Sleep experts say a cool environment helps you drift off and stay asleep. But in many places, nights have warmed faster than daytime temperatures — and research suggests the heat could be leading people to lose hours of shut-eye. Here are five tips:
Keep your bedroom as cool as possible
The process of falling asleep and your body’s core internal temperature are connected, experts say. When it’s time to sleep, the body begins cooling down by dissipating heat, which is largely lost through your head, arms, hands, legs and feet. Lowering your body’s temperature is necessary for your brain to transition to sleep, Basner said.“If the bedroom is so hot that there’s not a big difference between skin and room temperature, then it gets harder just to dump temperature quickly,” he said.
If you don’t want to or can’t open your windows, Basner suggested leaving your bedroom door open. “That way you profit a little bit from the cooler air in the rest of the house,” he said. Fans can improve air flow and help you feel cooler as long as it isn’t too hot inside. When indoor temperatures reach the high 90s, electric fans, which move air around but don’t cool it, won’t prevent heat-related illness, according to
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