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It’s a well-known scientific fact: the temperature – too cold or too hot – of the bedroom influences the quality of our sleep. What is the temperature that it is advisable to respect so as not to disturb his sleep? Should the heating be turned down in the bedrooms? We take stock.
Too hot or too cold: if the temperature in the bedroom varies a little, you can quickly have a bad night. So how do you optimize both your heating and your sleep? The temperature in your bedroom should be set between 16 and 19°C.
Indeed, according to the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), 17°C would be the perfect temperature in this room, 18°C in the presence of an infant.
A thermostat in the brain
There is a good reason to limit heating in the bedroom. Indeed, our organism and more particularly our brain, has a natural thermostat: the hypothalamus. This brain sensor acts as a regulator of our body temperature. By reducing it, it promotes falling asleep. A phenomenon that happens about twice a day, around 2 and 10 p.m., at nap time and at night.
This is why the National Institute of Sleep and Vigilance (INSV) warns against “an atmosphere that is too hot which will thwart the decrease in core temperature and disrupt falling asleep and the architecture of sleep”. He advises to “refresh your room well, on the contrary”.
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Put a thermometer in the room
For this and in order not to disturb this natural cycle of falling asleep, it is therefore advisable to turn off the heating of your room or at least not to overheat. To know when the temperature is getting too low, you can install a thermometer in your room.
This is to adapt to the temperature fluctuations of your bedroom. A great way to sleep better and save money!