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From dentures to contact lenses, there are accessories we put in our ears, eyes, nose or mouth to aid wellbeing. Yet could they cause problems, too? ANGELA EPSTEIN asked the experts...
Crying children, noisy neighbours, a weak bladder — the things that can wake us in the night are numerous. But for some, there is another troubling cause — pain. Painsomnia is a medical condition where people go to bed in relative comfort but as they sleep their pain builds and wakes them up. The number affected is unclear, but a 2014 study in the Journal of Pain found that up to 88 per cent of those living with chronic pain have difficulty sleeping, while 50 per cent of insomniacs suffer from chronic pain. Painsomnia is a medical condition where people go to bed in relative comfort but a...
Lining up with fellow competitors in the point-to-point race, Sally Jones tries to calm her restless horse as they wait for the starter’s orders. Suddenly, they’re off. Sally’s horse thunders around the course. This time, Sally tells herself, she’s going to win. Crouching over the saddle, she urges her horse on. But just as the finishing line looms into view, Sally’s eyes snap open, only for her to realise that she’s not on a point-to-point course at all. Rather, the mother of two is standing on her bed, the sheets scrunched up on the mattress and pillows scattered across the floo...