Why do I wake up with chest pain?

Sleeping is our main way to rest. Many people think that after waking up, the body should be very relaxed. However, this is not the case for some friends. Whenever they wake up, they feel pain in the chest. When this happens, the positive significance of sleep no longer exists. Many people even worry that they are suffering from a disease. So why do I wake up with chest pain?

Is it because the heart is pressed down when sleeping? No. The heart is "wrapped" by organs such as the lungs and the sternum.

The ribs protect you from being easily compressed.

This is because you are not paying attention to the sleeping posture and are compressing your sternum (it will be fine in a day or two). I have this happen from time to time. Pay attention to your sleeping position. Make your mattress as comfortable as possible.

Most people like to sleep on their backs, which is like a big letter "L". This posture is good for blood circulation and is also in line with sleep hygiene. But be careful not to put your hands on your chest when lying on your back, otherwise you may easily have nightmares.

Few people sleep on their stomachs, and this sleeping position is generally not recommended because it compresses the chest, affects breathing, increases the workload of the heart and lungs, and is not good for health.

In fact, it is impossible for people to stay in one posture during the whole night of sleep. At a certain time, they will turn over or change the position of their limbs to achieve a comfortable position. During the sleep process, as long as people can fall asleep quickly and do not feel uncomfortable, it is enough to master a lying position and there is no need to be too strict.

But in general, sleeping on your side or back is better, especially on the right side. There are many reclining Buddha statues in our country, and the Buddha is lying on his right side, which shows that the ancients had made a clear choice.

A person who lies down spends about one-third of his life sleeping. Whether the sleeping posture is correct or not is not only related to the quality of sleep, but also to the health of the waist and the health of the whole body. A scientific and reasonable lying posture should try to keep the waist in a natural physiological curvature. When lying on your back, you should usually place a soft pillow under your lower limbs to keep your hips and knees flexed. This lying position can relax the muscles of the whole body, significantly reduce the pressure in the lumbar intervertebral space, alleviate the posterior disc protrusion, and reduce the tension of the iliolumbar muscles and sciatic nerve.