A luxury hotel. The guest room at a friend or relative’s house. A nice Airbnb rental.
All three are set up with comforts to give you the best night’s sleep possible, but many of us will have trouble getting proper shut-eye for the first night in any of them.
Despite plush mattresses and quaint signs that say “relax”, sleeping in a bed that isn’t your own is a difficult task on the first night for most people. And there’s science to prove it.
Researchers have been looking at the “first night” effects of people trying to sleep in new places for more than 50 years. This year, Brown University in the US published a groundbreaking new study, confirming that humans – like some animals – have the ability to sleep with one eye open.
READ MORE:
* The seven most common sleep problems
* Study suggests counselling for sleep issues
* Five surprising facts about sleep
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/82045649/The-science-behind-why-we-find-it-hard-to-sleep-in-a-strange-bed
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