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Sleeping on your side may help to remove waste products in the brain

31 points by dnt404-1 11y ago

merraksh 11y ago
Back in X year, one of the most widely cited studies [...] I tried to find the "X year", a placeholder that was probably forgotten by the OP, and the source of the survey page contains the following snippet <meta name="DC.date.modified" content="2014-08-12T08:38:03+00:00"/> <meta name="DC.date.created" content="2014-08-11T14:42:58+00:00"/>
jackgavigan 11y ago
Sleeping on your side also helps prevent snoring! Win-win!
- globuous 11y ago
  As well as sleep paralysis [1] ! For me at least. It's also a smart way to pass out if you've had too much to drink. I wonder if it's got any unwanted long term effects on one's back though.. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
  - epalmer 11y ago
    If you are overweight and older you risk getting bursitis in your hips if you sleep on your side. At 61 this is now a problem for me that has me losing weight (a low carb ketogenic diet) and sleeping in a recliner for half the night. I do get a restful sleep but I've always had the ability to go back to sleep quickly. So moving from the chair to the bed and back does not seem to bother me.
- globuous 11y ago
  As well as sleep paralysis [1] ! For me at least. It's also a smart way to pass out if you've had too much to drink. I wonder if it's got any unwanted long term effects on one's back though.. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
lawlessone 11y ago
I wonder does that explain why i feel like shit whenever i fall asleep and wake up on my back instead of sideways.
- davak 11y ago
  This is typically because of sleep apnea or snoring. I had a whole family of thin folks with sleep apnea that this was their initial complaints.
  - lawlessone 11y ago
    I snore and have suspected occasionally i have apnea also, due to other signs. So you're probably right.
brador 11y ago
> While the glymphatic pathways testing has so far only been conducted on rodents Oh come on. Medical studies I can understand animal testing having some relevance, but this study on rodents and applying the results to humans without a massive disclaimer? That's a step too far.

31 points by dnt404-1 11y ago

Back in X year, one of the most widely cited studies [...] I tried to find the "X year", a placeholder that was probably forgotten by the OP, and the source of the survey page contains the following snippet <meta name="DC.date.modified" content="2014-08-12T08:38:03+00:00"/> <meta name="DC.date.created" content="2014-08-11T14:42:58+00:00"/>

jackgavigan 11y ago

Sleeping on your side also helps prevent snoring! Win-win!

globuous 11y ago
As well as sleep paralysis [1] ! For me at least. It's also a smart way to pass out if you've had too much to drink. I wonder if it's got any unwanted long term effects on one's back though.. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis
- epalmer 11y ago
  If you are overweight and older you risk getting bursitis in your hips if you sleep on your side. At 61 this is now a problem for me that has me losing weight (a low carb ketogenic diet) and sleeping in a recliner for half the night. I do get a restful sleep but I've always had the ability to go back to sleep quickly. So moving from the chair to the bed and back does not seem to bother me.
globuous 11y ago
As well as sleep paralysis [1] ! For me at least. It's also a smart way to pass out if you've had too much to drink. I wonder if it's got any unwanted long term effects on one's back though.. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_paralysis

lawlessone 11y ago

I wonder does that explain why i feel like shit whenever i fall asleep and wake up on my back instead of sideways.

davak 11y ago
This is typically because of sleep apnea or snoring. I had a whole family of thin folks with sleep apnea that this was their initial complaints.
- lawlessone 11y ago
  I snore and have suspected occasionally i have apnea also, due to other signs. So you're probably right.

brador 11y ago

> While the glymphatic pathways testing has so far only been conducted on rodents Oh come on. Medical studies I can understand animal testing having some relevance, but this study on rodents and applying the results to humans without a massive disclaimer? That's a step too far.