![]() It may seem counterintuitive, but this suggests that becoming “rapidly alert,” then, does not equate to jarring blasts of sound. "This is particularly important for people who might work in dangerous situations shortly after waking, like firefighters or pilots, but also for anyone who has to be rapidly alert, such as someone driving to hospital in an emergency,” said McFarlane. ![]() Remember all the first scenes of movies where the hero wakes up to a blaring alarm and then springs into action to save the world? That is, apparently, not evidence-based script writing. According to the research, people who were awakened by a melodic tune experienced significantly less sleep inertia (doctor talk for grogginess). The findings were to be used to understand the ways that a chosen waking sound can affect grogginess, in turn, helping people in general choose wake up sounds that could help them feel more alert. ![]() “The sound you choose may have important ramifications,” said Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology researcher, Stuart McFarlane, who is lead author of the study, in a report." You would assume that a startling 'beep beep beep' alarm would improve alertness, but our data revealed that melodic alarms may be the key element.” This seems counterintuitive, and it wasn’t what the researchers expected either.įor the study, 50 participants reported on what kind of sound they used to wake up and also their alertness level upon waking and for four hours afterwards. It turns out that my tender alarm may reduce my morning grogginess.Ī small but revealing new study suggests that waking up to melodic alarms may help people feel more alert. And when people ask me how I stay motivated in the morning, I always just attribute it to the natural byproduct of being an early bird. See, mornings are important to me - I feel most creative then and like taking advantage of that. The sound of my alarm clock is a sweet tinkling chime, because I want to be cooed into consciousness, not jerked into it by a throbbing, blaring siren.
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