I like to put my hands under my head when I sleep

Everyone has their own favorite sleeping position. Some people like to sleep on their side, some people like to hold something when they sleep, and some people put their hands under their heads when they sleep. However, if you keep your hands under your head for a long time, not only will your hands become numb, but you will also have an irritated sleep. If you continue to do this for a long time, it will also cause poor blood circulation in the body. So, why do we like to put our hands under our heads when we sleep?

Many people like to lie on their side with their hands under their heads or raising their hands above their heads when they sleep, but they don't know that this sleeping posture is very unscientific. Clinical studies have shown that when you sleep with your head resting on your hands, the diaphragm will shift due to muscle pulling, which will increase abdominal pressure. This phenomenon is more obvious especially for those who eat too much before going to bed, the elderly and women in late pregnancy. Keeping your hands stretched over your head for a long time will stimulate the "reflux prevention mechanism". Once the function of this mechanism is weakened or damaged, food along with digestive juices will flow back into the esophagus, causing congestion, edema, erosion, and ulcers of the esophageal mucosa, resulting in reflux esophagitis. Sleeping with your head resting on your hands will prevent the external intercostal muscles, diaphragm, abdominal wall muscles, and anterior and posterior muscles of the thorax from naturally pulling back and relaxing, affecting the natural breathing of the lungs and easily causing chest tightness and fatigue.

1. Tossing and turning in sleep

Rumor online: He is troubled and has an impatient personality.

Jianzhen: Frequent tossing and turning before falling asleep may be due to difficulty falling asleep, and after falling asleep it may be due to poor breathing quality during sleep.

2. Open your eyes slightly

Rumor online: Full of worries.

Jianzhen: This is related to the degree to which the eyelids relax during sleep. The more relaxed your eyelids are, the tighter they close. However, even if your eyes are slightly open, as long as your sleep quality is good, there is no need to make deliberate changes or treatments.

3. Talking in sleep

Rumor has it online that he has a withdrawn personality and is restless.

Jianzhen: Basically everyone talks in their sleep sometimes. However, if you often talk and yell in your sleep, it may be due to lack of oxygen during sleep or sleep apnea, which is a relatively dangerous disease and you should go to the hospital for treatment.

4. Head sliding off the pillow

Rumor has it that he is negative, pessimistic, introverted and timid.

Jianzhen: This is just the subconscious mind looking for a more comfortable sleeping position. It may be that the pillow is too high.

5. Use your hands as a pillow

Rumor has it that he loves nostalgia and has delicate and rich emotions.

Jianzhen: According to the theory of body micro-language in psychology, sleeping with your hands behind your head is a solidified form of your usual thinking behavior. What people think about before going to bed is often related to their own experiences and emotions. Such people are generally more nostalgic and have delicate and rich emotions.

6. Snoring

Online rumor: Confident and upright.

Jianzhen: If the snoring is even, slow and soft, it is normal; if the snoring is loud and often pauses, it means that there is a lack of oxygen during sleep, and serious conditions require medical attention.

7. Sleeping with your mouth open

Rumor has it that he loves to fantasize, but lacks patience and perseverance.

Jianzhen: This depends on the demand for oxygen during sleep. When the human body judges that there is insufficient oxygen, it will open its mouth and breathe through the mouth. In addition, the relaxation of the jaw muscles during sleep can also cause sleeping with the mouth open.

8. Easily awakened

Online rumor: meticulous, intelligent and quick-witted.

Jianzhen: Sleep is divided into light sleep and deep sleep. If you wake up easily, it means it is difficult to enter deep sleep and your sleep quality is not good.

9. Drooling while sleeping

Rumor has it that the digestive organs are weak.

Jianzhen: This is related to sleeping posture. People who sleep on their side and breathe with their mouths open may drool.

10. Sleeping with your fists clenched

Online rumor: Loyal, hard-working, and determined.

Jianzhen: This is a sign of not being completely relaxed, and it also makes it more difficult to enter deep sleep.