Many people find the most difficult aspect of shiftwork is having to sleep in the daytime.
Our bodies circadian rhythms effectively program us to be awake, and outside light and noise are often a major nuisance. To overcome these obstacles, it may help to think of daytime sleep as a battle in which you must use an arsenal of tactics to win. The bottom line is that the more you can make 9 a.m. seem like the rest of the world s 2 a.m., the more likely you ll be able to fall asleep and stay asleep. Nothing is more annoying than falling asleep only to be awakened by a telephone, doorbell, or lawnmower. Eliminate noise by wearing earplugs, disconnecting the phone, turning off the doorbell and installing a fan or a white noise device that masks outside sounds.