There’s nothing more uncomfortable than sleeping during a heatwave.

Snoozing outside in the sun? Perfect. Trying to get eight hours of sleep in your humid bedroom? Impossible.

So, what do you do if you’re struggling to get some shut-eye during a heatwave?

In a TikTok video , a spokesperson for Levitex suggested the position you sleep in might help to cool you down at night.

“If you can get yourself on your side, that’s going to allow more heat to come off your body, particularly just above the sacrum,” he said.

Sleep posture expert James Leinhardt agrees.

He told Tom’s Guide that lying on your side will help keep you cool because “the part of your body that gives off the most heat includes your forehead, closely followed by the area at the bottom of your spine”.

He added: “

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