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What's Normal? - Do You Prefer To Sleep In Complete Darkness? (1 Viewer)
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AAABatteries
Footballguy
This was and is my wife and I want to kill her
- I’ve started using a sleep mask and ear plugs whenever I go to bed before her.Room should be dark and cool - I think science backs this up.
What about a fan of some sort or a white noise generator? I find that a TV changes pitch/tone too much and then I start focusing on what is being said and it wakes me up a bit.
I found it also will bring out of starting to fall asleep when the tone changes or I start listening to the words and it brings me out of sleep mode.
Snotbubbles
Footballguy
I don't know, my eyes are closed.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
I have a air purifier that puts out just enough wind noise to block out most outside noises.
3C's
Footballguy
We have a ceiling fan and it's not enough (not complaining about a nice quiet ceiling fan though). I do use these videos quite a bit on a timer and they help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOe_xuSuZyM&t=5303s
3C's
Footballguy
I have one of those as well but it's in the man cave (the air out there needs "purifying" some times
) ; I do sleep out there some nights though.
MTskibum
Footballguy
If your house is too warm at night and you cannot win the battle of the thermostat I highly recommend the below product. It is an air conditioner for your mattress and it works really well. It is kindy pricey up front, i think i paid around 500 dollars give your take.
https://sleep.me/product/cube-sleep-system
Pitch black is the only way to sleep.
https://sleep.me/product/cube-sleep-system
Pitch black is the only way to sleep.
Brony
Footballguy
I fall asleep with ceiling fan light on and TV on. Wife turns it off when she comes to bed. I don't really care if there is light on - if I'm tired, I'll sleep. I selected Darker is better since I'd probably prefer dark to light, but I'm not one of those freaks that has to put blackout curtains up.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I like it dark with some low volume music playing - usually turn the music off when I wake up during the night.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
I don't want a nightlight or tv or anything, but I very strongly prefer some ambient light -- the kind that would peek through any normal window treatment -- to complete darkness.
nirad3
Footballguy
I sleep with my TV on. Probably not good for my quality of sleep but I need it.
Keerock
Footballguy
I used to. Really just needed it to fall asleep. It helped to keep my mind from racing. I've been able to fall asleep better with some breathing exercises and limiting my late evening caffeine
Fat Nick
Footballguy
It can be dark or with ambient light (TV, etc). It can be quiet or noisy (Can't hear out of my left ear, so I'll just lay on my right side to regulate volume). I prefer a fan or some air movement. In general I can sleep as long as I'm actually tired and have had a productive day...but it absolutely can't be too hot. I can't sleep when I'm hot.
greedygoat
Footballguy
Complete darkness and white noise guy now.
My wife bought a couple white noise machines 20 years ago when our kids were born to help them sleep. She uses them now in our bedroom to help herself sleep by muffling the noise from my snoring.
My wife bought a couple white noise machines 20 years ago when our kids were born to help them sleep. She uses them now in our bedroom to help herself sleep by muffling the noise from my snoring.
HellToupee
Footballguy
Can’t sleep without one
Northern Voice
Footballguy
I like darkness and some sound to distract me, so I usually sleep with headphones on and the phone tucked under the pillow.
I run the risk of strangling myself in my sleep or setting the bed on fire when the phone overheats but I sleep like a baby.
I run the risk of strangling myself in my sleep or setting the bed on fire when the phone overheats but I sleep like a baby.
supermike80
Footballguy
I dunno..When I close my eyes, it's dark. So I don't care so much about that. Cool feature.
Like a fan blowing however.
Like a fan blowing however.
Al Czervik
Not wearing pants
Dark room (except when my wife is reading her phone in the middle of the night and it lights up the room).
Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Doesn’t really matter, i prefer a tv for some light / background noise.
Also reminds me of the classic joke
What’s the difference between Light and Hard?
You can sleep with a light on
Also reminds me of the classic joke
What’s the difference between Light and Hard?
You can sleep with a light on
Ilov80s
Footballguy
This. My wife and have a fan at night for cooling but especially for white noise. When we travel, we use a white noise app.
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Dan Lambskin
Footballguy
Like a dove?
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Back before white noise machines it was either a fan or finding a tv or radio station that was off the air. If you listened close there would be wafts of audio from some far away station. Oddly relaxing. 
gianmarco
Footballguy
I'm fortunate that I don't have sleep issues. I can fall asleep quickly and generally sleep well. I do wake up a few times during the night, usually just adjusting a pillow or turning on my other side, but fall right back asleep.
I prefer dark, but a little light is ok. Unfortunately, light that comes in the morning from outside will wake me up earlier than I otherwise would get up. During the summer with longer daylight hours, I make sure everything is closed.
I prefer quiet, but I can sleep with noise as well. I can sleep when it's warm or when it's cold, but if a room is too cold, that's the most difficult for me to sleep in.
The only musts I have to sleep are:
1. I need a cover. Even if it's just a sheet. It can be 80+ degrees and I'll sleep fine with a sheet. If it's cold, I need adequate cover to not feel cold or I'll wake up all night long and be miserable.
2. I need 3 pillows to sleep. It's pretty non negotiable. One under my head (can't be too thick), one to hold, and one between legs. I can sleep on either side. But without those, I'll wake up constantly.
I prefer dark, but a little light is ok. Unfortunately, light that comes in the morning from outside will wake me up earlier than I otherwise would get up. During the summer with longer daylight hours, I make sure everything is closed.
I prefer quiet, but I can sleep with noise as well. I can sleep when it's warm or when it's cold, but if a room is too cold, that's the most difficult for me to sleep in.
The only musts I have to sleep are:
1. I need a cover. Even if it's just a sheet. It can be 80+ degrees and I'll sleep fine with a sheet. If it's cold, I need adequate cover to not feel cold or I'll wake up all night long and be miserable.
2. I need 3 pillows to sleep. It's pretty non negotiable. One under my head (can't be too thick), one to hold, and one between legs. I can sleep on either side. But without those, I'll wake up constantly.
-OZ-
Footballguy
CPAP works well.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
I need tv or music, preferably tv. I can fall asleep in darkness if I must but if I have a preference I go for first world energy wasting.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Blackout curtains are a top-3 all-time Amazon purchase for me. Where pitch dark rooms and theoretical physics podcasts meet is where sleep thrives.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
Zegras11
Footballguy
Need as pitch black as possible. Sleep much better without any light at all.
Occasionally will turn on my spotify play list to help me fall asleep. Some times my phone "sleep timer" app doesn't work and I wake up to the music at 4am.
Absolutely no fan on at all. It will activate my acute bronchitis in a horrible way. I have to turn off the AC in Vegas hotel rooms at night because of this, so i crank it all day long while out.
At home, do need a window open for fresh air. Can't sleep if air is not circulating in the room, especially when it's warm outside.
Had a friend give me sleep gummies last month. They have been incredible. Much deeper sleep and feel way more refreshed in the morning.
Occasionally will turn on my spotify play list to help me fall asleep. Some times my phone "sleep timer" app doesn't work and I wake up to the music at 4am.
Absolutely no fan on at all. It will activate my acute bronchitis in a horrible way. I have to turn off the AC in Vegas hotel rooms at night because of this, so i crank it all day long while out.
At home, do need a window open for fresh air. Can't sleep if air is not circulating in the room, especially when it's warm outside.
Had a friend give me sleep gummies last month. They have been incredible. Much deeper sleep and feel way more refreshed in the morning.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
Dark and cold….like my soul…and my beer
FiredMartz
Footballguy
do you have to add ice and water to these every night?If your house is too warm at night and you cannot win the battle of the thermostat I highly recommend the below product. It is an air conditioner for your mattress and it works really well. It is kindy pricey up front, i think i paid around 500 dollars give your take.
https://sleep.me/product/cube-sleep-system
Pitch black is the only way to sleep.
MTskibum
Footballguy
do you have to add ice and water to these every night?If your house is too warm at night and you cannot win the battle of the thermostat I highly recommend the below product. It is an air conditioner for your mattress and it works really well. It is kindy pricey up front, i think i paid around 500 dollars give your take.
https://sleep.me/product/cube-sleep-system
Pitch black is the only way to sleep.
You have to add a small amount of distilled water once every other week.
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