Open window for fresh air?
If there’s anything about the moth in the bedroom, it’s often about the temperature. Because you will see: he wants the window shut, while you can only sleep in the fresh air from an open window. What is better?
An open window is nice for the fresh air. Many people sleep wonderfully through it, especially in the summer. Other people don’t want to lie ‘in the draft’, find an open window too cold or can’t sleep with the window open because of outside noise.
Whether you are ‘team open’ or ‘team closed’, there is no arguing about one thing: good ventilation is really necessary in the bedroom. Poor ventilation in the home causes health problems such as respiratory problems, headaches and allergies. For people with respiratory complaints, the drainage of moisture is especially important. House dust mites and molds do not thrive in dry air.
It is a myth that it is enough to open the window regularly. The fresh air that comes in is gone after half an hour. Airing every now and then is therefore not enough. Proper ventilation is done 24 hours a day. So always keep the grids open or the (hinged) windows ajar. For those who have it: always have the mechanical ventilation system on.
We exhale carbon dioxide
Good ventilation is extra important for the bedroom because bedrooms are usually not very large rooms. And during our sleep we exhale carbon dioxide. Without proper ventilation, the carbon dioxide level in the bedroom increases rapidly at night. Fortunately, that is not bad for your health, but it is bad for your sleep. Research by the University of Eindhoven shows that you sleep more deeply and wake up less often when the carbon dioxide levels in the air are low. Danish research shows again that a low carbon dioxide score at night improves concentration during the day. Too little oxygen in your bedroom can also cause headaches. All good reasons to open that window more often.
Still, proponents of closed windows also have a point: you not only increase the risk of noise nuisance, but also of burglary by sleeping with the window open. And of course, especially in autumn and winter, heat is also lost if you have the window open. The best temperature in the bedroom is 16-18 degrees. If it is very hot in the bedroom, you sleep very restlessly and you sweat. If it is too cold in the bedroom, your body is continuously correcting the temperature of the body, resulting in restless sleep.
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