5 Benefits Of Night Lamps For You To Sleep Better

Wonsuk Choi
ESCALTO
Published in
5 min readJun 23, 2020

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After a long meeting which just wouldn’t end or a commute that held you up, it’s hard not to think about your neatly made bed and the dim glow of your night lamp illuminating your bedroom while soothing music plays in the background. With that visual in mind, you simply cannot wait to get home and hit the sack. Our home is our safe space, one that comforts us and makes us feel secure and our bedroom is where we unwind and fall asleep making all the tiredness of the day melt away.

For generations, the ideal way to sleep is with all the lights switched off. Darkness is necessary but a completely dark room may not be what the doctor ordered. The University of Michigan’s findings reveals that not all artificial light is bad for sleep. Switching on a dim light is absolutely fine if you’re a good sleeper. However, insomniacs may find even a dim light hampering their sleep.

According to, night light affects the production of melatonin in the body which is a sleep-enhancing hormone. Night light throws this hormone out of balance affecting sleep negatively. However, this is usually the case if the lights are very bright. Dim lights don’t hurt, in fact, they can be beneficial for sleep. Let’s find out how.

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Wonsuk Choi
ESCALTO

2x Top Writer. Professional Risk Taker. I Write About Personal Growth, Productivity, Business, Relationships, Business, and Life Overall.