Author: Joshua Sigafus
Are You Snoring While Awake?
We all know that snoring while you are sleeping is a pretty frustrating problem—not just for the person snoring, but also for the people around them. Snoring can keep people awake, and in so-doing, can disrupt sleep quality for everyone within earshot. But what if you are snoring while awake? Can this really happen, or…
Is Sleeping With Pets Bad?
Co-sleeping with pets isn’t an altogether ‘unpopular’ concept among pet owners. According to surveys, nearly half of all dogs sleep in their owner’s beds, and more than 60 percent of cats do the same. 13 percent of cats even sleep with children! But is all of this animal co-sleeping a bad thing? As it turns…
Better Sleep Quality May Provide Pain Relief
Is it possible that being sleep deprived may hurt our body’s natural ability to provide pain relief? Sleep deprivation does a lot of things. But according to a study that only recently came out of the University of California, it may also be contributing to the overall level of pain we feel on a day-to-day…
Can Certain Foods Make You Snore?
Snoring is a pretty common problem. At least forty-five percent of adults snore occasionally. About 25 percent of the world’s population, however, includes habitual snorers. Snoring, as we all know, is more common among males. It is also more common among people who are overweight. But can certain foods make you snore? We get this question…
5 Ways to Adapt for Sleeping in Summer
Last winter, we published an article talking about sleeping better during the winter months. Well, now that it is summertime, it is time to talk about sleeping in summer—and trust us when we say that sleeping well during these warmer summer months is just as important as sleeping during the winter! During the summer months,…
Can Snoring Damage The Upper Airways?
By now, we all know a few different things about snoring. We know, for example, that it usually occurs in the upper airways. We also know that… It is loud and keeps people awake It happens to most of us at some point or another If it gets too bad and we end up suffering…
Sleep Paralysis May Be What’s Frightening You
Sleep Paralysis. Odds are you have heard this term, but what is it exactly? According to LiveScience.com, it happens when we are ‘mentally aware while falling asleep or waking up, yet totally unable to move.’ To be a bit more technical about it, a professor of psychology at Goldsmiths University of London named Alice Gregory…
Why Some People Prefer Sleeping Alone
Does the idea of significant others sleeping alone seem weird to you? In the western world and western culture, it has long been the custom for couples to sleep together. This is how it has been for years, and how most people assume that it should be today. But for some, this practice is changing……
Social Jetlag Impacts a Third of Australians
Social jetlag probably isn’t a term you hear every day. But what is it? And is it possible that it is hitting Australians especially hard? ‘Social Jetlag’ is a term that was coined back in 2006 by Till Roenneberg… a chronobiologist at the Institute of Medical Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilian University. It is used to describe…
5 Signs of Sleep Disorders in Children
No one wants to think about their child having a health problem. As parents, we obviously want our children to be as happy and as healthy as possible. But sleep disorders are alarmingly common among the adult population, so it only stands to reason that we should also keep an eye out for them among…
Can a Full Moon Disrupt Your Sleep?
This may sound like a myth. In fact, there are a lot of sources online that claim to confirm that it is mostly hearsay. But is there any truth to the belief that a full moon can disrupt your sleeping patterns? You’ve probably heard a lot of rumors about the full moon. If you follow…
A Noise-Cancelling Pillow for Snorers
A noise-cancelling pillow sounds like a pretty cool idea, right? Generally, when we talk about finding snoring solutions, we advocate using products that will treat the causes of snoring… not just the symptoms. But still, with that being said, there are also situations where treating the symptoms can be useful as well… especially if you…
6 Foods for Better Sleep
Sleep is more important than most people realize. The entire human body needs it, and it is essential for a number of reasons. But did you know that you can actually eat foods for better sleep? As it turns out, what we put into our body could have a very profound impact on how our…
Smart Nora Review
Introduction – Smart Nora Review Smart Nora is an anti-snoring product that has been on everyone’s radar for a little while now. It even got a mention on Oprah’s Favorite Things List! But what exactly is it? What exactly does it do, and how does it work? We have decided to answer this for ourselves…
