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Hi guys. First post here. I haven’t had a full night’s sleep since my husband died nearly 4 years ago. I have no problem getting to sleep but wake up every hour. I also have some health issues which will be contributing to this I’m sure. Hoping to find some info on here.
Sorry to hear of your husband’s passing, Janice. Waking during the night is not unusual and is actually a normal part of sleep. Where waking can be a problem is if you find it takes a long time to fall back to sleep after waking — is that an issue you currently face?
If so, it can be helpful to make sure you aren’t allotting too much time for sleep each night, and you can also give yourself a more appealing alternative to unpleasant nighttime wakefulness during the night by getting out of bed whenever being in bed doesn’t feel good and doing something more enjoyable and appealing instead.
You might find this video helpful, too: Waking during the night is normal and isn’t something you should be worried about.
If you regularly wake during the night but fall back to sleep quite quickly, have been told that you snore loudly, you wake with a gasp or choking sound, or you wake in the morning with a dry mouth and headache, you could have sleep apnea. If you recognize any of these symptoms, I’d suggest speaking with your doctor.
I hope this helps!
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