Many individuals report that ASMR is helpful to falling asleep. So let’s discuss what makes it so hard to fall asleep, and how a new research finding adds a new perspective.
The first major reason can be summarized as “internal stimuli”. Your brain is receiving stimulatory signals due to things happening inside your body. This may include stressful thoughts due to reflecting on the day’s events, signals of physical pain due to an injury or chronic disorder, or altered chemical balances due to ingestion or exposure to medications, drugs, diet, or toxins earlier in the day.
The second major reason can be summarized as “external stimuli”. Your brain is receiving stimulatory signals due to things happening outside your body. This may include high or low temperatures, strange or threatening smells, physical stimulation of an uncomfortable mattress or a bug bite, or noises coming from inside or outside your immediate sleeping environment.
This last reason, noises, may be the most common type of external stimuli which inhibit us from easily falling asleep.
A new study published in a top science journal, offers an additional explanation of why this is, and may also indicate another reason why ASMR may be so helpful to falling asleep.
Yes, watching one ASMR video can immediately make your brain 15 years younger.
You bet. It can be a challenge for pregnant women to fall asleep each night, especially in the third trimester.
Yes, but not directly.
Slow-wave sleep, also called deep sleep, is important for creating memories and releasing growth hormone.
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