Category: Sleep Environment

I used to wake up in the middle of the night feeling trapped under a heavy, sweaty blanket. No matter how low I set the air conditioner, I still felt hot. I tried sleeping without […]

For months, I woke up with a dry throat, itchy eyes, and a strange feeling that I had not really slept. My bedroom felt stuffy in summer and desert-dry in winter. I blamed stress, […]

I am a light sleeper. A car door closing down the street, a neighbor’s television, or even my own refrigerator clicking on can pull me out of sleep. For years I accepted this as pa […]

I have always been sensitive to light. Even a thin stripe of streetlight across the floor can pull me out of deep sleep. For years I relied on sleep masks, but they kept slipping o […]

Neck pain used to be my nightly companion. I would wake up with a stiff neck at least three mornings a week, and the first hour of my day was spent trying to stretch it out. I blam […]

A few years ago, my bedroom was basically an extension of my office. There was a desk in the corner, a pile of unfolded laundry on the chair, and my phone charging right next to my […]

I used to wake up sweaty at 2 a.m. or shivering at 4 a.m. After months of testing, I found the bedroom temperature range that finally let me sleep through the night.