Whether it’s the streetlight outside your window, traffic lights from cars driving past or a particularly bright phase of the moon, exterior light pouring into the bedroom can make it really difficult ...

We all know that darkening a bedroom can help us sleep better. It’s instinctive. But how dark is dark enough? The answer, it turns out, is very dark. Phyllis Zee, a professor of neurology and sleep ...

If your sleep is often disrupted by sunshine or bright lights outside your window, consider investing in blackout curtains — these resemble typical curtains but include a blackout lining that stops ...

The struggle to stay asleep or fall into deep sleep during daylight hours is real, especially if you work nights (and snooze during the day), you're a parent, you love sleeping in on weekends, or ...

When you or a family member can’t sleep, there's a mad rush to figure out a solution. Perhaps you try noise machines or sleep trackers, or even a new mattress. But have you tried eliminating light and ...

Back when I had a baby in the house, I suffered from what I jokingly called "Don't Wake the Baby Syndrome," a mostly imagined condition wherein I would go absolutely bonkers if a barking dog, postal ...

With the advent of 100-plus temperatures, we’re looking for ways to keep ourselves cooler and make our air conditioning use more efficient. Hanging blackout curtains is one of the cheapest, easiest ...

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