My husband works nights but can't get himself to sleep during the day. Why?!


Question: My husband works nights but can't get himself to sleep during the day. Why?
My husband has a night shift job and when he comes home he can only sleep for 3-4 hours and then he cant sleep anymore no matter how tired he is. He has onlu gotten 15 hours of sleep in 5 days. He has been working nights for about 4 months and he still cant ever sleep... how can i help him.. i feel so bad!

Answers:

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1. make sure all of the lights in the room are turned off
2. give him earplugs if the surroundings are loud
3. make sure he does not drink any caffinated beverages or sugared drinks or energy drinks within a few hours (probably three hours) of when he needs to go to sleep. This is very important. violating this rule has an even more direct and severe consequence for him not being able to get sleep than most of the other stuff on the page. caffeine and energy drinks stimulate the nervous system. obviously not conducive to effective sleep.
4. if he is overweight or obese, help him to lose weight

help him to maintain a regular schedule. it doesn't help him if doctors appointments are scheduled for 12:00 in the afternoon.

5. if the above dont help, then consulting a professional is advisable. all of the above are shown to increase fatigue and limit quality sleep.




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