In Honor of World Sleep Day

March 3rd was Girls' Day (Hinamatsuri), but it is also designated as Ear Day. Japanese people love this kind of wordplay, so March 3rd (mi-gatsu mi-ka) became Ear Day (mimi no hi), though it also seems that the number 3 resembles the shape of an ear. More fittingly, or rather more appropriately for Ear Day, it is also Alexander Graham Bell's birthday. True to his name, Bell, famous as the inventor of the telephone, was also a researcher who dedicated his life to helping people with hearing impairments. It was Graham Bell who introduced Miss Sullivan to Helen Keller.

The Japan Society of Otorhinolaryngology's designation of March 3rd as Ear Day was truly meaningful, even if it simply encourages people to give some thought to matters related to hearing.

On the other hand, while I'm not sure of the reasoning or basis for March 14th being designated as World Sleep Day, for Japanese people who are said to be among the most sleep-deprived in the world, like Ear Day, if it provides an opportunity to take some time to think about true sleep, its fundamental issues and challenges, and solutions, that would be very beneficial. It's clear to everyone that human health depends on exercise, diet, and sleep. However, while exercise and diet are at least conscious behaviors that we can restrain, suppress, and control, sleep is unconscious, making it crucial to prepare approaches to falling asleep and the sleep environment in advance.

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Environment refers to the external world that surrounds humans or living beings, interrelates with them, and directly or indirectly influences them, making it the greatest factor directly affecting sleep quality and depth. Of course, this involves each person's senses, encompassing everything around people—light, scent, texture—but the most important element may be the space itself. Space, air. The vibration of air is called "sound," so sound quality determines air quality. Sound quality determines space quality, which directly connects to sleep quality. In honor of Sleep Day, why not take some time to consider these matters? It might significantly improve the quality of sleep that has been lacking, unsatisfying, or anxiety-inducing.

The only research institution studying "sound and sleep": Sound and Sleep Research Institute