Snoozers have the same sleep quality when they wake up immediately vs. when they snooze, a new study found. In fact, when people were allowed to snooze for 30 minutes, they were actually more alert. This contradicts what people previously thought about snoozing, that it hurts sleep quality. Next, the scientists closely monitored 31 regular snoozers in the lab to see what effects snoozing had on their sleep quality. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe test results found no serious physical differences in sleep quality between the two scenarios.

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Persons: Snoozers, —, snoozing, Dr, Carol Ash, Robert, Tina Sundelin, Sundelin Organizations: Service, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Stockholm University