Reading book while sleeping

Wow bed is my favorite place to read. There is nothing better than piling up a million pillows and getting snug as a bug and then pulling out a good book.

well , it really is a bed habit , you should correct it , for your health and eyes , you could choose read on the desk or under the lamp , or sometimes you could oudsite to read , but avoid under the sunshine , because that's to danger for your eyes . to dazzle , oh terrible , protect your eyes and health , that's more important .

Reading a book while sleeping? I wish that was possible. When I was at university I often put a required textbook under my pillow but the contents did not transfer themselves into my brain. Hehehe. Seriously though I often read in bed. I think that it is an old wives tale that it causes strain to the eyes. Sometimes I fall asleep while reading and wake up later only to find my book or my glasses have falleen to the floor or gotten lost. I read all sorts of books too. Biographies, history, nature, crime and mystery novels.

i dont have that habit, i keep spending my time on net till i am fully tired and then go to sleep, i like to read but now slowly with the arrival of computers and net, i do it mostly online only, so books are kind of eliminated from my life, just with children its sometimes...explaining them some stories etc and for myself i dont read mostly, whatever is related to eyes, is harmful either its wrong way of reading books or doing too much computing, so take care of your eyes and yourself ...the eyes in the avatar are also very beautiful.......jus kidding !!!

Hello netmoney24, I think reading while laying on the bed is the most comfortable act. I love to do that too. When I was younger, I used to read book while laying until I fell asleep - that's the worst thing that I tried to avoid when I start reading; to fall asleep . I don't know that it will cause harm and thanks for the info.

This may be true but I've also read that your brain can absorb and process the information that you just read better when you read right before you go to sleep. Something along those lines but I also enjoy reading before I go to sleep it helps me to get sleepier and I just love to read so I like to fit in some reading whenever I can.

I used to read while laying down in my bed quite a lot. But with age I grew to need reading glasses. I wear transition lenses and now I no longer enjoy reading while laying down. My head/eyes need to be angled at the page just right or most of the words appear blurry. Now I prefer to prop myself up to a sitting position in order to hold the book right in front of me.

Wow, I've never heard of that one before. But I have heard that if you read with dim or little light that it can be harmful for your eyes. I do read in bed but I always have a bright lamp right above me as I read . I think as long as we read with a good light source we should be ok.I also sometimes use the small book lights when my husband is sleeping next to me. I can't stop reading in bed just because some doctor says it's bad. I know many people who read in bed and they are alright and not suffering anything bad physically or have eye problems because of reading in bed.

[b]My eyesight is - 3.25.So i take and fallow doctors advice.But i really want to say u that i hate reading most in books.I read useful topics on net. [/b] I advice you friend to fallow doctors advice because it is good for you in future.

My mom used to tell me that I should not be reading while lying on bed. But not for eye-care reason. Back then in the province, we use kerosene lamps for lights and reading while lying in bed can cause fire accidents. When we finally had the electricity though, they can't stop me from reading in bed. I don't see any reason why it will hurt my eyes if I have sufficient light. I am comfortable and can read more while slugging in bed. And I purposely do such to lull myself to sleep.

Well I am one of those people that almost always, read before I go to bed. I also love reading on my bed when there is no one home, I find that it is one of the most relaxing things that I can do. I have never heard that this causes harm to your eyes, although I have heard that reading without proper lighting can cause problems. I find that a small bedside lamp provides more than enough light so I think that you should be fine. If this is something that really troubles you, you might want to ask for your doctors advice. I hope that you are able to continue reading your books, happy mylotting.

I guess I am doing it all wrong then! I have it set up so that my coffee pot is next to my bed so that in the mornings, I just prop myself up and grab my coffee and read! It's been my habit of many years to read in the mornings, although I did not usually read in the bed! I also like to finish my day with a good read also. It is a way for me to unwind and begin the resting process. It slows my body down and soon my mind follows. (or that's the plan at least!) So yes, I do read in bed!

I think i believe on that, because even on textbooks, it is also not advisable to read while lying. But i can really help myself to disobey that rule. Reading while lying is somewhat relaxing, you cannot feel any back pains at all or any neck hassles. The truth is, people really do love to do what is harmful, since all bad things are pretty nice to do. That's why we intend to disobey rather than obey.

i am also habituate for reading books while sleeping. i got this habit from my childhood but now it seems very interesting to me.

Hi netmoney, I have no idea whether that is bad for the eyes. I can't imagine why reading in certain postures will spoil your eyesight (assuming you have sufficient lighting). But when lying on the bed, sometimes we might hurt our back and arms and wrists for instance if we get careless. Reading on the bed is what I normally do... I haven't found any IDEAL posture though... I need to change any posture after a while as it will get uncomfortable after too long - and I usually read more than a few pages at a single stretch. I have no idea about doctors' guidelines so I just do it "my way".

Whenever my aunt caught me reading while lying in bed,she would immediately approach me with an angry tone.She always reminds us that we should sit properly with good lights while reading.We shouldn't do the opposite because it is harmful in the eye.She also scare us that we will be using eye glasses in an early age. At that time,we follow her and now,non of us has to wear an eye glasses. Anyways,My aunt is a school principal,but before that she was a science teacher.

Reading a book before i sleep is the way to make me fall a sleep soon, if i can't sleep i will get my book and try to read.

no i dont follow any guidelines when reading... in fact i love reading while on bed, reading keeps me awake... lol there is this one bad habit that i do and its reading while travelling (on car, bus, jeep, etc.) as long as i have something to read in my hand, i cant keep myself from reading it... and i know its really bad for the eyes.

nobody reads a book while sleeping as i know.but i get sleep my reading any books.if i get sleep i put the book i am reading on my face and sleep a good , peace sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssleep!!!!!

That saying may be true and i've seen it somewhere, it does really have scientific proof for it. After knowing it, i stopped myself from reading while laying on bed. We have to take good care of our eyes, as it's not recoverable once hurt. I felt so lucky that i do not need to wear specs until now, compared to many of my friends around. By the way, i do agree that reading while laying on bed is a really nice and relaxing thing to do, though it's not good for health,haha.