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#34 - Next Position Please: The Science of Sleeping Positions

Feb 13, 202333 min
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Episode description

Back sleeper, side sleeper, stomach sleeper...which is the best position for quality sleep? Body position is a popular topic in the media, but how much evidence is behind the recommendations? In this episode we will: 

  • Explore sleeping positions and our ability to perceive and control them
  • Briefly touch upon considerations like facial wrinkling and glaucoma for which there is inconclusive evidence
  • Revisit how back sleeping in infants is thought about currently in the relationship to SIDS and infant sleeping safety (listen to episode 32 on co-sleeping for more information)
  • Explore body position options for pregnant women
  • Learn about body position and joint pain
  • Examine the role that body position plays in GERD and the mechanism behind the recommendations
  • Evaluate the evidence for improved cardiovascular functioning based upon sleep position
  • Critique the 2015 study linking Alzheimer's disease risk to sleeping position and its relevance to humans
  • Touch upon ways adults can improve sleep apnea, snoring, and GERD via sleeping position technology.

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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