Lazy Morning? Snooze Button Linked To Drowsiness, But Might Still Be Worth It
The post Lazy Morning? Snooze Button Linked To Drowsiness, But Might Still Be Worth It appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Hitting the snooze button each morning could be worth the extra few minutes in bed, according to a new sleep loss study published Wednesday, which found that even though people who use the snooze button while begrudgingly waking up are more likely to be drowsy, it could still have benefits, according to at least one researcher. The snooze alarm could increase drowsiness, though it might not be all bad. Getty Images Key Facts People who hit snooze are roughly three times as likely to feel drowsy when they wake up as people who do not use the snooze button—either because they do not use an alarm or wake up immediately with an alarm—according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Sleep Research. Researchers surveyed more than 1,700 participants—including roughly 250 who said they do not rely on alarms to wake up—and found that among individuals who use the snooze button, roughly 71% said they typically snooze on workdays while 23% snooze on both workdays and off days, with 60% of snoozers reporting they “most often” or “always” fall asleep between alarms. According to the study, people who use the snooze button spend an average of 22 minutes per day snoozing but lose an average of 13 minutes of sleep on workdays compared to people who opt out of using the snooze button—researchers did not find a significant difference in sleep loss on days off work. In a follow-up three-night laboratory study involving 31 participants, researchers also measured participants’ sleepiness, cortisol levels, mood and performance on a series of mathematical and memory-based cognitive tests after waking up. Surprisingly, participants who snoozed exhibited improved memory functioning and solved simple addition questions faster in cognitive tests than participants who did not use the snooze button, though those improvements only held…
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Topline Hitting the snooze button each morning could be worth the extra few minutes in bed, according to a new sleep loss study published Wednesday, which found that even though people who use the snooze button while begrudgingly waking up are more likely to be drowsy, it could still have benefits, according to at least one researcher. The snooze alarm could increase drowsiness, though it might not be all bad. Getty Images Key Facts People who hit snooze are roughly three times as likely to feel drowsy when they wake up as people who do not use the snooze button—either because they do not use an alarm or wake up immediately with an alarm—according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of Sleep Research. Researchers surveyed more than 1,700 participants—including roughly 250 who said they do not rely on alarms to wake up—and found that among individuals who use the snooze button, roughly 71% said they typically snooze on workdays while 23% snooze on both workdays and off days, with 60% of snoozers reporting they “most often” or “always” fall asleep between alarms. According to the study, people who use the snooze button spend an average of 22 minutes per day snoozing but lose an average of 13 minutes of sleep on workdays compared to people who opt out of using the snooze button—researchers did not find a significant difference in sleep loss on days off work. In a follow-up three-night laboratory study involving 31 participants, researchers also measured participants’ sleepiness, cortisol levels, mood and performance on a series of mathematical and memory-based cognitive tests after waking up. Surprisingly, participants who snoozed exhibited improved memory functioning and solved simple addition questions faster in cognitive tests than participants who did not use the snooze button, though those improvements only held…
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