What bed incline does the speaker recommend?

Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Sleep Hacks | Improve Your Sleep Quality with This Simple Trick

20 Jul 2024 · 0 min

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Short YouTube video by Aaron Hartman, MD giving a practical sleep tip: he explains that sleep position affects brain drainage and sleep quality and recommends that some patients — especially those with dysautonomia — sleep on a slight incline (about 5–7 degrees), roughly equivalent to propping the head of the bed ~6 inches.

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About 5–7 degrees (roughly equivalent to propping the head of the bed up about six inches).

So that the position of where you sleep can have a huge impact on draining your brain when you sleep, which can affect your sleep quality. One thing I've started doing with a lot of my patients, especially my patients with dysautonomia, is having them sleep on a little bit of an incline, usually about 5 to 7 degrees. That's equivalent to roughly propping the head of your bed up about six inches.