Keep the noise down!
Added Friday, February 1st, 2008 at 12:10 pm | View Comments
The latest in our sleeping guides focuses on noise and sleep. After you’ve had a read, why not take a look at our online beds catalogue. It’s chock full of cheap mattresses and bargain beds in all shapes and sizes from kids beds to luxury king size beds.
When you’re trying to drop off to sleep it can sometimes feel as through the world is conspiring to keep you awake. And noise is one of the main culprits. No matter where you live there will be noises around which can steal your sleep. These range from dripping taps to dogs barking to motorbikes revving outside your window.
Noise levels become annoying between 40 and 70 decibels and some people’s sleep is more easily disturbed than others. As you get older it seems that noise affects sleep more, which explains why some children can sleep through hurricanes whereas music playing next door can keep an older person up all night.
Whilst it’s hard to believe when your neighbour starts vacuuming at six on a Sunday morning, noise can help some people sleep. White noise that you are accustomed to (like a fan or distant traffic) can actually help sooth people to sleep and can mask other noises that might have disturbed sleep.
Often the absence of these noises will stop you sleeping, for instance if you live in the country, you may find the absence of birdsong in the city actually disrupts your sleep more than the added noise of the traffic. Some noises are harder than others to get used to however. The sound of your child crying, or someone saying your name seems to cut through deep sleep and generally wakes us up.
Increasingly the effects of noise on people’s health are being investigated. Since being kept awake by irritating noises adds to stress levels it can make an underlying condition worse.
One study suggests that in the UK alone over 3000 premature deaths from heart disease every year can be attributed to chronic noise exposure. So minimising the sleep disturbance of noise can really help your health, as well as all the other benefits of a good night’s sleep.
The Bedstar Knowledgebase has loads more information about how to get good night’s sleep, and the sleep disorders that might hinder you. Be sure to check out the bedstar catalogue if you are looking to buy discounted mattresses.
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