Despite our best efforts, a great night of sleep can seem to be just out of reach. As a sleep expert, I am excited to help you make improvements to reach your goals. If you’d like to find out the answer to a question about anything sleep-related, send me an email at AskBrandonJackson@gmail.com. Thank you for all you great questions this week!
Q: Any suggestions for dealing with Restless Legs Syndrome?
A: A hand held massager or one you can place between the mattress and box spring can be very helpful in soothing restless legs syndrome. It’s an involuntary reaction that occurs when sleeping, so I don’t attribute it to caffeine, sugar, or etc. A hand held massager for 5-10 minutes per leg before going to sleep can be very helpful.
Q: My girlfriend is a light sleeper who suffers from stomach problems and often wakes up later than I do. Despite my best efforts, when I wake up to get ready for work I usually wake her up too. What mattress would you recommend that would help with this?
A: Great job being so compassionate to want to alleviate this situation for your girlfriend, you’re the best! I might suggest a memory foam mattress because there is no interconnection from left to right therefore creating a good motion separation index, so as to protect her sleeping state, while allowing you to get out of the bed. Or, if you are going to consider a regular inner spring mattress, you may want to consider one with pocketed coil because each individually wrapped coil will likewise help to create a better motion separation index than one that is interconnected left to right. To be clear, I do feel that a memory foam mattress would help more with this specific objective than a pocketed coil mattress. I am very familiar with Tempur-Pedic & Dormeo memory foam mattresses and can highly suggest both of those brands. Thanks again!
Q: What can you do for hot flashes? I can promise you that I haven’t slept more than three hours in a row in two decades.
A: I’m sorry to hear that! If suffering from severe hot flashes, I suggest looking into Post Menopausal Hormone Therapy (PMHT). Both oral and transdermal estrogens are available as either estrogen alone, and estrogen combined with progesterone. They are intended to reduce the hot flashes in their severity and have reported success of reducing hot flashes by 80-90%. Also be sure to keep your bedroom cool and a fan nearby to quickly recover when you find yourself getting hot.
Thanks for all of your comments and questions this week! I look forward to helping you all sleep better this year! One small change can have a major impact on your sleep!
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