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1、TheSleepEnvironmentDoesthatdrip,drip,dripofthefaucetkeepyouupatnight?Doyouneedtokeepyourfanrunningbecause"whitenoise"helpsyousleep?Haveyouevertossedandturnedbecauseyouweretoohot,ortoocold?Whataboutthebarkingdogorcatthatjumpsontoyourbed—havetheyeverdisruptedyoursleep?Mostofusrecognizethatthesleepenvi

2、ronmentcangreatlyaffecthow(andif)wesleep,butareyoudoingeverythingyoucantomakeyourbedroomasleephaven?Learnaboutthedo'sanddon'tsofthesleepenvironmentandthengettipsformakingyourbedroommoresleep-friendly.NoiseNoisesatlevelsaslowas40decibelsorashighas70decibelsgenerallykeepusawake.Thatmeansthatadrippingf

3、aucetcanstealyoursleep,aswellasthenextdoorneighbor'sblaringstereo.Buttheabsenceorpresenceofafamiliarnoisecanhaveasgreatanimpactonyoursleepasout-of-the-ordinarynoises–studiesshowthatsirensandtrafficnoisefromacitystreetcanactuallybecomesoothingtolongtimecitysleepersjustastheabsenceofthetick,tick,ticko

4、fyourfavoriteclockwhileyoutrytosleepatahotelcanbecomeasleepstealer.Whattodo:Trytoblockoutunwantedsoundswithearplugsoruse"whitenoise"suchasafanoranairconditioner.Takeyourfavoriteclockwithyouwhenyoutravelinordertorecreatefamiliarsoundsthathelpyousleep(aslongastheywon'tkeepyourneighborsawake!)Temperatu

5、reInmostcases,temperaturesabove75degreesFahrenheitandbelow54degreeswilldisruptsleep,butevensleepresearchersfailtoagreeontheidealtemperatureforsleep.Thepointatwhichsleepisinterruptedduetotemperatureorclimateconditionsvariesfrompersontopersonandcanbeaffectedbybedclothesandbeddingmaterialsselectedbythe

6、sleeper.Ingeneral,mostsleepscientistsbelievethataslightlycoolroomcontributestogoodsleep.That'sbecauseitmimicswhatoccursinsidethebodywhenthebody'sinternaltemperaturedropsduringthenighttoitslowestlevel.(Forgoodsleepers,thisoccursaboutfourhoursaftertheybeginsleeping.)Whattodo:Ingeneral,sleepscientistsr

7、ecommendkeepingyourroomslightlycool—butachievingtheidealtemperatureisn'talwayssimple.Whatdoyoudoifyouandyourpartnerdisagreeaboutroomtemperature?Turningthethermostatdownatnightincoldweathersavesonfuelb