Do you sleep well at night, or are you tossing and turning? If you have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, you need to learn more about sleep hygiene and how it can help you.
Dr. Jeremy McConnell at Florida Sleep Specialists provides a wide range of sleep medicine services. He has two convenient office locations in West Bradenton, and Sarasota, FL.
Sleep hygiene is all about building healthy habits to help you sleep well. Sleeping well is the key to continuing good health for both your mind and your body.
You’ve probably experienced the daytime grogginess and lack of concentration that happens when you don’t sleep well. Practicing sleep hygiene is a great way to get control of your sleep and how you feel.
You can practice healthy sleep hygiene habits to improve the quality of your sleep and how you feel when you wake up in the morning. Your sleep hygiene plan should include making your bedroom a comfortable, relaxing place to sleep. You can do this by:
- Keeping your bedroom dark and quiet
- Removing all distractions including a television, computer, and phone
Once you have modified your sleeping environment, it’s also important to:
- Make getting enough sleep a priority by aiming for at least 7 hours of sleep each night
- Have consistency in when you go to bed, and when you wake up
- Build a pre-sleep ritual like taking a warm bath, reading, meditation, or other activity that will signal your body it’s time for sleep
If you continue to have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, you could be suffering from a sleep disorder. Your sleep medicine specialist can perform a sleep study to determine if you are suffering from a treatable sleep disorder.
To learn more about sleep hygiene, sleep disorders, and sleep medicine, call Dr. McConnell at Florida Sleep Specialists in West Bradenton, FL, at (941) 792-8383, or in Sarasota, FL, at (941) 827-0701. Call now.