Staten Island, N.Y. — Have you been losing sleep or feeling anxious during the coronavirus pandemic? You’re not alone.

Sleep Standards, a company that provides research-based sleep health advice, recently surveyed 1,014 participants across the United States on how the coronavirus pandemic has been affecting their sleep.

Participants ranged from ages 18 to 65 years old. The majority (56%) were female, and the remaining 43% were male.

The study found that 77% of Americans are losing sleep due to the pandemic.

The majority (48%) of the participants noted that the main reason for losing sleep was feeling anxious about the pandemic. Other reasons include: worrying about loved ones, loneliness and an inconsistent sleep schedule.

To help reduce anxiety and stress from the pandemic, participants use sleep supplements (27%), avoid watching/reading news about coronavirus (46%), read a book before bed (40%), participate in meditation or yoga (21%) or have sex before going to bed (16%).

Despite the fact that 70% of Americans agree that lack of sleep makes them more vulnerable to COVID-19, only 11% of the participants chose to get more sleep while staying home under a mandate.

Nicole Johnson, President and Lead Sleep Consultant of The Baby Sleep Site, says that she’s not surprised that so many people recognize the dangers of not getting enough sleep. She thinks it should be even closer to 90%.

“Adequate sleep is crucial to optimum immune system functioning,” she said. “After all, when you are recovering from an illness, doctors all agree you should get ‘plenty of rest!’”

The most popular choice on what to do while staying home was to watch Netflix (37%). This was followed by exercise (32%) and playing video games (20%), leaving sleep as the least desired activity during self-isolation.

In light of the outbreak, the CDC has provided several tips on how to reduce stress, including breaks from the consumption of virus-related information, exercise and remaining in contact with others despite the social isolation.

“I hope more Americans who are non-essential workers and finding themselves at home take this opportunity to catch up on some much-needed sleep in order to optimize their immune system,” Johnson explained.

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