Rocking Puts Adults To Sleep Faster And Makes Slumber Deeper

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Whole-Night Continuous Rocking Entrains Spontaneous Neural Oscillations with Benefits for Sleep and Memory. - PubMed - NCBI

Highlights​

• Rocking boosts deep sleep, sleep maintenance, and memory in healthy sleepers
• Fast spindles increase during rocking and synchronize with the slow oscillation up-state
• Rocking-induced overnight memory improvement relates to increased sigma activity
• Continuous rocking stimulation actively entrains intrinsic sleep oscillations

Effective in mice, too: Rocking Promotes Sleep in Mice through Rhythmic Stimulation of the Vestibular System. - PubMed - NCBI

I've never heard of this before, but according to some online forums it's actually quite popular.

I rock myself to sleep every night. | Is It Normal? | isitnormal.com

Post with over 90+ comments, mostly affirming they rock themselves to sleep despite age, sex, and other factors. Some stating they've been doing it their entire life.

 

[Wallenberg]

What professions have you considered Kj?

 

[SkinjobCatastrophe]

Brb buying a rocking chair

 

[Deleted member 6403]

What professions have you considered Kj?

lawyer and pharmacist ion know tho