Why you keep waking up at 3am and how to fix it
Even healthy sleepers often wake briefly during the night without remembering it, according to sleep expert analysis.
Many people experience brief awakenings at 3am or other times during the night. These micro-awakenings are normal even for people with otherwise healthy sleep patterns and are often forgotten by morning. Understanding this natural sleep phenomenon can help reduce anxiety about occasional nighttime wakefulness.
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Why you keep waking up at 3am, and how to fix it
Even healthy sleepers often wake briefly several times without remembering it, Professor Grant Schofield writes.