Not getting enough sleep can cause a lot of problems. It increases the possibility of heart attacks, causes irritability, muscle pain, cognitive problems, headaches and much more. We need between six and eight hours of sleep depending on our age, but the most optimal is always to sleep eight.
The problem is not just lying down and sleeping, one needs to rest during that time and many times there are things that do not let us sleep during the time we have. Many people get up not once, but up to four times during the night.
It’s not about superstitions like waking up at 3 am because it’s witching hour, but about things that can compromise your health: these are possible reasons why you wake up at night.
your body temperature
During sleep our body must be at an optimal temperature to rest, that is between 15 and 19 degrees Celsius, but many times the temperature of the room, our clothes or everything in our bed alters our body temperature. If it’s too cold our muscles get stiff and if it’s too hot excessive sweating can suffocate us and force us to wake up in the middle of the night.
nocturia
This condition forces you to urinate different times at night. Sometimes you can drink a lot of liquids before going to sleep and wake up in the morning with the urge to go to the bathroom, but if you suffer from nocturia you can wake up up to four times even without drinking liquids. This may mean that you have a hormonal imbalance or bladder problems.
Your cell phone screen
It is always recommended that the place where you sleep does not have a computer, television and that you do not use your cell phone, as it prevents you from falling asleep, but exposing yourself to the light of the cell phone before sleeping also prevents you from producing melatonin, the hormone of sleep. A temporary solution may be to change the brightness of your cell phone and try to make the light warm and not cold.
Alcohol
Many people believe that a drink can help you sleep, and although a glass of wine a day is recommended, having it before bed does relax you and help you sleep, but after that it can cause you to wake up in the middle of the night because the Alcohol begins to metabolize and blocks Rapid Eye Movement.
Noise, sleep apnea, and anxiety are some of the most common factors that cause people to wake up at night. It is important to maintain a balance at home and in life. The room should always be reserved for rest, try to keep your problems on the other side of the door, because during sleeping hours you cannot change what has already happened, only prepare for what is to come.