Is it better to sleep on your side, or on your back, or to sleep on your back

Many people think that as long as they sleep comfortably, they don't need to care too much about their sleeping position. In this regard, Guo Xiheng, a respiratory doctor at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, told reporters that there are four types of sleeping positions, and the choice of sleeping position varies from person to person. Especially for people with certain diseases such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stomach and liver, it is necessary to pay more attention to choosing the correct sleeping position, otherwise it will not only affect the quality of sleep, but also aggravate the disease.

At the same time, Dr. Guo also introduced the advantages and disadvantages of the four sleeping positions, and you can choose the corresponding sleeping position according to your physical condition.

It does not compress the internal organs of the body. Disadvantages: It is easy to cause the base of the tongue to fall and obstruct breathing.

Inappropriate population: People who snore and have respiratory diseases.

2.People with prone 5 choose to lie on their stomach and sleep on their stomachs. Pros:

Doctors point out that people who sleep in this position feel safe when they sleep and also help with the expulsion of foreign bodies in the mouth; At the same time, it is good for people who have problems with the lumbar spine. Disadvantages: compress the heart and lungs, affect breathing, people with heart disease, high blood pressure, cerebral thrombosis are not easy to choose to lie on their stomachs.

3.Lie on your left side.

Doctors believe that this sleeping position tends to cause people to toss and turn while sleeping, resulting in erratic sleep. Moreover, because the human heart is located on the left side of the body, lying on the left side will compress the heart, so it is a very unhealthy sleeping position. Pros:

No disadvantages: compression of the heart and stomach, especially for patients with gastric disease, acute liver disease, gallstones, it is not easy to use left side sleep.

4.Lie on your right side.

25 of them sleep facing to the right side. Advantages: It does not compress the heart, and there is a sense of stability in sleep. Disadvantages: Affects the movement of the right lung and is not suitable for patients with emphysema.

One-third of a person's life is spent in sleep, so we can see that sleep is of great significance to a person, in fact, sleeping posture is also of great significance to people's health, so let's take a look at what healthy sleeping postures are today!

Sleeping on your side and lying flat are the two most recommended sleeping positions, which are better for normal people, and it is recommended to choose a sleeping position that makes you feel comfortable according to your needs. However, for some special populations, there are benefits in their own way.

1. Sleeping on the side: It is more suitable for patients with apnea syndrome and obese people, and the advantage is that it can prevent neck fat, pharyngeal tissue and tongue from falling back to block the respiratory tract, which is conducive to maintaining smooth breathing during sleep. Sleeping on the left side of the side sleep is more suitable for pregnant women, because the abdomen is relatively large, if you lie flat, it may cause pressure on the organs, and it is easy to produce a feeling of not burying Tongshi, so it is recommended to sleep on the left side.

Sleeping on the right side is more suitable for heart patients, the advantage is that it does not compress the heart, and is conducive to the blood circulation of the heart;

2. Lying flat: Because the contact area between the body and the bed is large and more relaxed when lying down, it is a more comfortable sleeping posture and is conducive to facial blood circulation. In addition, lying flat is more suitable for people with cervical and lumbar spine diseases, the advantage is that it conforms to the physiological curvature of the cervical spine, which is conducive to relieving uncomfortable symptoms.

It is recommended that people with lumbar spine diseases can put a cotton pad of about 10 cm under their legs when lying down, so that the limbs are naturally flexed, and the curvature of the spine changes little, which can reduce the discomfort of bending the lumbar spine.

Whether it is sleeping on the side or lying down, it has its own benefits for different groups of people, there is no need to be particularly entangled, it is recommended to change the sleeping position appropriately in the process of sleeping at night, and do not always maintain a sleeping position, so as not to have uncomfortable symptoms due to not turning over for a long time.