Since noise can increase heart rate and accelerate brain waves, it can easily wake you up during the dozing-off phase, notes a medical specialist. Photo: dpa
Pyjamas on, lights out, into bed and on to dreamland – unless, that is, some noise won’t let you sleep. Why can it be so disruptive, and what can you do if people are partying well within earshot or your partner is snoring?
The disruptive effect of noise on sleep “naturally depends on what kind of noise it is,” says Dr Eva-Maria Elmenhorst, acting head of the Department of Sleep and Human Factors Research at the German Aerospace Centre’s Institute of Aerospace Medicine.
