The goal of this article is to help you find the
ideal sleep conditions for you personal preferences.
You may have to experiment and try a variety of
techniques to find what works best for you.
It is important to create a comfortable and
relaxed atmosphere in your bedroom. Your objective
is to be highly relaxed and a calming, cool
environment with plenty of oxygen will help you feel
this way.
Ideally your room should be on the cooler side;
but its up to you to experiment with a range of
conditions. You don't want to wake during the night
either too hot or too cold and then find yourself
wide awake once again. Sleep experts say that the
ideal room temperature is 65 to 70 degrees F.
You should try and sleep with the window open. It
is important that you have a constant fresh supply
of circulating air which will help you breathe
deeply and sleep soundly.
If you find that you're woken by noises outside
your bedroom, you should consider buying ear plugs –
they take a little while to get used to but there
are ear plugs that have been designed to be
comfortable and unobtrusive, which won't disturb
your sleep.
If you can't bear the thought of ear plugs you
may want to use a "white noise" machine, such as a
fan. The "white noise" will mask other noises that
you’re not used that wake you in the middle of the
night.
Your circadian rhythm tells your body to wake up
in the sunshine and go to sleep in the dark.
Therefore you should endeavor to make your bedroom
as dark as possible. You can do this by hanging
thick, dark curtains. Or you may try buying a
comfortable eye mask.
Do you find yourself listening to the irritating
sound of a ticking clock? If so you should consider
replacing it with a digital clock. Also you
shouldn't keep looking at the clock to see how many
hours you have to sleep will only increase your
anxiety and stress about not sleeping.
You should avoid having television, computer and
stereo equipment in your bedroom. Furthermore you
should only use your CD Player to play soothing
music that will help you feel relaxed and fall
asleep.
If your room is too dry you may want to purchase
a humidifier, especially in the winter months.
And lastly, it's important that you wear loose,
comfortable clothing..