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COVID-19 Concerns Keeping You Up At Night?
LEBANON, NH – It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused stress, anxiety and depression, leading many people to experience sleep disruption.
“Anxiety and depression are highly associated with disturbed sleep and insomnia, and both conditions make it difficult to fall asleep,” says Brooke Judd, MD, section chief of Sleep Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. “Difficulty staying asleep is another common symptom of anxiety, while depression typically causes earlier-than-desired morning awakening.”
There are simple solutions to improve sleep quality and duration. These positive sleep habits, combined with creating an environment conducive to sleep, are called “sleep hygiene.” Along with keeping a relatively consistent sleep schedule (going to sleep and waking around the same time each day) Judd recommends these sound sleep tips to improve your sleep hygiene: