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Left, a close up of a pair of hands wearing yellow gloves using a pray bottle to apply cleaning solution to a mattress and a scrubbing brush. Middle, mattress tester Lauren Jeffries starts stripping the bed. Right, a close up of a Jimmy mattress vacuum being used to vacuum the surface of a dirty mattress.

Spring cleaning your mattress increases your chances of sleeping through the night — here’s why and how to do it

By Sarah Finley Published

The average mattress contains up to 10 million dust mites. After a long winter hibernating, your mattress could be packed with them

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My husband and I were ruining each other's sleep — 3 products that are helping us both sleep through the night while sharing a bed

By Lauren Jeffries Published

His snoring and my restlessness made sleeping next to each other impossible, until we tried these products.

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A woman with brown hair sits up in bed holding her lower back because she's in pain

5 signs your mattress is why you keep waking up during the night — plus, 3 quick fixes to boost your comfort

By Ruth Jones Published

Presented by Helix Sleep

Insights and hacks from a professional mattress tester

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A woman with short brown hair vacuums under her bed because an allergist said it's a hidden dust trap that could be trigging her 3 a.m. wake-ups

Allergist reveals 3 hidden dust traps that are secretly destroying your sleep quality and waking you up in th night

By Nicola Appleton Last updated

'It’s not just dust; it’s the microscopic critters living in it.' Dr. Stephanie Kayode reveals the overlooked spots triggering your 3 a.m. allergy symptoms

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A man sits on the side of his bed in a dark room with his head in his hands because he's experiencing distress from being unable to sleep

Research shows 53% of us only sleep well 4 nights a week and anxiety is a leading cause — an expert explains how to sleep better every night and skip the 3 a.m. wake ups

By Ruth Jones Last updated

Resmed has found only one-third of adults claim to sleep well every night — Dr. Carlos Nunez explains expert rules for beating the odds and getting good sleep, night after night.

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The image shows a dark haired woman lying on her side on a beige and brown mattress, placed on a wooden bed frame in a neutrally decorated bedroom. A blue cloud-shaped Tom's Guide Sleep Week 2026 is overlaid on top of the image in the bottom right hand corner.

I test mattresses for a living — this is the one key thing side sleepers need from their bed to boost their chances of falling asleep fast and avoiding nighttime wake-ups

By Lauren Jeffries Published

Presented by Helix Sleep

I've tested some of the best mattresses for side sleepers and this is the feature most people miss when choosing their bed — and it could be stopping you from sleeping.

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The image shows a dark haired woman lying in bed with her eyes open. A blue cloud-shaped Tom's Guide Sleep Week 2026 is overlaid on top of the image in the bottom right hand corner.

For months I’ve been waking up at 3 a.m. with anxiety — a doctor shared this trick to falling asleep in seconds and it's a game changer for my sleep

By Nicola Appleton Published

A sleep doctor shares his trick to falling back to sleep in seconds following 3 a.m. wake-ups — here’s what it is and how to try it tonight.

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This 1-minute nightly habit could add four years to your life — a longevity doctor and sleep health expert explains why

By Nicola Appleton Last updated

This simple hack could be the key to sticking to the '60 minute bedtime rule'

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A woman lies in on her side in bed at night, she is sleeping deeply.

Science says the '60-minute bedtime rule' is crucial for longevity — here's why and how to use it starting tonight

By Jenny Haward Last updated

Research says you could add up to 4 years to your life by following this simple 60-minute bedtime rule and getting 7+ hours of sleep, so we spoke to doctors to find out more.

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Our sleep tech tester testing the Apple Watch 10

Don’t worry about total sleep time, pay attention to these metrics on your sleep tracker instead

By Eve Davies Published

My sleep score stays in the 60s unless I ace these two sleep metrics — and it’s not to do with getting eight hours sleep. Experts explain why…

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