Four steps to picking the perfect pillow While a “bad” shouldn’t any health problems, it could problems that already exist, like any headaches, neck pain, shoulder or arm numbness, and even sneezing and wheezing. If you suffer from any of the above, or if your pillow is more than about two years old, it’s probably time [...]
You’ve no doubt heard about how important finding a comfortable mattress is for clocking quality sleep, but it’s also key to invest in the right pillow. An ill-fitting pillow is not only a sleep thief that keeps you from waking up feeling truly refreshed, but it can also trigger or worsen headaches, neck pain, and arm [...]
Here’s an eye-opening fact: You spend a whopping one-third of your life in bed. Considering how much time you spend snuggled up to your pillow, it’s important that you use one that’s right for you. And if you have neck or back pain, a chiropractic pillow might be the best choice. Never heard of one? Don’t [...]
A pillow might not seem as important to a good night’s sleep as a mattress, but it actually has a very important purpose: to support your head and neck throughout the night, so that you can wake up without neck pain or stiffness. And after some time, even the nicest pillow will stop doing that. The [...]
Typically, Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep occurs 90 minutes after you fall asleep. The first period of REM usually lasts 10 minutes, with each recurring REM stage lengthening, and the final one may last up to an hour. Polysomnograms show brainwave patterns in REM to be similar to that recorded during wakefulness. In the REM stage, [...]
When you go to sleep at night, you experience four stages of sleep. To feel the most well rested, generally, you need to wake up at the end of the sleep cycle. Stage 1: The eyes are closed during Stage 1 sleep and you can be awakened without difficulty, however, if aroused from this stage of [...]
More than a third of American adults are not getting enough sleep on a regular basis, according to a new study in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. This is the first study to document estimates of self-reported healthy sleep duration (7 or more hours per day) for all [...]
Over the years at The Sleep Council, we have amassed quite a library of facts and figures about sleep and beds and we continue to keep an eye out for new research or surveys which adds to our understanding. Below is just a taster of some key stats from that library – we’ve got lots more, [...]
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