We LOVE duvets and pillows – mainly because we know how much they contribute to a night of quality, dream-fuelled sleep. Ever tried nodding off with an uncomfortable pillow? It’s nigh-on impossible; hence the need for comfy face-friendly pillows! 
But they aren’t the be-all and end-all, according to a new survey. Scientists have found that retired people enjoy a drop in broken sleep, due to an end of work-related demands and stress. The study found that the odds of suffering disturbed sleep in the seven years after retirement were 26 per cent lower than in the decade before retiring.
Sleep disturbance among nearly 15,000 volunteers fell from 24.2 per cent in the last year before retirement to 17.8 per cent in the first year after retiring.
The post retirement improvement in sleep also was more pronounced in men in management level posts who reported high psychological job demands and people who worked nights, either part-time or permanently.
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