepsy and my sleeping patterns have definitely changed since being diagnosed and on medications for it.
Same here, recently stopped using my medication and my sleep is much better but it’s best when I unfortunately need to take emergency medicine since it just makes me feel sick.
Do you recommend any good strategies? My gf has epilepsy and her sleep schedule is out of whack 😔
@kadenstjarnet9898 What are her sleeping problems? I have trouble sleeping because of insomnia, and my brain won't shut off. If I'm having trouble going to sleep because something is on my mind, examples: "I have to remember to do the dishes in the morning" (I'll write that down on a notepad) or "did I lock the door?" (I'll say that out loud after I do it) I usually have a routine now. I don't eat/drink anything after 8pm. Stop using my phone at 9pm and I'll put it on my dresser on the other side of the room. I sleep with a fan on but turned slightly away from me for background noise.
@@lexilou7718we're not super sure what the issue is, but I know she's been having trouble falling asleep for a while. Over the last few months, she's been going to bed around 2-5 am and waking up around 12 hours later. She's also said that she can only sleep normally during the school year because she's so exhausted
1:10 impossible on the bulk
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Dan u rock so hard. I'm not a believer. But your calm approach in using a critical lens. We are one. Data over dogma :). Love all your "fits for the videos".
2:56 I submit to you: my dog. She sleeps on her back, legs straight up, with her neck twisted to one side and her hips twisted the other way.
I tried to lay like her once, and I nearly got stuck just trying to get in that position, never mind sleeping like that.
I was about to go to sleep, but you posted a video about sleep, so I decided to watch it.
do not think about a white bear.
You don’t want to know what happens when you think of a white bear.
bro pause what is this reply section? a white version of His dog , bear?
2:07 so real
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2:53 I have discovered that if one of my shoulders is cold, I am more likely to have bad dreams. My arm, head, legs, whole body etc can all be cold with no problems, but when I have a nightmare, I awake to find my shoulder is cold pretty much all the time.