![]() The authors of the study note that more research needs to be conducted to better understand alarm tones' impact on sleep inertia. "W hile a more melodic sound, like the Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations' or The Cure's 'Close to Me,' may help us transition to a waking state in a more effective way." "We think that a harsh 'beep beep beep' might work to disrupt or confuse our brain activity when waking," Adrian Dyer, co-author of the study, said. Researchers found that people who woke up to melodic sounds, such as music, experiences significantly less sleep inertia compared to people who used alarm clocks that blasted harsh unmelodic sounds. ![]() In order to understand how alarms affect sleep inertia in the morning, researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology studied 50 people who completed questionnaires about the tones of their alarms and the intensity of their grogginess when they work up. It's an especially concerning issue for people who have to work immediately upon waking, those with jobs like emergency responders and pilots. It can last for minutes to hours after waking up. Researchers say sleep inertia is c ommon condition people experience that can impact mental and physical functions. The scientific phenomenon behind that grogginess is known as sleep inertia.
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