Sleep routine is the most essential thing to fix if you have resolved all your basic needs. It creates a feedback loop that helps to reduce stress and improve health.
I've learned this the hard way - you shouldn't have to.
How did you fix it? I suffer from asthma and frequent urination issues, both of which wake me up several times a night. It doesn't seem to matter much what my routines before sleep and after waking are if I am involuntary woken during sleep, and I'm stymied for a solution.
1. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-healing-power-of-proper-bre...
2. https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/02/25/novel-workout-impr...
Thanks! I've been interested in that WSJ article, which I've seen elsewhere, but it's paywalled. Do you know if the relevant breathing exercises are discussed elsewhere?
Hoping you can find a solution!
* don’t drink before bed
* During the day, practice going longer between peeing
* When you go pee, sort of imagine yourself still dreaming, and stop all daytime thoughts. Goal being to get back to sleep more easily
* Check light sources and anything else which may disturb sleep. Often you may need to pee upon waking and yet it may not have been the reason you woke
* A sleep tracker is always useful to help troubleshoot
* Talk to your doctor if you haven’t. Nocturia is associated with other health issues and early mortality.
I also suffer from asthma, you shouldn't be woken multiple times a night from it! That's very severe if it's happening with any regularlity and you should speak to a GP about it.
I agree. Unfortunately I don't have a GP, and now's a hard time to get in as a new patient.
See earlier comments on CPAP machines.
I also have a daily exercise regimen (road biking) which has - somewhat counter-intuitively - led to a decrease in asthmatic symptoms (I still take meds, just a lot less frequently).