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8 Sleeping Positions & Their Effects On Health

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In what position do you sleep most often? It turns out this is a very important question. Getting enough In what position do you sleep most often? It turns out this is a very important question. Getting enough
sleep is the most important thing but did you know that how you sleep can also impact your health? sleep is the most important thing but did you know that how you sleep can also impact your health?
Sleeping on your back with your arms at your side Sleeping on your back with your arms at your side is generally considered to be the best sleeping is generally considered to be the best sleeping
position for spine health and it's good for your neck too, as long as you don't use too many pillows. position for spine health and it's good for your neck too, as long as you don't use too many pillows.
That said, back sleepers tend to snore more than those in any other position and sleep apnea is strongly That said, back sleepers tend to snore more than those in any other position and sleep apnea is strongly
associated with sleeping on the back. associated with sleeping on the back.
Let's take a look at Let's take a look at eight common sleeping positions eight common sleeping positions and what they do to your body: and what they do to your body:
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Sleeping with a blonde under each arm seemz to work well 4 me!!//smilin
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Rizaldy Dalmacio Works at Saudi Railway Company
sleeping with your eyes closed is the best position
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Monica Magnussen Top Commenter Utkaster at Statsministerboligen 188 subscribers
..."Sometimes when I close my eyes...I cant see!"
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Monica Magnussen haha! nice
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Jeri Tonti Top Commenter Yuba College
where do you fit in the cats and dogs?...sleeping around them makes for strange sleeping positions
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Mark Loedding Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
I think I go through all of those in the course of one night.
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Dani Maxon
I swear for one second it said prostitute
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Ray Grandon Top Commenter 140 I.Q. couldnt complete highschool
Sleeping on the right side is easier on the heart!!!
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Doreen Mulman Top Commenter Staff at Voice Actors in the News
Not mine! I have to sleep on my left side. If I sleep on my right side, my heart regurgitates.
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Rose Navarro Colegio de Dagupan
left side to avoid acid reflux for me
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Donna Mellish-baccanti Top Commenter CCAC
After years as a nurse, and buggering up my back lifting patients for 37 years, I sleep on my back, on a memory foam
mattress,,sometimes with my hands at my sides, sometimes with my arms over my head.When my arms are over my head,
I wake up, of course, with my arms and hands asleep from pinching the nerves in my shoulders. And , I do sometimes wake
myself up, snoring,,,probably sleep apnea.
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Karen Slupe Osche Medical Records Department at Sunnyview Nursing Home
so true ...........................
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Elger Smolders Top Commenter Hanzehogeschool Groningen
Yeah, I had that a vew times, sleeping hands in my face. It scared the crap out of me!! Some cold hand
touching my face, just to realise its my oqn hand O.O
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Kim Ferrari Top Commenter Kansas
Oh, my gosh... I wonder if sleeping on your back with arms up is a "Nurse Thing"! I do it, and my old roomie
slept the same way! ALL nurses!
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Stphanie Lapointe
I roll over my boyfriend during the night... it does not hurt the back ... at least not mine!
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Islah Abdullah Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA
Interesting. But, sleeping on my back makes me feel horrible! I even gasp for breath sometimes, like I am not going to wake
up. Also, when I do wake up my back has a stinging and burning sensation like Im catching the flu or something from the
back. I was told to sleep on my right side. It makes a big difference for me. More restful and comfortable. Also, at 71, Im
told, I look much younger than my age. Again, I remember reading an article that stated that a test was done on some
military men, and it stated that most of those who slept on their backs had nightmare. Again, it was suggested that the best
sleeping position was on the side with the knees slightly bent. Works fine for me.
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