Why do we go to sleep when we come to work or study?
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Everyone has such days, when a good sleep, we cheerfully get out of bed and with a huge charge of energy we go to work or study. We are well rested and feel a surge of strength, our state of health is just great and the smile does not come off the face. And then we come to the office or the audience and after a few hours begin to yawn and stretch, and the eyelids like poured lead. Despite a long rest, we feel that the forces are gradually leaving us and the only desire that revolves around in our heads is to lie down and take a nap, no matter where.
Surely such a situation is familiar to many, but the reasons for such a metamorphosis are not clear.
It turns out all the blame for the high level of carbon dioxide that accumulates in offices and classes. It affects our efficiency, attention and concentration.
The source of carbon dioxide is the person himself. Outside, its concentration reaches 380 particles per million, but in rooms - up to 1,000. In auditoriums where there is a large number of people, the concentration of carbon dioxide can reach 3,000 particles per million. The saturation of up to 5,000 carbon dioxide particles in the air can pose a serious threat to human health, provided that it is in the room for more than eight hours.
Long-term inhalation of carbon dioxide can affect not only our well-being, tiring and taking energy, but hindering the adoption of the right decisions, as well as depriving them of the ability to think strategically.
Researchers from the State University of New York and the National Laboratory of Lawrence Berkeley investigated the effect of different doses of carbon dioxide on people.
To participate in the experiment, they invited 22 adults, mostly students, and divided them into six groups. Each of the experimental groups was housed in a separate room, where it was for two and a half hours. The gas concentrations were as follows: 600 parts per million, 1000 parts per million, and 2500 parts per million. After taking a "dose", all participants underwent a computer test, with the help of which scientists analyzed the responses received.
It turned out that these levels of carbon dioxide concentration do not endanger human health, but adversely affect his mental abilities. Therefore, participants who were in a room with a level of 2500 parts per million, showed the worst results.