Sleep Hygiene Recommendations

You will be able to create healthy sleep habits if you can establish:

  • Defined time for getting up and going to bed
  • Going to bed ONLY when you feel sleepy
  • Have a routine or ritual before bed, for example: to keep a journal where you write down all your daily earnings
  • Eat light food before bedtime
  • Not reading or watching TV in bed
  • Have a room isolated from noise and with a pleasant temperature
  • Avoid tobacco use before bedtime
  • Avoid alcohol two to four hours before bedtime
  • Avoid caffeine four to six hours before bedtime
  • Avoid heavy exercise two to four hours before bedtime
  • Avoid clocks inside the room
  • Avoid taking naps during the day
  • American Rhinologic Society
  • SIBECS
  • The-European Academy-of-Facial-Plastic-Surgery
  • ENT-UK