The Difference Between Nightmares and Night Terrors

Posted by Sleep Options Mattress in Children, Night Terrors, Nightmare, Sleep, Sleep Conditions and tagged with anxiety, children, Dreams, fever, medication, morning, night terrors, nightmare, non-REM sleep, REM sleep, sleep cycle, Stress, symptoms March 5, 2012

sleep options, sleep options mattress, sleep options memory foam mattress, sleep options natural latex mattress, Although both nightmares and night terrors are both scary occurrences, they should not be confused with one another. Night terrors and nightmares happen during different phases of our sleep cycle and show different symptoms. Let’s take a deeper look into the differences between nightmares and night terrors.

The Problem with Alarm Clocks and How to Wake Without One

Posted by Sleep Options Mattress in Alarm Clock, Sleep, Sleeping, Snooze Button and tagged with alarm clock, annoying alarm, bed, bedtime, better sleep, Circadian rhythm, light, natural sleep, noise, over sleep, quality sleep, Sleep, sleep cycle, sleeping, smell, sound, wake up natural, wake up unnatural January 24, 2012

We all know how annoying an alarm clock can be. BEEP, BEEP, BEEP! Not only does this sound startle you, it can often times leave you feeling groggy. No matter which stage of sleep you’re in, the alarm clock’s job is to get your day started. The problem is, deep stages of sleep are the most restorative for you. Being woken up out of a deep stage of sleep can and will leave you feeling as though you barely slept at all! The best way to wake up is naturally and without the stress of being scared awake. It is possible to wake up without the use of an alarm clock, but it may take some time. Here are a few different ways to train yourself to wake up without an alarm clock. Continue reading…

Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome and its Symptoms

Posted by Sleep Options Mattress in Circadian Rhythm, Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome, Insomnia, Sleep Disorder and tagged with bright light therapy, Circadian rhythm, college students, daily routine, Delayed sleep phase syndrome, Health, insomnia, melatonin, sleep cycle, Sleep disorder, young adults December 27, 2011

sleep options mattress, sleep options memory foam mattress, sleep options natural latex mattress Do you find yourself falling asleep after midnight each and every night? Are you dozing off around the same exact time in the early morning hours? If you have answered yes to these questions, you may be dealing with the sleep disorder, delayed sleep phase syndrome.

Understanding the Different Stages of Sleep

Posted by Sleep Options Mattress in Sleeping, Uncategorized and tagged with better sleep, Circadian rhythm, help sleeping, Mattress, mattresses, no sleep, non rem, Pillow, quality sleep, rem, Sleep, sleep cycle, Sleep disorder, sleep stages, sleeping June 27, 2011

Cycle of the Sleep Stages We all know that sleep is an important part of living a healthy life. What we may not fully understand is what goes on while we sleep. To help understand what goes on in the human brain during sleep, we must first understand the different sleep stages that are cycled through. The brain has 5 sleep stages it enters into throughout the night to help ensure you wake up rested and energized. Non-REM sleep and REM sleep are building blocks to our sleep cycle, and typically follow a predictable pattern, going from light sleep to deep sleep several times during the night. To help understand why 8 hours is recommended as the proper sleep duration per night, we need to first understand our sleep cycle.