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I read many essays about ways to improve sleep quality. One of these essays was about the benefits of sleeping on the floor. At first I found it a ridiculous idea that this would help me get deep sleep. However, I was convinced when I tried it myself.
Is there evidence that sleeping on the floor improves sleep quality?
Sleeping on the floor could be comfortable for some people who does such, but when you sleep on bed usually and eventually decide to sleep on the floor, it'll seem impossible due to body adaptation.
It might take some weeks for such a person's body to adapt to sleeping on the floor. Let me use myself as a case study, I usually sleep on the bed, but a day arose when visitors came and I had to sleep on the floor, sincerely I found it hard to breathe because my ribs felt pressed against the floor.
So yes sleeping on the floor can improve sleep quality but on the other hand, it can't improve sleep quality.
Sleep quality is multi-factorial. It depends on several physical and mental factors which differ person to person. For instance patients with spinal problems are better to sleep in a supine position (sleep on the back) on a hard surface while allergic patients and children are better to sleep in a prone position (sleep on the stomach) because in this position mucosal secretions can run out easily and cause no breathing difficulty. So generally speaking, sleeping on the floor does not improve your sleep quality unless you have spinal or neck or muscular difficulties. For experiencing a good deep sleep it is suggested to have an early dinner, exercise daily, meditate before sleep and avoid caffeine and smocking.
