{"id":18639,"date":"2024-12-19T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18639"},"modified":"2024-12-19T10:24:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T10:24:23","slug":"how-to-sleep-on-an-airplane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18639","title":{"rendered":"How to Sleep on an Airplane"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">These tested strategies can help you get some degree of rest, even in an unforgiving upright seat.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">What\u2019s worse than being crammed in a too tight, too upright seat on an overnight flight? Being wide-awake the entire time. Short of receiving a golden ticket (i.e., an upgrade to a lay-flat pod), there are some strategies for making a long flight more restful so you won\u2019t arrive feeling totally wrecked.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-504c5663\">Show up somewhat sleep deprived.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Most red-eyes involve traveling west to east over multiple time zones and trying to fall asleep earlier than you normally would at home. \u201cBeing a bit sleep deprived when you get on the plane can be beneficial,\u201d said Jamie Zeitzer, co-director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences at Stanford University. Try to stay up a little later than usual the night before the flight and get up extra early the morning of. If you\u2019re tired when you board, he said, \u201cit might outweigh the fact that you\u2019re uncomfortable and trying to fall asleep at a weird time.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-3b6f9ae8\">Skip the onboard meals.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe sleep better if we don\u2019t eat right before we go to sleep,\u201d said Dr. Virginia Skiba, associate medical director of the Henry Ford Medical Group Sleep Laboratories in Michigan. \u201cEating a light, non-greasy meal a couple hours before the flight is your best choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"> Kristin Luna, a Tennessee-based travel writer who has been to more than 130 countries, said she always eats a meal at home or at the airport before departure, and she <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/22\/well\/eat\/healthy-snacks-travel.html\" title>packs snacks<\/a> (like nuts or Kind bars) to eat before landing. \u201cGiven the option between an extra hour of sleep or waking up for the cabin breakfast service, I choose sleep every time,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-48da2484\">Trick yourself into sleep mode.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When you board, make the mental switch to your destination\u2019s time zone. If you\u2019re leaving New York and heading to Paris, it\u2019s not 6 p.m. when you take off, it\u2019s midnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Next, start your bedtime routine. \u201cTranslate as many of your calming nighttime rituals from home to the plane as you can,\u201d said Dr. Oren Cohen, an assistant professor of sleep medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. \u201cYour brain likes those associations to help lull you into sleep.\u201d That can include switching off all your screens, brushing your teeth and taking out your contact lenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Being wide-awake the entire time. Short of receiving a golden ticket (i.e., an upgrade to a lay-flat pod), there are some strategies for making a long flight more restful so you won\u2019t arrive feeling totally wrecked.Show up somewhat sleep deprived.Most red-eyes involve traveling west to east over multiple time zones and trying to fall asleep earlier than you normally would at home. \u201cBeing a bit sleep deprived when you get on the plane can be beneficial,\u201d said Jamie Zeitzer, co-director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences at Stanford University. Try to stay up a little later than usual the night before the flight and get up extra early the morning of. If you\u2019re tired when you board, he said, \u201cit might outweigh the fact that you\u2019re uncomfortable and trying to fall asleep at a weird time.\u201dSkip the onboard meals.\u201cWe sleep better if we don\u2019t eat right before we go to sleep,\u201d said Dr. Virginia Skiba, associate medical director of the Henry Ford Medical Group Sleep Laboratories in Michigan. \u201cEating a light, non-greasy meal a couple hours before the flight is your best choice.\u201d Kristin Luna, a Tennessee-based travel writer who has been to more than 130 countries, said she always eats a meal at home or at the airport before departure, and she packs snacks (like nuts or Kind bars) to eat before landing. \u201cGiven the option between an extra hour of sleep or waking up for the cabin breakfast service, I choose sleep every time,\u201d she said.Trick yourself into sleep mode.When you board, make the mental switch to your destination\u2019s time zone. 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