Wenatex Blog :: Healthy Sleep for a Better Life

(Ivanhoe Newswire) — Allergy sufferers often complain of bothersome nasal blockages, but those allergies alone don’t account for increased risk of nighttime breathing problems.

A stuffy nose can lead to trouble sleeping, which in turn can lead to daytime drowsiness. Researchers at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Kitakyushu, Japan analyzed survey responses from 1,459 Japanese workers about their allergy and nasal obstruction concerns.

Participants were divided into four groups: those with allergies and nasal obstruction, those with nasal obstruction but no allergies, those with allergies but no nasal obstruction and those with neither nasal obstruction or allergies, who served as controls.

Those in both nasal-obstruction groups, with or without allergies, had higher odds of snoring and daytime sleepiness than the control group. However, there was no difference between the allergies-only and control groups.

“The present results strongly suggest that nasal obstruction causes sleep-disordered breathing and, thus, daytime sleepiness in individuals without allergic rhinitis as well as in those with allergic rhinitis,” study authors were quoted as saying.

SOURCE: Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, 2008;134:1254-125

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This is an interesting Canadian report about this subject.  Don’t miss it and let us know what YOU think.

Well, I am always keen to find new and “out of the ordinary” studies, but this one definitely came out of left field. Professor Gerhard Kloesch and his colleagues at the University of Vienna studied eight unmarried, childless couples in their 20s and they came to the conclusion that “When men spend the night with a bed mate, their sleep is disturbed, whether they make love or not, and this impairs their mental ability the next day…”

The interesting thing is that all the males that were tested reported that they felt better sleeping with their partners.  Nevertheless, measurement of their relation to hormones and physical abilities demonstrated that they were better having slept alone.

In relation to the females tested, although they also experienced disturbed sleep when sharing the bed, they apparently managed to sleep more deeply when they did eventually drop off, since they claimed to be more refreshed than their sleep time suggested.

I would like your opinion…. Do you think that  bed sharing really drains your brains?

Be wise and have fun

Juan

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How important the quality of a bed is has been demonstrated in a police incident in the town of Okaloosa, USA.

A couple having marital problems and contemplating divorce had a fight over who would sleep on the couch. The wife said her husband pushed her off the bed onto the floor, which started the fight over who should sleep on the couch. The husband had slept there the night before, but was refusing to sleep there a second time. After an investigation by the local Sheriff, the incident was closed.

This case illustrates the importance of a good night’s sleep and the influence of the mattress to achieve it.

Until next time

Be wise and have fun

Juan

For more information of how to improve the quality of your sleep please click here.

My close friend, Bart Evers, asked me a question to which I do not have an answer. If anyone out there can help with the answer, it would be greatly appreciated.

For my part, I will continue to research.

The question is:

Why do we always need to sleep on the same side of the bed?

Until next time, be wise and have fun.

After sharing John Medina’s video with you and seeing your response, it is obvious to me that you like watching videos. In the future, I will do my very best to upload as many relevant videos as possible.

I often get questions in relation to bed bugs - here is an excellent two minute video explanation. Let me know what you think.

By visiting a Wenatex Sleep Seminar you will learn how to achieve  a healthier sleep.

Be wise and have fun!

So the situation is this…… you are moving out of home and someone says to you ‘do you need a mattress, we are getting rid of ours if you want it? It’s only a ‘few’ years old?’ Sure you think.  The money I save on a mattress can go towards a couch or a fridge – brilliant!

This is the very situation my friend is currently in. Everyone wants to save money – the question is at what cost? This is the information I have given my friend to help her make an informed choice about whether she should accept the used mattress or buy a new one.

Here are a few scientific facts to ponder, before inheriting or buying a second hand mattress…..

1. Every person loses on average 250mls of sweat EVERY night – in a five year old mattress that is 900 liters of

fluid or 1800 liters if a couple shared that bed!

2. By the age of 70 the average person will have lost 50Kgs of skin –a large portion of this goes into your mattress!

3. Dust mites live in our mattress and feed off our dead skin. Years of dead skin accumulation in a mattress makes

an ideal living environment for dust mites.

4. Dust mite secretion is a HUGE contributor to some allergies and asthma.

A full list of scientific facts can be found on the sleep articles page.

Knowing these facts, will it make you think twice about inheriting or purchasing a used mattress?

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Information provided in this blog is to be used for educational purposes only. It should NOT be used as a substitute for seeking professional diagnosis or treatment of any disorder.