People around the world having sleep disorders must be very captious with the daylight saving time. It can cause severe health problems for millions of such people who are undergoing sleep problems already.
This problem and the possible risks can easily be averted if some simple steps are taken with common sleep habits.
According to an estimate, almost 70 million people across the America are suffering from one or other kind of sleep disorders. The numbers will go many times around the world even. These sleep disorders are mainly responsible for several health and lifestyle problems as well.”For these people, daylight saving time can be problematic”, says Dr. Aparajitha Verma, Neurologist at the ‘Sleep Disorders Center’ with the ‘Methodist Neurological Institute’.
Dr. Verma suggests that a well organized rest period will definitely help these people when they are entering in to a ‘time-change’ phase. She advises for changing the hours well before the exact daylight time saving schedule begins actually. “Get up an hour earlier and retire an hour earlier”, says Dr. Verma.
‘Internal Biological Clock’ or the ‘circadian rhythms’ create a repetitive pattern within the body that determines the level of adjustments to a particular time schedule. This is closely associated with the environmental cycles of day and night. Once the ‘Internal Biological Clock’ goes in disturbed mode, the trouble in sleeping patterns and behavior starts giving health and sleep disorders and problems.
Proper rest will maintain the circadian rhythms of the body in order and the adjustments would be comparatively smoother. Sleeping in a calm and quite environment with sufficient darkness will also help. Pre-set thermostat with a comparatively low temperature will also be better for a sound sleep.
As far as possible, pets should not be present in the bed. Regularly watching the clock will also disturb the sleeping patterns. ‘Over-the-counter-sleep-medicines’ will further make the problem worsen. It will disturb the sleep stages. Drinking hot milk or tea just before going to bed will increase your body temperature and will help in inducing and sustaining a sound sleep.
Exercise is always a very good option that will definitely ensure a sound and undisturbed sleep. However, it should be avoided at least within the two hours prior to going to the bed.
Within 30 minutes of lying down, if you are not able to go in sleep, you are definitely undergoing an excessive daytime sleepiness. On the other hand if you feel tired even after having a sound sleep for seven or eight hours, you are for sure suffering through a sleep disorder. Dr. Verma suggests that these people must undergo an overnight sleep study.
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