Contents:
- Medical Video: 10 Little-Known Tricks for Perfect Sleep on a Flight
- 1. Pay attention to seating options
- 2. Avoid alcohol and caffeine before flight
- 3. Snacking before flight
- 4. Avoid seeing bright screens from handphone or tablet
- 5. Bring the equipment you need
Medical Video: 10 Little-Known Tricks for Perfect Sleep on a Flight
Are you the type of person who easily sleeps on a plane? If so, of course you are lucky. The problem is, many people find it very difficult to sleep in air travel. This can be because the lighting on the plane is too bright, the noise around is too noisy, the temperature is too cold, and various other reasons.
In fact, sleeping on a plane is very useful to restore lost energy, especially in long flights. In addition, taking a nap can also help prevent jet lag. Then how do you get a good night's sleep on the plane? Check out the following tips.
1. Pay attention to seating options
The choice of seating can also affect the quality of your sleep on a plane. Therefore, you need to determine whether you sleep on the left or right side of your bed at home. If you sleep on the right side, you have to choose a seat that is on the right side of the plane. Whereas if you sleep on the left side, you have to choose a seat on the left side of the plane.
In addition, you can choose a seat near the window. In general, a window seat is ideal because you will have more room to sleep.
2. Avoid alcohol and caffeine before flight
Alcohol and containing foods or drinks caffeine, such as coffee, tea or soda, can keep you awake during flight and make it harder for you to rest. Therefore, you need to refrain from drinking alcohol or coffee before or during a flight. Instead, you can drink warm water, herbal tea, or warm milk before or while on a plane.
3. Snacking before flight
To fill your stomach without risking indigestion or dehydration, you can eat soft foods or drinks such as yogurt, juices, smoothies, nuts, and fruits.
In addition, you should always drink plenty of water before and during the flight so that the fluids in your body are always balanced. Eating or drinking before a flight can also prevent hunger in the middle of a flight, which can interfere with your sleep.
4. Avoid seeing bright screens from handphone or tablet
To make it easier to sleep on a plane, you need to avoid seeing bright screens like handphone, your tablet, laptop or television screen. Bright light from a laptop or television screen can make it difficult for your brain to sleep.
5. Bring the equipment you need
You need to find out why you have trouble sleeping on a plane. Some people have trouble sleeping because of the uncomfortable neck position ringing ears, cold, or anything else.
Therefore, you can prepare equipment that can reduce the discomfort. For example by carrying a neck pillow, sleeping eye patch, earplugs, and warm socks.
