COUPLES should consider sleeping apart for the good of their health, an expert said.
Getting a decent night’s sleep is more important than cosying up between the sheets to please your partner, says Dr Neil Stanley.
Research evidence suggests that sharing a bed is bad for sleep, he told the British Science Festival.
One study found that, if one partner moved in his or her sleep, there was a 50% chance of it disturbing the other.
Another revealed that the longer couples had spent together, the more likely they were to have separate rooms.
Other research showed that men were likely to prod their snoring partners awake, while women tended to put up with the noise.
