sleep hygiene

[ sleep-hahy-jeen ]

/ ˈslip ˌhaɪ dʒin /

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noun

a set of practices or habits that are recommended to ensure restful, good-quality sleep: Basic sleep hygiene includes setting regular bedtime hours and avoiding exercise and computer use prior to sleep.

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Origin of sleep hygiene

First recorded in 1895–90

Words nearby sleep hygiene

sleep a wink, not, sleepcoat, sleeper, sleeper seat, sleeper terrorist, sleep hygiene, sleep-in, sleep-induced apnea, sleeping, sleeping bag, Sleeping Beauty

How to use sleep hygiene in a sentence

Follow healthy practices—a good diet, exercise, and good sleep hygiene.
Outwitting the Grim Reaper - Issue 94: Evolving|Kevin Berger|December 23, 2020|Nautilus
Sleep scientists have also been working to better publicize their research on the benefits of sleep hygiene.
Why We Buy In to the Big Business of Sleep|Kelsey McKinney|August 6, 2020|Time
Lee would stay up late, unable to sleep from the pains he had in his back.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
On some Sundays he came to church with only two hours of sleep.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Zubaydah and two other detainees were subsequently waterboarded, and subjected to other methods including sleep deprivation.
CIA Interrogation Chief: ‘Rectal Feeding,’ Broken Limbs Are News to Me|Kimberly Dozier|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Detainees there were subject to sleep deprivation, shackled to bars with their hands above their heads.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was slapped, grabbed in the face, placed in stress positions, placed in standing sleep deprivation, and doused with water.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At last Aristide fed him desperately, dandled him eventually to sleep, and returned to an excited pillow.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Punch scratched himself in his sleep, and Judy moaned a little.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Until we work up some weeks' reserve of water, food and cartridges, I shan't sleep sound.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The white light of the moon had fallen upon the world like the mystery and the softness of sleep.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
So how do you suppose Yung Pak's mother used to put him to sleep in this land where cradles were unknown?
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike

British Dictionary definitions for sleep hygiene

sleep hygiene

noun

the habits conducive to getting the right amount and quality of sleep

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