Here’s What Really Happens To Your Body When You Sleep With Your Socks On - Copy

On those freezing cold winter nights, who doesn't bundle up in bed with a blanket or two in a bid to keep toasty? And when the bitter cold gets extra harsh, you may even fall asleep with your socks on. It sounds innocent enough, but sleep studies have revealed some surprising results for socks-on sleepers. If you want to get some proper rest, you might just have to cool those heels.

When you sleep with socks on, it's more than likely that at some point, you'll wake up with sweaty feet – not a pleasant sensation at the best of times. And there indeed are ways in which wearing socks to bed does affect our sleep – although those side effects probably aren’t quite what you’d expect.

Yes, research suggests that keeping socks on as we doze – either deliberately or inadvertently – can make a substantial difference to the quality of our rest. And parents the world over are probably glad to hear this after having told their youngsters – maybe on numerous occasions – to remove their footwear at bedtime.

Of course, moms and dads know how important a good night’s sleep is. And as we grow older and some of us become parents ourselves, we too often give out the same advice. If you fail to get in enough Zs, you see, even the smallest of everyday tasks can become overly difficult.

In fact, bad sleep can have alarming repercussions in many aspects of our lives. According to a 2018 Medical News Today piece by family nurse practitioner Kathleen Davis, an insufficient amount of rest “can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, emotional difficulties, poor job performance, obesity and a lowered perception of quality of life.”