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8-second breathing exercise for when you wake up in the middle of the night

Nbcwashington · · 488 words · By Caroline Kee; TODAY
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What to know about 8-second breathing exercise for when you wake up in the middle of the night

When you wake up in the middle of the night, what’s the first thing you do?

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What happened

When you wake up in the middle of the night, what’s the first thing you do?

Why it matters

If your answer is checking the time on your phone or alarm clock, you’re not alone.

Common ground

However, this common habit during nighttime wakings may be sabotaging your chances of falling back asleep and getting quality rest, Dr.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Dr. Kuljeet K. Gill, sleep medicine specialist at Northwestern Medicine, previously told TODAY.com [that checking the time during nighttime wakings may be sabotaging your chances of falling back asleep]”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Dr. Kuljeet K. Gill is a sleep medicine specialist associated with Northwestern Medicine (nm.org, Healthgrades, US News Doctors).
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web search NEUTRAL — Kuljeet K. Gill, MD - Northwestern Medicine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Kuljeet K. Gill is a Neurologist in Winfield, IL. Find Dr. Gill's phone number, address, insurance information, hospital affiliations and more.Sleep Medicine. Doctor's Details. Speaks English.
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Claim 2: “This story first appeared on TODAY.com.”
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Claim 3: “It’s normal to wake up and fall back asleep throughout the night.”
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Multiple web sources state that waking up in the middle of the night can be normal, though they qualify it by frequency and cause.
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web search NEUTRAL — Falling asleep, and staying asleep, isn't always as simple as it sounds. Waking up in the middle of the night is normal, but if it's a regular occurrence, it could be a sign of something more sinister…
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web search NEUTRAL — We’re also more likely to remember waking up if it’s closer to the time we normally get up for the day. Anxiety or depression.Terminal insomnia, which happens when you wake up too early or before your…
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web search NEUTRAL — Waking up at night can be normal. It’s the cause and frequency that help determine whether or not there’s actually a problem.Regularly waking up for at least 20 to 30 minutes at night might be a sign …
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Claim 4: “Gill also recommends going to bed and waking up around the same time every day to keep a consistent sleep schedule and allowing yourself at least seven hours to sleep.”
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Web search results confirm the recommendation of a consistent sleep schedule and at least seven to seven-and-a-half hours of sleep. One source specifically attributes the 'seven and a half hours' and 'consistent sleep schedule' advice to a 'Sleep Doctor' in a context matching the claim.
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Claim 5: “the bright blue light from a phone screen or digital alarm clock can also suppress melatonin, the “sleep hormone” that signals our body to rest.”
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Three independent web sources explicitly confirm that blue light from screens suppresses the production of melatonin, the sleep hormone.
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