{"id":733,"date":"2020-03-23T19:31:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T03:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sleepingreport.com\/?p=733"},"modified":"2024-03-15T01:48:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T09:48:16","slug":"why-must-we-close-our-eyes-to-sleep-0051","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sleepingreport.com\/why-must-we-close-our-eyes-to-sleep-0051\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Must We Close Our Eyes to Sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It’s something we’ve always been asked to do and have done so ever since we’ve been kids: we always close our eyes while going to bed. But why is this the case?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, why must we close our eyes to sleep? We close our eyes when we sleep for three reasons: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
To stop visual stimuli in the form of light from reaching your brain and keeping you awake<\/strong><\/li>
To protect and keep your eyes hydrated<\/strong>. <\/li>
To allow the delicate muscles that control your eyelids to get some rest. <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The human body is a complicated machine, and while it’s easy to be happy with the simple answers above, we think it makes sense to dive a little deeper. We’ll also discuss why it might be a problem if you don’t seem to shut your eyes closed later in the post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n