Americans recently voted alarm clocks one of their most hated inventions—and it’s not difficult to understand why.

But it seems there is more reason to fear the alarm than to loathe it.  For rather than just dragging you from slumber each morning, alarm clocks could actually be bad for your health.

You don’t need to be a doctor to appreciate that the sudden shrill of an alarm could be bad for your heart.  And scientists have now proven that people who are suddenly forced awake by the sudden ringing of an alarm have higher blood pressure and heart rate than those who wake up peacefully.

Alarms can also add to your overall stress levels. The sudden noise triggers the body’s protective ‘fight or flight’ response, pumping up your adrenaline levels.

While this might be useful to get you to work on time, it can also lead to chronic stress which in turn contributes to high blood pressure, sleep problems and depression.

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