The Alarm Sounds Loud, But Why Is It So Hard To Get Up? This Is The Reason According To Experts

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YOGYAKARTA – Many people come late because they fall asleep and don't wake up even though the alarm sounds loudly. Of course, it will make you feel rushed and even uncomfortable because you are not on time.

If you don't hear the alarm at all, it could be due to a good night's sleep. According to the founder and leader at Sleep School, doctor Guy Meadows, deep sleepers have more sleep axis, or a form of brain activity during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep.

The sleep spindle acts as a noise-canceling device, according to Meadows. The results of a study on brain rhythm and sleep found that a person who produces more sleep spindles during a quiet night's sleep can tolerate more noise. Therefore the person is able to continue to sleep soundly even though the loud volume and repeated noises wake him up.

Another cause of not getting up when the alarm goes off has to do with the quality and amount of sleep. Usually, this is experienced by shift workers. Unknowingly they need to pay sleep debt.

Third, sleeping at the wrong time is also a problem. Especially if you tend to trade at night, then sleep later or in the morning. When the alarm goes off in the early hours of the morning, they are in a deep sleep phase than people who go to bed earlier at night.

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Hussain Abdeh, clinical director and supervising pharmacist at Medicine Direct added. Certain medical conditions can make it harder for some people to wake up in the morning. For example, experienced in someone with a sleep disorder in the heart rhythm that makes sleep patterns irregular. That is, in this condition sleep will be more restful, and difficult to wake up.

Besides physical conditions, mental conditions also affect sleep. People who are depressed are often overly anxious or have difficulty getting a good night's sleep. When getting a good night's sleep, the alarm will be missed or less eager to get out of bed.

To overcome the problem of having trouble getting out of bed even though the alarm is ringing, suggests Meadows, try establishing a routine. Set a time each day to go to bed and wake up at the same time. In addition to helping you fall asleep more easily and wake up on time, this method also helps restore sleep quality.

Plus, you need to make sure you get enough sleep so you don't pay off your sleep debt. Meadows added his recommendation again, namely by waking up the motivation to get out of bed. For example, by preparing coffee in the morning or doing your favorite activity in the morning.

If you still need an alarm, keep your device away with an alarm feature. Better, use an alarm clock that requires you to get out of bed to silence it. That way, you will wake up while the sun is still leaning west.