New Delhi, 27 June (IANS). According to a study, our way of sleeping changes a lot according to the week, weather and place.
Scientists at Flinders University in South Australia did this research. In this, data for more than 1 lakh 16 thousand adults and more than 73 million gold nights was taken. According to the Xinhua news agency report, the team used an under-matress device in 3.5 years to track the duration of sleep and time impartially. That is, the researchers measured their sleeping time and duration from a special tool for more than three years.
Research found that our sleep changes not only by our habits, but also due to daylight, temperature and a week -long routine.
Hannah Scott, an expert on sleep related cases of Flinders University, said that the weather also has a major impact in the sleep of humans. People’s sleeping time is associated with their age, terrain and geographical location.
For example, in the Northern Hemisphere (eg Europe, America) people sleep 15–20 minutes more in winter, while in the Southern Hemisphere (such as Australia) people sleep less in summer.
Scott said that those who stay away from the equator, their sleep is more changes according to the weather.
In addition, people sleep late on the weekend (Saturday-Sunday) and try to complete their sleep for a long time, especially those of the middle-aged people who balance between work and family.
According to the study published in Sleep, these irregular patterns are rapidly associated with negative health effects. That is, such irregular sleep can have a bad effect on health. Research found that sleep was gradually declining. Every year the average sleep of people has decreased by about 2.5 minutes from 2020 to 2023 and is probably due to the effect of Kovid-19 epidemic.
Danny Acurt of Flinders University said that irregular sleep can become a threat not only to fatigue, but also to health. Therefore, we need to understand how our environment and routine affect our sleep, so that it can be improved.
Although this research was done on those who use the technology more, it still states that it is necessary to keep the weather and time in mind for better sleep.
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