Does the pillow affect the erection? Here are 5 sexual problems caused by sleeping.

Sleep is not only closely related to health, but also affects our sex life. A survey by the American Sleep Medicine Research Association found that people with incorrect sleeping habits have lower sex life satisfaction. The following are some sleeping habits that affect the quality of sex. We asked experts to analyze and give advice.

Choose the right sleeping position.

Generally, you can choose the ideal right side sleeping position or your favorite sleeping position. If you sleep on your left side for a long time, it will compress your heart and you will feel chest tightness and discomfort during sleep. Lying on your back for a long time will compress your coccyx and cause discomfort in your buttocks, and you will feel a sense of oppression during sleep.

The bed is too soft: it weakens sexual power

When sleeping, if the mattress is too soft, the middle part of the body will sink, the trunk will form an arc, the ligaments around the spine and the intervertebral disc will be overloaded, and the physiological curvature of the lumbar spine will increase. In the long run, it will cause back pain. At the same time, the muscles cannot be fully relaxed when sleeping on a soft mattress. Over time, it will affect the strength of the muscles during sex. The professor of the hospital's sexual medicine department pointed out that during sex, the muscle strength of the waist and back is very important, especially for men. When using the man-on-top and side-lying positions, men need to rely on the strength of the waist and legs to help control the intensity of sex. Once the waist is damaged, it is easy to affect sexual movements.

Tips: The mattress should be moderately soft and hard, generally so that all parts of the body can feel comfortable and the waist can be well supported when lying on the bed. In addition, factors such as no noise, a large bed, and clean bedding can also help improve the quality of sex life.

High pillow: affects erection

We often say "sleep high and you'll have no worries", but Japanese sleep researchers found through a survey of nearly 100 married people of different ages that a pillow that is too high will affect sexual function. First, a pillow that is too high for a long time can easily lead to poor blood circulation in the brain, which can reduce the function of the pituitary gland to secrete sex hormones, and may further affect sexual desire. Secondly, when the pillow is too high, it can easily compress the heart and affect blood circulation, and long-term insufficient blood supply may lead to male erectile dysfunction. Thirdly, a high pillow can affect the health of the cervical spine, and in severe cases it can affect the nerve conduction of sexual excitement, thereby reducing sexual sensitivity and easily causing sexual frigidity. Finally, a high pillow can easily cause tracheal obstruction, aggravate snoring, cause hypoxia in the body, affect the sleep quality of both parties, and also have an adverse effect on sexual function.

Tips: Choose a pillow of appropriate height according to your height and body shape. Experts say that it is best to keep the head and trunk level when lying on your back, that is, the pillow should be one fist high when lying on your back and one and a half fists high when lying on your side. The length of the pillow should be wider than the shoulders. A pillow that is too small will also affect the quality of sleep. In terms of material, you must choose a softer cotton pillow that has elasticity when you put it on, such as a buckwheat pillow.

Sleeping on your stomach: Damage to your genitals

Among all sleeping positions, sleeping on one's stomach is considered the most unhealthy. Shi Ming pointed out that sleeping on one's stomach in bed will compress the scrotum, stimulate the penis, easily cause frequent spermatorrhea, affect normal work and life, and increase the temperature of the scrotum, which is not good for sperm growth. Women sleeping on their stomachs in bed are likely to cause breast deformities. Lying on the desk to rest will compress the carotid artery, cause sympathetic nerve dysfunction, brain ischemia and hypoxia, headache, dizziness and other symptoms, and thus affect sexual desire.

Tips: American sex experts believe that the most suitable sleeping position is a comfortable and natural one. After sex, the husband can hug his wife from behind to sleep, so that both bodies can be fully in contact without compressing the heart, which is conducive to promoting the relationship between the couple and improving the quality of sleep. If both parties are tired, sleeping sideways with back to back is also a good choice.

Sleeping too late: Beware of premature aging

With the diversification of life, the number of "night owls" is increasing. Previously, a survey conducted by a certain website showed that more than 80% of people have the habit of staying up late, and nearly 70% of them have health problems as a result. Staying up late has many harmful effects on health, and it is easy to cause decreased resistance, decreased memory, endocrine disorders, gastrointestinal problems, etc. From the perspective of gender relations, Professor Loman of Sociology at the University of Chicago pointed out that staying up late makes many young people "sexually premature", and people in their twenties and thirties cannot catch up with the sexual ability of middle-aged and elderly people in their fifties and sixties. For men, sleeping too late will lead to no erection in the morning, lack of passion during sex, always being listless, and low sexual endurance. For women, staying up late will make the vagina lack lubrication, become sluggish during sex, deteriorate skin and body shape, and reduce sexual confidence.

Tips: Keep a regular sleep schedule and try to go to bed before 11 o'clock. Try not to play with your phone or watch TV before going to bed. Some sex experts recommend sleeping naked, believing that this will make the body more relaxed, help enhance the body's immune system, and eliminate fatigue to the greatest extent. To maintain strong sexual ability through sleep, the best state is to maintain 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Even those who sleep late should ensure that they sleep for 6 hours a day.

Sleeping too long: Reduced sexual desire

Everyone knows that not getting enough sleep is harmful, but sleeping too long can also reduce sexual desire. The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine states that "lying down for a long time hurts the Qi." Lying down to rest or sleep for a long time without physical activity can easily lead to symptoms of Qi deficiency, which can cause the body's blood circulation to lose its original rhythm, slow down the heartbeat, slow down blood flow, and make you lazier the more you sleep. It can also lead to sexual dysfunction, mental depression, fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, reduced sexual desire, and even sexual indifference.

Tips: Don't "catch up on sleep" for a long time. If you feel uncomfortable because of sleeping too long, you can promote blood circulation and help restore vitality through appropriate physical exercise, such as brisk walking and jogging. In addition, it is not advisable to have sex immediately after a long sleep. It is best to drink some water and eat something first.