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Sleep and

Incontinence-

2 Worlds Collide

Do you ever find yourself waking the bathroom upon awakening to
up multiple times a night to use the prevent waking up again to urinate.
restroom? Sure, for someone with Such habits further disrupt entering
urinary incontinence, this might be a REM (deep sleep) sleep cycle.
a normal occurrence, however its Interrupting the sleep cycle affects
effects on quality sleep can greatly many things including daytime
impact a person’s quality of life. fogginess, increased naps during the
Did you know that after the age day and lack of energy. Extending
of 60, as many as 70% of people time intervals of uninterrupted sleep
experience nocturia (frequent can improve sleep quality and lower
nighttime urination) causing them to the frequency of nighttime urination.
wake up more than 2 times a night to In addition, a daily specific bladder
urinate. Nocturia is often missed by training exercise program will also
people who have problems sleeping assist in decreasing the urination
because people link nocturia to frequency.
normal aging and report frequent
urination to the gynecologist or Certified sleep science coaches can
urologist, not their sleep specialist. guide you on lifestyle changes to
Nocturia can cause disruptions promote normal sleep
in sleep patterns, contributing to habits. Good sleep hygiene is a
nightly habits of getting up to use
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