Men's snoring often causes sleep disorders in women

Many women feel disturbed in their sleep by snoring partners
Sleep problems can have a wide variety of causes and are extremely detrimental to health. For many women, the partner is obviously responsible for the sleep disorders, according to the results of a special analysis of the DAK's current health report.

"The snoring of the partner has a great influence on their own night's sleep," emphasize the authors of the DAK health report. The current special analysis on the occasion of the day of sleep on 21 June showed that every fourth woman (27 percent) feels disturbed by her snoring partner or his movements, according to the DAK. In addition, the data analysis revealed that just under a fifth of the respondents (19 percent) only sleeps a maximum of five hours at night and every ninth feels disturbed by environmental noise in the bedroom.

Many women feel disturbed in their sleep by the snoring and movement of the partner. (Image: dusanpetkovic1 / fotolia.com)

Men and women sleep too little
Both women and men sleep equally too little, reports the DAK. But adequate and healthy sleep is important because sleep disorders, for example, increase the risk of depression and anxiety disorders. "When looking at the sick leave is clear: women are missing something more in the job because of severe sleep disorders (insomnia) with sleep disorders and insomnia, poor sleep quality, daytime fatigue and exhaustion," said the statement of the health insurance. In men, however, are more sick leave due to sleep apnea. Here, the proportion of affected men is four times higher than for women.

Good sleep makes you healthier and more relaxed
Especially among women, the sleep problems are often due to the partnership according to the DAK. Thus, many women feel disturbed by the movements and snoring of the partner in her sleep. This can lead to stress in many ways. Conversely, "good sleep also makes you healthier and more relaxed", which "can then also have a positive effect on the partner's health", says DAK CEO Andreas Storm.

Other causes of sleep problems
In the special analysis of the DAK is called another sleep killer the everyday noise (for example, starting from the traffic), by which every ninth night feels disturbed. In general, stress and poor sleep hygiene often have a high proportion of sleep disturbances. Women are more willing to take an active stand against their sleep problems and 14 percent of them consciously prefer bedtime rituals, compared to just nine percent of men. Also, 23 percent of women try to reduce stress levels to improve their sleep. According to the DAK, only 18 percent of the men are men. Relaxation techniques such as autogenic training or progressive muscle relaxation are also more a matter for women and are on the agenda of every tenth woman (men: four percent), according to the health insurance company. (Fp)