{"id":3306,"date":"2017-11-01T13:37:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T13:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/wordpress\/lavie\/?p=3306"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:37:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T13:37:21","slug":"stolen-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2017\/11\/01\/stolen-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Suzanne Hite, former publications editor serving the technology services sector<\/em><\/p>\n

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Question: I never got along well with my college roommates, so when a friend suggested we share an off-campus apartment in our senior year, I jumped at the chance. It\u2019s been a dream in a lot of ways: she\u2019s neat, clean, and kind. But we share a room, and the one terrible thing about this arrangement is <\/i><\/b>I can\u2019t sleep! <\/b>It\u2019s a cold room, a streetlamp is near the window, and on top of all of this my roommate snores more loudly than anyone I have ever met (or, at least, anyone I\u2019ve ever shared a room with). I\u2019m losing my mind, here, so please help me find a way to get a good night\u2019s sleep in this awful room!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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Your room certainly does sound like a tough place to get some shut-eye! You mentioned a few problems with your room, so let\u2019s address those one by one.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, you said that your room was very cold at night. It may be time to take out a thermometer and see just how bad things are. Ideal sleeping temperature is actually a little cooler than you may be used to from your daily life: <\/span>experts recommend between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit<\/span><\/a>. If your room is even colder than that (or if it\u2019s on the lower end of that spectrum and you want to get a little warmer), find ways to adjust. <\/span>Down comforters<\/span><\/a> are effective at trapping heat, so you could leave the room cold and make up for it with your bedding. Or you could invest in a space heater to make the whole room a little toastier–just be sure not to make it <\/span>too<\/span><\/i> hot, as warm temperatures make it hard to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

A streetlight near the window should be a problem that you can solve with heavy blinds or curtains, but if that is not possible for any reason, you may want to invest in sleep mask. Sleep masks help you get to sleep, and they may also help you get <\/span>better<\/span><\/i> sleep: <\/span>studies show that lights and noises can limit REM sleep.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

By that logic, then, earplugs make sense for you, too. They should help you block out the sound of your roommate snoring. Since your roommate\u2019s snoring is particularly bad, though, you may also want to consider speaking with her about her health. It\u2019s possible that a sleep disorder like sleep apnea is causing the problem. Disorders like this have treatment options like <\/span>CPAP<\/span><\/a> machines, so there may be a way to help both your friend and your sleep cycle at once. Of course, <\/span>with 55% of adults snoring at least occasionally and 25% snoring regularly<\/span><\/a>, not all of them are going to have treatable issues–but it\u2019s always better to be safe than sorry.<\/span><\/p>\n

Good luck! Quality sleep is good for your health, makes you more alert, and can even save your life (<\/span>an estimated 100,000 car accidents a year are caused by sleepiness<\/span><\/a>), so it\u2019s great that you\u2019re focused on fixing your sleep problem.<\/span><\/p>\n

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