Does Snoozing Your Alarm Really Increase Sleepiness?

Snoozing the alarm doesn't necessarily mean you'll feel groggy the rest of the day. But it's important to get as much sleep as you can.

By Carla Delgado
Jan 6, 2023 6:30 PMJan 6, 2023 6:29 PM
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Woman hitting the snooze button on alarm clock while still in bed. (Credit: MK photograp55/Shutterstock)

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Getting up early in the morning is no easy task for plenty of people. That’s why alarms are important — they ensure that you wake up at your desired time in the morning. However, nobody can deny how tempting it is to try and squeeze in a few more minutes of sleep.

About 57 percent of people snooze in the morning, which is defined as needing multiple alarms to wake up. If you set a single alarm and snooze it repeatedly or set several alarms at regular intervals until the time you absolutely need to get up, you are a snoozer.

Waking up on the first alarm is commonly recommended, but does it really make a difference if you are woken up by one alarm compared to several ones? In a recent Sleep study, researchers examine how snoozing affects an individual’s health and sleep.

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