sleep hygiene

noun

: conditions or practices conducive to healthful and restorative sleep

Improving your sleep hygiene … can help limit the number of times you wake up at night. One key step is staying clear of tea, coffee and alcohol in the evenings, … Dr. [Alison] Huang said.

—Simar Bajaj

… teens can also practice good sleep hygiene, including creating relaxing bedtime routines, limiting electronics use in the hours before bedtime, avoiding heavy meals before bed, restricting caffeine and participating in daily physical activity.

—Brooke Aggarwal, quoted in The Philadelphia Tribune

I am told all the ways that learning to sleep independently helps babies' brain development and leads to happier waking hours. I get it: good sleep hygiene for everybody.

—Idrissa Simmonds-Nastili

—sometimes used before another noun

sleep hygiene practices/habits

Examples of sleep hygiene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While there's a lot to consider surrounding sleep hygiene, many people don't consider their bedroom layout and its connection to their sleep. —Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above