by the Mayo Clinic's Center for Sleep Medicine of 150 patients, 41 % said they had no effect or even a positive effect on their sleep, but 20 % did say
their pets disturbed their sleep, at least sometimes.
According to a small 2014 study by the Mayo Clinic's Center for Sleep Medicine of 150 patients, 41 % said they had no effect or even a positive effect on their sleep, but 20 % did say
their pets disturbed their sleep, at least sometimes.
Namely, a study released by the Mayo Clinic Sleep Disorders Center found that 53 % of the pet owners sleeping in the same room with their dogs or cats said
their pets disturbed their sleep in some way nightly.
A study released by the Mayo Clinic Sleep Disorders Center found that about half the patients in the study had a dog or cat, and 53 % of those pet owners said
their pets disturbed their sleep in some way nightly.
Not exact matches
According to a survey by the Mayo Clinic
Sleep Disorders Center, 53 % of people who sleep with their pets report that their animals disturb their sleep
Sleep Disorders Center, 53 % of people who
sleep with their pets report that their animals disturb their sleep
sleep with their
pets report that their animals
disturb their
sleepsleep [5].
A study released by the Mayo Clinic
Sleep Disorders Centre found that 53 % of the patients who are pet owners have their sleep disturbed in some way every n
Sleep Disorders Centre found that 53 % of the patients who are
pet owners have their
sleep disturbed in some way every n
sleep disturbed in some way every night.
The study's author, Dr Lois Krahn, a psychiatrist, said: «The study determined that while the majority of patients did not view their
pets intolerably
disturbing their
sleep, a higher percentage of patients experienced irritation.
Even if you don't consider yourself a light sleeper,
pets can
disturb your
sleep at night.
Although 20 % of them said their
sleep was
disturbed by their
pets, 41 % of the participants said that having a
pet share their bed helped them
sleep better.
Humans unknowingly invade an animal's space by hugging or putting their faces close to
pets, sticking fingers into cages or crates,
petting the top of dogs» heads (some dogs are «hand shy»),
petting dogs through a fence, approaching chained dogs, removing a
pet's food or favorite toy,
disturbing a
sleeping pet (which triggers a startled bite response) and owners forcing a shy animal to be
petted.
• Do not allow children to pick up, hug, chase, or
disturb pets when they are eating,
sleeping or caring for their young.
This may be dominance aggression, which is typically shown to a family member who has tried to
pet, hold, pick up, or remove something from the dog, or
disturbs it while it is
sleeping.