This is why when it is time to get out of bed, the body itself increases its body temperature, sleep becomes lighter and some hormones are released, which provide energy to start the day.
Doctor Joaquín Terán Santos, president of the Spanish Sleep Society (SES), told the ‘BBC’ that although there is no “absolute scientific answer” about the possible adverse effects of postponing the alarm clock, it is known to impact in the biological sleep rhythms.
“If we also do it several times repeatedly, we make the situation worse,” he adds.
And if you do it multiple times, you’re likely to enter a deeper stage, so the proper mechanisms to put you in a more alert state aren’t fully activated and that drowsiness or lightheadedness continues into the day.
This is why when you wake up after snoozing the alarm several times, youYou feel more tired or sleepy than the first time.
“The message that should be transmitted is that it is not the ideal way to start the day, since our body organizes the circadian rhythms of sleep and wakefulness gradually, never abruptly,” warns the somnologist Segarra.
In addition, according to Dr. Eduard Estivill, an expert in sleep medicine, consulted by the ‘BBC’, “the sleep we get between awakenings is not restful at all.”
“The more sleep is broken, the worse the quality of rest. Therefore, the only advice is that we must sleep the necessary hours. That is, eight each day. Every day of the week,” he said.
That lack of sleep is what truly impacts your daily life.
And not sleeping well can have effects on your behavior and mood and if it’s frequent it adds up.
“In this way, we feel more stressed, which leads to more difficulty concentrating and makes you feel more moody and irritable. Also, when our immune systems are not working at their maximum capacity, we are more likely to get sick, which can still contribute more to a worse quality in our sleep”, they point out in an article in ‘Psychologists World’.
For this reason, trying to have a stipulated sleeping time and complying with eight hours is key.
This is based on the knowledge that the REM phase of sleep (Rapid Eye Movement Sleep) is much longer in the morning and on the fact that the transition from non-REM to REM sleep occurs within about 20 minutes.
The ideal is to set the first alarm at a low volume if we are in a deep sleep, while the second should be at a regular sound, recommends ‘La Vanguardia’.
