About Sleepopolis
Sleepopolis is a property dedicated to helping people around the world get a better night’s sleep. We cover a wide range of sleep and recovery topics, including in-depth reviews on mattresses and other sleep products, sleep industry news and events, and research-focused content on sleep science and wellbeing (which we call Sleep Education). Our goal is to help readers make better, more informed decisions regarding their sleep and rest.
Our writers specialize in sleep topics, and the majority of our reviews focus on their in-person experiences with and testing of products. In order to promote accuracy in our content, Sleepopolis features a robust Expert Network to help verify much of the content you see on the site, including both reviews and Sleep Education. This network consists of board-certified physicians, physical therapists, other medical professionals, researchers, and innovators in the sleep space. Content that has been expert verified is indicated with a blue checkmark at the top of those pages. We also work to keep our content up-to-date and indicate the day of the most recent editorial updates at the top of our articles.
Latest Posts
Industry News
- Pillow Cube Is Back With the Dream Machine
- A Revolutionary Device For Treating Sleep Apnea Is Headed For IPO
- Grab Your PJs; Casper Wants To Hire You To Sleep On Their Mattress…In Public
- Air New Zealand To Offer Rentable Sleep Pods
- Key Takeaways from ‘Back to Sleep 2022’
News
- These Are the Best Exercises to Do Right Before Bed, According to New Research
- Why the Army Is Changing Its Sleep Regulations For Soldiers
- What Happens When Sleep Apnea Occurs During REM Sleep, and Why Women Are Affected More
- New Study Suggests “Popular Girls” Get Less Sleep in High School
- The Famous “Wait to Caffeinate” Rule Popular Among Podcasters Might Be More Controversial Than We Thought
- New Research Shows Micro-Dosing LSD Improves Sleep Duration: Experts Weigh In
- The Greener Your Street, the Better You Sleep? New Research Says Yes
- Could a Foot Massage Before Bed Significantly Improve Your Sleep?
- What Are the 4 Sleep Phenotypes, and How Can Yours Impact Your Long-Term Health?
- New Research Explains the Science Behind Meditation Apps and Why They Work So Well
- New Research Reveals Just How Badly Alcohol Affects Your Brain While You Sleep
- The Newest Non-CPAP Treatment Options for Sleep Apnea in 2024
- How Much Melatonin Are Parents Really Giving To Kids? Their True Stories May Surprise You
- New Survey: How Often Do People Really Get a Good Night’s Sleep?
- The Overlooked Connection Between Mothers With Insomnia and Traffic Incidents: New Study
- The Data Behind Childhood Bed Poverty Is Dire — But There’s Hope Between the Lines
- What Social Media Scrolling Does to Teenagers’ Brains Before Bed
- What’s Really Keeping Teenagers Up at Night? Our New Survey Reveals More Than Answers
- Apple Watches Can Now Measure How Much Daylight You’re Getting — and Make Recommendations
- Arianna Huffington’s LinkedIn Poll Reveals We Just Can’t Disconnect at Night
- Have You Heard the Halloween Myth About Never Sleeping With an Empty Chair In Your Bedroom…?
- When It Comes to Perfecting Newborns’ Sleep, Is Consistent Eating Time the Key?
- Podcaster Releases a Workbook to Give New CPAP Users a Better Start to Therapy
- Babies Will Change Your Life, But Did You Know They Can Change Your Sleep Chronotpye, Too?
- Researchers Can Now Measure the Severity of Sleep Apnea Among Patients
- A Deep Dive Into Just How Badly the CPAP Machine Recalls Negatively Affected Doctors’ Mental Health
- Are Extracurriculars to Blame For Kids’ Poor Sleep Schedules? Parents Seem to Think So
- Study Suggests Childhood Obesity May Be a Major Warning Sign of Sleep Apnea Later On
- How Sleep Apnea and Snoring During Pregnancy Might Affect Newborns’ Health: New Research
- Your Guide to Getting Good Sleep (Really!) During a Heatwave
- The Surprising Reason You Might Want to Paint Your Bedroom Walls Gray
- This Entrepreneur’s Snoring Nearly Ended His Marriage, But Mouth Tape Came to the Rescue
- New Survey Reveals Couples’ Biggest Sleep Complaints About Their Partners
- Recall Alert: The Wildly Popular Boppy Lounger Pillow Linked to 10 Infant Deaths
- Elon Musk Asked the Twittersphere for Sleep Advice, and Twitter Delivered
- New Study Shows How Certain Changes to Your Diet Could Help You Go to Bed (and Wake Up) Earlier
- There May Be Much More Melatonin in Your Sleep Gummies Than the Labels Say: Here’s What to Know
- Viral TikTok on Sleep Fragmentation, and What to Do When You Wake Up in the Middle of the Night
- 4 Benefits of Using a Sleep Mask That Have Nothing to Do With Sleep
- Why I Started a Sleep Podcast for Women With (Sometimes Scary) Symptoms Like Mine
- I Had Sleep Apnea For Almost 30 Years: The Inspire Implant Has Been Life-Changing
- Say Hello to Brooklyn Bedding’s First GOTS-Certified Mattress — Here’s Exactly What That Means
- Does Sleeping On One Side of Your Face Cause Wrinkles? Here’s What the Experts Say
- How The Founder Of Ettitude Is Trying To Revolutionize the Bedding Industry
- Ludacris Leans Into Dad Life, Creating a Line Of Sleep Bonnets For Girls With Natural Hair
- Not Into Lavender for Better Sleep? Try Vanilla Instead
- Can the Silvi Silk Pillowcase Really Clear Up Your Acne While You Sleep?
- Lee Hadwin: What It’s Like to Draw While I’m Completely Asleep
- TikTok Wants to Help You Get Better Sleep – But Will It Work?
- Meet the TikTok Influencers Making Money for Livestreaming Their Sleep
- Does This Viral French Baby Sleep Hack Really Work?
- Later School Start Times In California Seems To Be Working As Expected
- A Brief History of Daylight Saving Time
- Daylight Saving Time Is About To End: Here’s What To Expect With Your Sleep
- New Warning Issued for Melatonin Use For Kids
- Could Frequent Nightmares Predict Your Risk For Dementia?
- We Blame Mercury in Retrograde For Everything. How About Bad Sleep?
- It’s World Narcolepsy Day. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
- Pillow Cube Is Back With the Dream Machine
- A Revolutionary Device For Treating Sleep Apnea Is Headed For IPO
- New Study Links a Lack of Sleep to Obesity in Teens
- Sleep-Deprived Magpies Are Tired and Unmotivated, Just Like Humans
- New Mattress Safety Standards Went Into Effect: Here’s What You Need To Know
- Sleep Medication Use Has Taken a Tumble Nationwide
- Mouth Taping Is The Latest TikTok Sleep Trend That Experts Are Warning Against
- TV at Bedtime Leads to Less Sleep and Behavioral Issues
- These Cute Jumping Spiders May Sleep and Dream Just Like Us
- Will This Week’s Perseid Meteor Showers (or Full Moon) Mess With Your Sleep?
- Grab Your PJs; Casper Wants To Hire You To Sleep On Their Mattress…In Public
- Gen Z and Millennials Prone to ‘Sunday Scaries’
- Study Explores Potential Link Between Sleep Disturbance and Alzheimer’s
- Why Last Night’s Supermoon Probably Wrecked Your Sleep
- Air New Zealand To Offer Rentable Sleep Pods
- Here’s How Your Sleep Stacks Up Against The Rest Of The Country
- FDA Fast Tracks Drug Combo for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- The Tiny Mites That Mate On Your Skin Are Facing a Huge Problem
- American Heart Association Adds Sleep Duration to Health Essentials List
- Later School Start Times Catching On Across the Nation
- Key Takeaways from ‘Back to Sleep 2022’
- Sleep Disorder Clinics Are Headed for a Boom
Other News
- Mouth Taping Is The Latest TikTok Sleep Trend That Experts Are Warning Against
- Will This Week’s Perseid Meteor Showers (or Full Moon) Mess With Your Sleep?
- Air New Zealand To Offer Rentable Sleep Pods
- Here’s How Your Sleep Stacks Up Against The Rest Of The Country
Posts
Sleep Education
- Holiday Stress Survey 2024
- Creating A Relaxing Bedtime Routine For Better Sleep
- Daylight Saving Time Is About To End: Here’s What To Expect With Your Sleep
- Tips For Better Sleep
- Your Guide To Sleeping With A Weighted Blanket
- The Best Temperature for Sleep
- Your Complete Guide To Deep Sleep
- Social Media and Sleep
- Everything You Need to Know About Daylight Saving Time
- 10 Sleep Trends for 2024: Separating Fads from Science
- Nocturnal Asthma
- Sleep Myths Debunked
- Here’s What You Need To Know About Pulling All Nighters
- Nocturnal Enuresis (Bedwetting)
- Swaddling: Here’s What You Need To Know
- Bedroom Design Ideas For Kids That Actually Promote Sleep
- Sleep Statistics and Facts
- The Scandinavian Sleep Method: How To Sleep Like A Viking:
- Athletes And Sleep
- How Much Sleep Do Kids Need?
- A Comprehensive Guide to Narcolepsy
- Is Five Hours Of Sleep Enough? Here’s What The Experts Say.
- Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD)
- Here’s Why You’re Waking Up Tired — Plus What To Do About It
- Reasons You Can’t Sleep And What To Do About It.
- Summer Sleep Routine for Kids
- Sleeping With Socks On — Should You Do It?
- The Dolphin Chronotype’s Ultimate Guide
- The Lion Chronotype’s Ultimate Guide
- The Bear Chronotype’s Ultimate Guide
- The Wolf Chronotype’s Ultimate Guide
- How Sleep Reduces Stress
- Sleep in Alaska: How Sleep Changes During a Solstice
- Chronotypes: Understanding Types & Impact on Sleep
- Everything You Need To Know About Sleep Inertia
- Here’s The Definitive Best Humidity Level For Sleeping
- How To Deal With Night Sweats
- The Best Sleeping Position For Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- The Complete Guide To Light And Sleep
- The Best Sleep Positions For Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Paralysis: Signs, Symptoms, And Treatment
- What Causes Insomnia In Women?
- Why Are Women Sleep Deprived Compared To Men?
- How Sleep Disorders Affect Men And Women Differently
- Sleep and Aging
- The Relationship Between Trauma, Sleep, And Dreams
- The Ultimate Guide To Sleep Training Older Kids
- What Is Sleep Anxiety?
- What To Do When You Didn’t Sleep All Night
- Sleep Myths: Dream Catchers
- The Relationship Between Dreams And Memories
- Written In The Stars: The Story Of Andromeda The Constellation
- Everything You Need to Know About CPAP Devices
- How The Moon Cycles Affect Sleep
- The Ultimate Guide For Sleeping As A Couple
- How To Prevent Dry Mouth At Night
- Everything You Need To Know About Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
- The Ultimate Guide to Different Parasomnias
- How To Tell If You Got A Good Night’s Sleep
- The Side Effects Of Sleep Deprivation
- What Is Orthosomnia?
- Everything You Need to Know About REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Tinnitus and Sleep
- Sleep Myths: The Wendigo
- A Comprehensive Guide To Babies And Sleep
- Why Does Coffee Make Me Tired? We Have the Answer and Solution
- How Micronutrients, Vitamins and Minerals Affect Sleep
- Fighting Sleep Deprivation as New Parents
- Can You Sleep With a Tampon In?
- Addicted to Scrolling: TikTok and Sleep
- Meditation and Tai Chi For Sleep: Your Guide to Relaxation
- The Science Behind Meditation for Sleep
- Does White Noise Help You Sleep?
- Alcohol and Sleep
- The Ultimate Guide to Napping
- REM Sleep: Everything You Need To Know
- How Much Sleep Do We Really Need?
- Can The Circadian Rhythm Be Changed?
- Early Birds vs. Night Owls
- The Purpose of Dreams
- The Complete Guide to Circadian Rhythm
- Lucid Dreams: What They Are and How to Experience Them
- What Are Dreams?
- The Sleep Stages: Your Brain’s REM and NREM Sleep Cycle
- Why Do We Need Sleep?
- Sleep Remedies – Does Lavender For Sleep Work?
- Leg Cramps At Night: Causes and Solutions
- Benefits Of Using A Humidifier in Winter
- The Benefits of Napping
- Expert-Recommended Bedtime Stories for Kids
Sleep Research
- Could Frequent Nightmares Predict Your Risk For Dementia?
- TV at Bedtime Leads to Less Sleep and Behavioral Issues
- These Cute Jumping Spiders May Sleep and Dream Just Like Us
- Will This Week’s Perseid Meteor Showers (or Full Moon) Mess With Your Sleep?
- Gen Z and Millennials Prone to ‘Sunday Scaries’
- Study Explores Potential Link Between Sleep Disturbance and Alzheimer’s
- Why Last Night’s Supermoon Probably Wrecked Your Sleep
- Here’s How Your Sleep Stacks Up Against The Rest Of The Country
- FDA Fast Tracks Drug Combo for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- The Tiny Mites That Mate On Your Skin Are Facing a Huge Problem
- Later School Start Times Catching On Across the Nation