Do you find it difficult to fall asleep at night? Do you frequently wake up during the night? Are you always irritable and tired?
You’re not alone. According to the American Academy of Sleep, about 30% of adults have symptoms of insomnia. Although the above symptoms do not necessarily mean you have insomnia, the lack of sleep can leave you feeling restless and tired during the daytime. If you are having trouble falling asleep, you may have a sleep disorder. Contact the top sleep specialist in New York, to schedule a consultation with Dr. Shukla towards a more restful night’s sleep.
But falling asleep is not the only problem—staying asleep can also be a challenge. A pin drop could take you from slumber to wakefulness in just a matter of seconds. And getting back to sleep can be difficult. The good news is that you can encourage sleep with a simple addition to your routine: music.
What Music Can Do
Adults need 7-8 hours of sleep at night. But some people barely get five hours of sleep. Lack of sleep does not only affect our moods; it also affects our decision-making processes and our overall health.
While there’s no making up for lost sleep, you can help yourself fall into deep slumber faster by listening to music. A study made by the National Center for Biotechnology Information shows the positive effect of music on the sleep quality in students.
In the study, ninety-four students with sleep complaints were divided into three groups. The first group listened to relaxing classical music for 45 minutes, while the second group listened to an audiobook. The third group made no changes in their nighttime routine.
Among the three groups, the one that listened to classical music showed an improvement in their sleep quality. This is no surprise as relaxing music helps decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol. It also helps slow down the heart rate and lower blood pressure. Those things make up the recipe for a restful sleep.
Which music or sound should you listen to?
Everyone has different tastes in music. But when it comes to falling asleep, classical music is the cure for restless snoozers. Other music that helps with getting some forty winks are chill-out, ambient, and meditation music. Nature sounds also help people relax and helps in getting some much-needed sleep.
But a consensus among Spotify users named the songs that helped them ease into sleep faster. With seven songs on the list, Ed Sheeran is a favorite when it comes to winding down.
Here are Spotify’s Top 20 Most-Streamed Tracks for Sleep:
1. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
2. Stay With Me – Sam Smith
3. Love Me Like You Do (from Fifty Shades of Grey) – Ellie Goulding
4. I See Fire – Ed Sheeran
5. I’m Not the Only One – Sam Smith
6. Rain for Sleep – Rain Sounds
7. All of Me – John Legend
8. Earned It (from Fifty Shades of Grey) – The Weeknd
9. Let Her Go – Passenger
10. Skinny Love – Birdy
11. Say Something – A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera
12. FourFiveSeconds – Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Kanye West
13. The A Team – Ed Sheeran
14. Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran
15. Give Me Love – Ed Sheeran
16. Lay Me Down – Sam Smith
17. Fix You – Coldplay
18. Photograph – Ed Sheeran
19. Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
20. Latch (Acoustic) – Sam Smith
Despite their popularity, none of the songs on the Spotify list qualified as “the world’s most relaxing song”.
Marconi Union, a British ambient band, may have unlocked the secrets to a restful sleep with their track “Weightless”. The song was made to help lower blood pressure, stress levels, and heart rate—and ultimately, to help encourage sleep.
The band worked closely with sound therapists to produce a music that uses dreamy melodies using modern musical instruments and natural soundscapes. The result is a song that helped reduce anxiety by 65%. Sounds too good to be true? You have to find out for yourself.
Sleep Specialist in New York
If music doesn’t help in encouraging sleep, perhaps there’s a sleeping disorder that needs to be addressed. Sleep MD helps people take control of their sleep through therapy and non-surgical devices. Contact the best sleep specialist in New York to find out if your restlessness is due to a sleeping disorder.
