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5 ways COVID-19 has disrupted our sleep
May 26, 2020
People living under lockdown are getting up later, data from fitness devices suggests. Extra-vivid dreams are more likely, with stress the probable cause. Many people are struggling to sleep altogether, and prescriptions for insomnia have risen.
How have you been sleeping lately?
The answer is likely to depend on how much the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has upturned your life.
Data from sleep scientists, pollsters, social media and even electricity meters all point to the same thing: we are sleeping differently – often for longer, but often poorly, too. Many people are also experiencing strange dreams.
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Here are five ways COVID-19 has affected our sleep.
1. We’re sleeping for longer
While sleep during the pandemic has typically not been top quality, we are generally sleeping for longer , according to health device maker Withings.
Its data shows that French people have seen the biggest average increase in sleep – with over 20 minutes extra each night – while Germans have seen the least change, at around eight extra minutes.
2. We’re not setting an alarm
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