Beat the midnight heat: Surprising tricks for a cooler sleep

The heat is taking a toll on residents across the country. The weather doesn't let up, torturing us with high temperatures even at night. It's nothing pleasant—we sleep much worse and are tired and irritable during the day. However, there is a little-known trick for dealing with the heat at night.

Heat at night is unpleasant. The high temperature leaves us more exhausted than rested, and in the morning, we wake up feeling hardly refreshed and irritable. While it’s relatively straightforward to cope with the heat during the day – just turn on a fan, stay hydrated regularly, or take cool showers – at night, we often don't know what to do.

How can you survive the heat at night? There are a few ways to deal with unpleasant high temperatures. Some people cool down by sleeping with a fan on. However, this is not the best solution—it can lead to high electricity bills.

Another method is to sleep in damp sheets. This is a proven Egyptian method for dealing with the heat – just give up the duvet and sleep under a damp sheet. With this solution, you can feel much cooler and more comfortable.

If sleeping in damp sheets is unpleasant for you, another option exists. On a hot night, just give up sleeping in the bed. If your living conditions allow, opt for a hammock. This type of bedding acts somewhat like a fan, swinging and moving the air, so it will be cooler at night.

For the hammock method to work against night heat, you must remember one important thing: Hang the hammock as low as possible because warm air always rises. For the same reason, if you live in a multi-story house, during heat waves, move from the attic to the lowest room possible. It will be much cooler and more comfortable.