Travel hacks make life on the road run more smoothly, which is great news for those who travel frequently for work or relaxation. Fortunately, flight attendants and pilots, who spend countless hours flying and in hotels turn to social media to advise others. For instance, a pilot shared something he always does to ensure he gets better sleep.
Travel Hack to Prevent Confusion
Wagner’s helpful travel hack is to sleep with the bathroom light on when you stay at hotels, or new places because having a light on will help you see more clearly in the dark of night. This will help you acclimate to your surroundings and, hopefully, prevent confusion or panic.
An Alternate Travel Hack
“If the curtains don’t fully block the light, you don’t need to do this, so the real hack is to make sure there is some sliver of light somewhere to help you recall where you are,” he added. “Even then I still awoke every once in a while wondering what city I was in, but it turns out that just a few orienting clues in the sliver of light were all I needed to recall.”
Sleep Disorientation
Although sleep disorientation isn’t an official medical term, Very Well Health describes something similar, confusional arousal. Around 20% of adults and children experience some form of confusional arousal, which often happens during the transition from the deepest stage of sleep, to waking up. The cause is thought to be related to brain function because “different regions of the brain fail to fully communicate with each other,” according to VWH. “As a result, some parts of the sleeper’s brain stay asleep while others suddenly awake.”
Recognizing Sleep Disorientation
