{"id":486,"date":"2020-10-16T09:02:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T09:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sleeping.guide\/?p=486"},"modified":"2023-06-20T09:02:34","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:02:34","slug":"sleep-recliner-vs-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sleeping.guide\/sleep-recliner-vs-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep Better In A Recliner VS A Bed? You Need To Read This"},"content":{"rendered":"
Drifting off in a recliner is easy.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s been a long day. You\u2019ve been reading your favorite book, or you\u2019re done with good TV and now watching the late night stuff.<\/p>\n You\u2019re comfy. Relaxed. Eyes drooping\u2026<\/p>\n Zzzzzzzz.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before you know it, you\u2019ve drifted off into dream land.<\/em><\/p>\n Trying to sleep in a bed, though?<\/strong><\/p>\n Oh man. You need to shake off the drowsiness, get up, brush teeth, sort things out, climb into bed, and lay there with a brain that is suddenly FULL of thoughts!<\/p>\n So is sleeping in a recliner really better than in a bed? Is it really possible to get a restful sleep in a recliner?<\/strong><\/p>\n Those questions were really bugging me, so I\u2019ve done into some research. In this article you\u2019ll find all of the answers \u2013 including detailed comparisons and references to medical advice.<\/p>\n Sleeping in a recliner is only better than a bed in certain conditions. Namely to stop specific sleep disorders and breathing issues. And for those hard of movement. Otherwise, sleeping in a recliner will give much worse sleep quality than a bed, and may cause knee, back, hip, and posture issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ready to dive into the details? Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n The main attraction of a recliner is how easy it is to drift off to sleep. It usually happens without thinking.<\/p>\n But is it healthy?<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, there\u2019s two main advantages.<\/p>\n Heartburn is caused by your stomach acid leaking into your esophagus. This is normally closed off from your stomach, but it doesn\u2019t fully close off for some people. Sleeping horizontally can then cause the acid to leak into your esaphagus and cause a strong acid-burn sensation.<\/p>\n Sleeping vertically stops this from happening. Our good friend gravity keeps the stomach acid where it should be \u2013 in your stomach.<\/em><\/p>\n Anyone who\u2019s looked into snoring and sleep apnea knows that it\u2019s a case of your airways not being open enough for air to travel freely.<\/p>\n By sleeping in an elevated position, this prevents your airways from being compressed from the weight of your neck and pressure from the pillow.<\/p>\n It\u2019s rare, but doctors do advice patients to try sleeping on recliners for breathing related sleep disorders.<\/p>\n So much so, that some recliners are built to be \u2018zero gravity\u2019 chairs. This is a position where your head is slightly above your knees and legs, which can help relieve sleeping issues.<\/em><\/p>\n No, I don\u2019t mean a recliner is a good excuse to kick out the father-to-be from bed!<\/p>\n Instead, women in the late stages of pregnancy may find a recliner relieves a lot of the issues they may be having with sleep. The more vertical sleeping angle is much more supportive of the extra baby weight, and discourages trying to find comfort in sleeping on one side.<\/p>\n In a lot of cases, a recliner isn\u2019t an ideal sleep environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n Not only are you stuck to one position<\/a> (laying on your back), the chair itself isn\u2019t always ergonomically comfortable. It may be fine to FALL asleep in, but not to go into a deeper sleep.<\/p>\n Especially when you consider the real environment. A recliner is normally in a living room, with lights on, probably TV in the background, near loud or beeping appliances. It\u2019s a horrible combination of sleep disruptors.<\/p>\n Combine this and you can actually draw a comparison between sleeping on a recliner and sleeping drunk. Both \u2018help\u2019 you fall asleep \u2013 it\u2019s easy to drift off in a recliner or after a few glasses of wine.<\/strong><\/p>\n But both also ruin the quality of your sleep. You\u2019ll probably wake up during the night<\/a>, have disturbed sleep, and wake up feeling tired and sore.<\/strong><\/p>\nSleeping on a Recliner vs a Bed \u2013 Summary:<\/h3>\n
Sleeping on A Recliner \u2013 Is It Healthy?<\/h2>\n
Advantage 1: No Heartburn<\/h3>\n
Advantage 2: Relieved Breathing Issues<\/h3>\n
Bonus: Helps with Pregnancy<\/h3>\n
Disadvantage 1: Your Sleep Quality Suffers<\/h3>\n