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100% agreed - this makes a big difference. It’s also worth getting a nice eye mask (one that’s comfortable on your face) for when you’re on the road. Hotels, A

100% agreed - this makes a big difference. It’s also worth getting a nice eye mask (one that’s comfortable on your face) for when you’re on the road. Hotels, Airbnbs, etc. are full of super bright LEDs now, and many of them (e.g. smoke detectors) can’t be easily covered or turned off.

etrautmann 7y ago
Sleeping with an eye mask changed everything for me, making sleep possible under a number of conditions where it wouldn’t have been before.
noknownsender 7y ago
Travel with a roll of electrical tape. It may be a bit of an extreme solution, to go around a hotel room, covering every tiny LED with electrical tape, but if you are very sensitive to light while you sleep, it can make a world of difference in the quality of your rest.
- Buttons840 7y ago
  Black "Gaffers tape" is a tape designed to hold things temporarily and be removed without leaving a residue (or as little residue as possible). You can tear off a perfectly square piece with your fingers since the fabric of the tape is aligned with the tape. It's great for covering those always on LEDs. It is better than electrical tape for this purpose IMO.
  - ruminasean 7y ago
    Came here to say gaff tape, so seconding this. And I'm an actual gaffer, so you can believe me. I have it on every tiny spot of light in my room.
- jedimastert 7y ago
  I definitely thought you were going to suggest just putting electrical tape over your eyes. I'm so sensitive to light at night that I actually thought about it.
notacoward 7y ago
I've never gotten used to wearing a mask, so when I travel I make every effort to get a room away from the street so I'm less likely to have either street lights or the hotel's own lights shining in the window. I unplug everything I can, and I bring tape for the rest. Nightlights built into bathroom power outlets have been a particularly annoying trend lately, and most kinds of tape don't completely block the light themselves, but the tape can hold whatever thickness of paper or cardboard I need. Band aids will work in a pinch, but tape is cheaper.
- frosted-flakes 7y ago
  Black electrical tape is great for blocking light.
jack_pp 7y ago
Just make sure to keep the eyemask clean. I got conjunctivitis once from wearing an old one I forgot to wash
baud147258 7y ago
I've found that if you sleep on the back and not move much, a light scarf can do the same job as an eye mask, which can be handy if you're traveling and don't have one.
laurex 7y ago
I use an eyemask that also has soft headphones, so I can listen to pink noise or meditations.
- tictoc 7y ago
  Is it comfortable? What's the brand?
neves 7y ago
Which mask do you recommend? I have big eyes and never found a comfortable one.
- evil-olive 7y ago
  I have this one and would absolutely recommend it : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015NZ6FK/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015NZ6FK/
danShumway 7y ago
If anyone has recommendations for good (cupped) eye masks, I'd love to hear them. I currently use the cheap contoured cupped kinds (I think Bucky, currently), which are adequate. I find the cups vastly preferable to having something pressed against my eyes, and I dislike masks that feel heavy. A cheap mask will keep out most light (but not all of it). For the most part, they work. Sleeping with a mask is better than sleeping without one. The problem with the cheap brands is that they always inevitably fall apart 3-5 months after being purchased, especially if you wash them. They're almost all glued, not stitched. They use materials like velcro everywhere. A while back I tried to do some research to see if there was a premium market for nice, really durable, stitched brands. I couldn't find anything that stood out, it was a big surprise. I've considered trying to find someone on Etsy to try and custom make something. Right now I'm paying $10-16 every 4 months for a disposal mask. I'd happily pay a ton more for a lightweight, cupped mask that actually blocked 100% of the light and that would last me a few years.
- eosophos 7y ago
  Check out the Mindfold.
- iaresee 7y ago
  These are my favorite: https://dryeyeshop.com/collections/nights/products/tranquileyes-starter-kit-travel-sleep https://dryeyeshop.com/collections/nights/products/tranquile... I went through about a dozen different masks over the course of 6 months and these were the most comfortable. I like the removable inserts -- sometimes I want the pressure on my eyelids, sometimes I don't. They completely block out the light. And they trap moisture so your eyes stay moist overnight.
cbanek 7y ago
My silk eyemask totally changed how I sleep. Best $10 I ever spent. For me, my problem is I tend to sleep in later so when the sun is out, sometimes it's hard to get woken up midcycle. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GSO1D9O/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GSO1D9O/ Also, noise is usually a problem for me. I keep a fan running at night to provide a good background hum of white noise to help drown out any external sounds.
- dankohn1 7y ago
  I use the same eyemask. I travel a lot for work and find it psychologically reassuring because I only put it on when I'm ready to go to sleep.

etrautmann 7y ago

Sleeping with an eye mask changed everything for me, making sleep possible under a number of conditions where it wouldn’t have been before.

noknownsender 7y ago

Travel with a roll of electrical tape. It may be a bit of an extreme solution, to go around a hotel room, covering every tiny LED with electrical tape, but if you are very sensitive to light while you sleep, it can make a world of difference in the quality of your rest.

Buttons840 7y ago
Black "Gaffers tape" is a tape designed to hold things temporarily and be removed without leaving a residue (or as little residue as possible). You can tear off a perfectly square piece with your fingers since the fabric of the tape is aligned with the tape. It's great for covering those always on LEDs. It is better than electrical tape for this purpose IMO.
- ruminasean 7y ago
  Came here to say gaff tape, so seconding this. And I'm an actual gaffer, so you can believe me. I have it on every tiny spot of light in my room.
jedimastert 7y ago
I definitely thought you were going to suggest just putting electrical tape over your eyes. I'm so sensitive to light at night that I actually thought about it.

notacoward 7y ago

I've never gotten used to wearing a mask, so when I travel I make every effort to get a room away from the street so I'm less likely to have either street lights or the hotel's own lights shining in the window. I unplug everything I can, and I bring tape for the rest. Nightlights built into bathroom power outlets have been a particularly annoying trend lately, and most kinds of tape don't completely block the light themselves, but the tape can hold whatever thickness of paper or cardboard I need. Band aids will work in a pinch, but tape is cheaper.

frosted-flakes 7y ago
Black electrical tape is great for blocking light.

jack_pp 7y ago

Just make sure to keep the eyemask clean. I got conjunctivitis once from wearing an old one I forgot to wash

baud147258 7y ago

I've found that if you sleep on the back and not move much, a light scarf can do the same job as an eye mask, which can be handy if you're traveling and don't have one.

laurex 7y ago

I use an eyemask that also has soft headphones, so I can listen to pink noise or meditations.

tictoc 7y ago
Is it comfortable? What's the brand?

neves 7y ago

Which mask do you recommend? I have big eyes and never found a comfortable one.

evil-olive 7y ago
I have this one and would absolutely recommend it : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015NZ6FK/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015NZ6FK/

danShumway 7y ago

If anyone has recommendations for good (cupped) eye masks, I'd love to hear them. I currently use the cheap contoured cupped kinds (I think Bucky, currently), which are adequate. I find the cups vastly preferable to having something pressed against my eyes, and I dislike masks that feel heavy. A cheap mask will keep out most light (but not all of it). For the most part, they work. Sleeping with a mask is better than sleeping without one. The problem with the cheap brands is that they always inevitably fall apart 3-5 months after being purchased, especially if you wash them. They're almost all glued, not stitched. They use materials like velcro everywhere. A while back I tried to do some research to see if there was a premium market for nice, really durable, stitched brands. I couldn't find anything that stood out, it was a big surprise. I've considered trying to find someone on Etsy to try and custom make something. Right now I'm paying $10-16 every 4 months for a disposal mask. I'd happily pay a ton more for a lightweight, cupped mask that actually blocked 100% of the light and that would last me a few years.

eosophos 7y ago
Check out the Mindfold.
iaresee 7y ago
These are my favorite: https://dryeyeshop.com/collections/nights/products/tranquileyes-starter-kit-travel-sleep https://dryeyeshop.com/collections/nights/products/tranquile... I went through about a dozen different masks over the course of 6 months and these were the most comfortable. I like the removable inserts -- sometimes I want the pressure on my eyelids, sometimes I don't. They completely block out the light. And they trap moisture so your eyes stay moist overnight.

cbanek 7y ago

My silk eyemask totally changed how I sleep. Best $10 I ever spent. For me, my problem is I tend to sleep in later so when the sun is out, sometimes it's hard to get woken up midcycle. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GSO1D9O/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GSO1D9O/ Also, noise is usually a problem for me. I keep a fan running at night to provide a good background hum of white noise to help drown out any external sounds.

dankohn1 7y ago
I use the same eyemask. I travel a lot for work and find it psychologically reassuring because I only put it on when I'm ready to go to sleep.