During the festive season most people have arranged a trip. It is really very beneficial for our psychology when we change performances and especially during the holidays but it affects our sleep. Especially the first night in the new environment it is more difficult to sleep than when we are at home.
Dr. Daniel Rifkin has the right explanation for this phenomenon and some very interesting tips.
The reasons we do not sleep well when traveling
It’s a journey is essentially a change from an environment that is defined as safe to a virtually unknown environment, although this does not mean that we are in danger. Even without changing the time zone, sleep is disturbed. According to experts, this phenomenon is called the first night phenomenon or FNE.
Studying clinical data on polypnography and sleep studies, doctors concluded that the first night is not necessarily indicative of the true sleeping conditions of the individual. It is the transitional night in which he is called to adapt to the new conditions and subconsciously regulate his sleep. In fact, Rifkin stated that the REM situation is observed to occur to a greater extent in these cases.
This is due to the effort of our brain to recognize any threats that are hidden in the new environment. Based on this, a study by Brown University in 2016 showed that the left hemisphere of the brain tends to be more careful than the right when we sleep in a new one. The remarkable thing is that this kind of decomposition until then was observed only in animals, so this is the first time that it was proved that something like this happens in humans.
The greater the difference between the two hemispheres, the more effort we will need to fall asleep. Other factors that will definitely affect the sleep process are the uncomfortable bed, the noise in or around the room and many others. In addition it is almost certain that waking up in the morning after the first night will also be a bit difficult and maybe there is still a feeling of tiredness.
Ways of dealing with
Rifkin says there are some steps you can take to begin the process of preparation for mediation. Initially, the bedtime and wake-up time should be the same as at home. However, if there is a change, the person should go to bed a little earlier than usual if they need more time to sleep.
According to him, the bedroom should be as cool, dark and quiet as possible as our body subconsciously associates these conditions with sleep. Even better, when we lie down to envision the bedroom of our house and take some deep breaths. An eye mask, some sedative essential oil or some sleep medication will help more.
Every time we travel to a new place it will definitely take one to two nights to get some sleep. The more we remember the environment of the house, the easier it will be for us to fall asleep.
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