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* **Practice relaxation techniques** – do relaxation techniques for 30 to 60 minutes, which can be beneficial even if you do not sleep. | * **Practice relaxation techniques** – do relaxation techniques for 30 to 60 minutes, which can be beneficial even if you do not sleep. | ||
* **Make the bedroom pitch black** – do not use nightlights and ensure bedroom windows are completely light proof. | * **Make the bedroom pitch black** – do not use nightlights and ensure bedroom windows are completely light proof. | ||
- | * **Remove the TV from the bedroom and avoid light after a certain time** – According to a recent study [[http:// | + | * **Remove the TV from the bedroom and avoid light after a certain time** – According to a recent study, exposure to electrical light between dusk and bedtime strongly suppresses melatonin levels and may impact physiologic processes regulated by melatonin signaling, such as sleepiness, thermoregulation, |
===== Sleep medications ===== | ===== Sleep medications ===== |