{"id":19323,"date":"2020-06-04T17:43:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T10:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcenter.com\/?p=19323"},"modified":"2026-01-10T11:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:13:54","slug":"how-to-sleep-well-during-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/how-to-sleep-well-during-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"How to sleep soundly and slow down aging during the COVID-19 situation."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to experience increased work-related stress and inevitably reduced work-related busyness. This has impacted their emotional well-being, physical activity, and the quality and quantity of sleep, resulting in insomnia or sleeping too much, which is detrimental to overall health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting the right amount and quality of sleep has many benefits for the body, including improving hormonal balance, boosting immunity, promoting faster and more accurate brain and nervous system responses, calming the body, mind, and emotions, and even helping to slow down the aging process. During deep sleep, the body&#039;s immune system and worn-out parts are restored.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image19323_5ed0ae-e8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image19323_5ed0ae-e8\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/fresh-wake-up.jpg\" alt=\"The body recovers from deep sleep.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-24082\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During REM sleep (dreaming), various skills are converted into long-term memory, and the autonomic nervous system, such as regulating blood pressure and heart rate, is also trained. Some people who dream little or not at all may be experiencing a warning sign of impending physical decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/en\/sleep-cycle\/\">Sleep Cycle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, it is necessary to have a consistent and age-appropriate sleep schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For adults, the ideal sleep duration is 7-9 hours per night, consistently going to bed between 10 PM and morning, or possibly earlier if waking up early is necessary.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You shouldn&#039;t wake up to go to the bathroom more than once a night.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waking up in the morning should make you feel refreshed, not groggy, sleepy, or having a headache, and allowing you to stock up on energy for the whole day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daytime naps are acceptable, but no more than once a day, ideally no longer than half an hour and no later than 2 PM, as this can affect your ability to fall asleep at night.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, for those whose sleep times or patterns do not conform to this, do not ignore it. To ensure proper and healthy sleep, seek advice from a sleep specialist. They are happy to provide guidance and care for both your physical and emotional well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Article by Dr. Niratchada Saphanan<br><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>A neurologist specializing in epilepsy and sleep disorders.<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok Hospital Pattaya<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to experience increased work hours and inevitably reduced work-related stress. This has impacted emotional well-being, physical activity, and the quality and quantity of sleep. Whether it&#039;s insomnia or sleeping too much, the optimal duration for each age group can negatively affect overall health. Adequate and quality sleep has numerous benefits, including supporting hormonal balance, boosting immunity, improving brain and nervous system responses, promoting a balanced state of mind, body, and emotions, and even slowing the aging process. During deep sleep, the immune system and worn-out parts of the body are restored. During REM sleep (dreaming), various skills are converted into long-term memory, and the autonomic nervous system, such as regulating blood pressure and heart rate, is trained. Some individuals who dream less or not at all may be warning signs of impending physical decline. (Read more: Sleep Cycle) Therefore, a consistent and age-appropriate sleep schedule is essential. However, for those whose sleep time or characteristics don&#039;t conform to this, don&#039;t ignore it. For optimal health and well-being, consult a sleep specialist. They are happy to provide advice and care for both physical and emotional health. Article by Dr. Niratchada Saphanan, Neurology Specialist. And regarding sleep, Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sleeping"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1352,"label":"\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/how-to-sleep-well-during-covid.jpg",1200,628,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"\u0e19\u0e1e.\u0e27\u0e23\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e4c \u0e2a\u0e38\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e13\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01\u0e29\u0e4c","author_link":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/author\/dr-worawat-suwannaruxa\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1352,"name":"\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19","slug":"sleeping","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1352,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":33,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1352,"category_count":33,"category_description":"","cat_name":"\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e19","category_nicename":"sleeping","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19323"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192913,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19323\/revisions\/192913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nksleepcare.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}