Many people find that fresh air is a great help in getting to sleep.
It’s natural in the summer months to open the bedroom windows to let some fresh air in: it’s a relaxing feeling to have a gentle breeze into the room in which you sleep and our natural inclination is to open windows.
People often find that their insomnia is seasonally affected. Often, they find it harder to get to sleep during the colder months of the year. Some people put this down to the reduction in the amount of daylight they are subjected to, or perhaps to a mild case of SAD. (seasonal affective disorder)
There may be some truth in these assumptions, and the solution could be very simple: open the window.
A modern, well-insulated home becomes an isolated bubble in the winter months. Cold air is kept out and warm in and we’re soon breathing ‘stale’ air. Relying on this stale air can be enough to give people a problem with insomnia.
Getting fresh air is harder than ever in the cold of the winter. We look out of the window to see snow and ice everywhere and the idea of throwing a window open to let some fresh air in (last thing at night particularly) just doesn’t cross our minds.
Insomnia is a miserable condition from which to suffer, as anyone who has lain through the wee small hours praying for sleep to come will testify. It can affect your whole life and even cause more serious problems such as depression and anxiety disorders.
However, you can get some fresher air into your home in the cold winter months, and here are a few things you might like to try:
1. Buy an air purifier: These nifty little machines are getting more and more common – you’ll find them easily online and might even see them in your local hardware store. Technology has made these machines small enough to move around your home so you can freshen up your bedroom at night and the rest of your home during the daytime.
2. Install a fan: Ceiling fans are dual action wonders if only you remember to use them throughout the years. They don’t just cool a summer room; they can circulate the air around a room when it’s cold. You might need to hire a handyman or electrician to install your ceiling fan.
3. Change your furnace: The newest furnaces are actually designed to keep air in circulation. In fact, they are now very sophisticated climate-control machines and a new furnace, particularly if you live somewhere very cold, could well help you sleep too.
If you’re lucky enough to live in more temperate climes then do the natural thing and leave the windows open when you can. In fact, if the temperatures are high enough where you live then you probably do this anyway, quite naturally, because you know it’s a good way to help you get a good night’s sleep.
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