Is It Good for You to Sleep with a Pet? 和宠物一起睡好不好？

That may be true for many of us， but studies have shown that pets in the bedroom could be beneficial for some of us.

People with depression or anxiety may benefit from having their pet in the bed because the pet is a big pillow， a big blanket， and they may feel that snuggly，cuddly， furry creature decreases their anxiety， said sleep specialist Dr raj Dasgupta， an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of medicine at the University of Southern California

Children may benefit from sleeping with a pet as well. A 2021 study asked adolescents ages 13 to 17 to wear sleep trackers for two weeks and then undergo a state-of-the-art sleep test. About a third of the kids slept with a pet， the study noted which didn't appear to affect the quality of their rest

Despite the new science， many of us still need to think twice about bringing our dogs， cats or indoor pigs into our beds.

It is particularly harmful in people with insomnia or in patients with other sleep disorders， Polotsky said

There is another reason why sleeping with pets all night may not be good for your health. If you are one of the millions of people who suffer from asthma， allergies or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease，sleeping with a furball could become a nightmare

对许多人而言，和宠物共眠或许确实会影响睡眠质量，但研究表明，和宠物同睡对一些人是有益的。

美国南加州大学凯克医学院的临床医学助理教授、睡眠专家拉杰·达斯古普塔博士说：“跟宠物同睡可能会对抑郁或焦虑的人有好处，因为宠物就像一个大枕头、一条大毯子，这种温暖舒适、毛茸茸、让人想拥抱的感觉会减轻他们的焦虑情绪。

孩子们或许也能得益于和宠物共眠。2021年的一项研究让13到17岁的青少年连续两周佩戴睡眠追踪器并接受最先进的睡眠测试。研究指出，约有三分之一的孩子和宠物一起睡，而且宠物似乎没有影响他们的睡眠质量。

盡管新科学理论认为和宠物共眠有益，但是许多人在和狗、猫或宠物猪同睡之前还是要三思。

波罗特斯基说：“对于患有失眠或其他睡眠障碍的人来说，和宠物同睡尤其有害。”

和宠物一起睡可能对你的健康不利还有另一个原因。如果你是数百万患有哮喘、过敏或慢性阻塞性肺病的患者之一，和宠物一起睡将会带来灾难性的后果。