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Earplugs! Improved sleep quality can have huge health benefits and the world is noisier than ever. ...might have been invented before 1700 though.
by LeoPanthera 7y ago
Earplugs! Improved sleep quality can have huge health benefits and the world is noisier than ever.
...might have been invented before 1700 though.
- dartdartdart1 7y agoThey cause inner ear bacteria to quintuple overnight, shouldn't be a problem with a healthy immune system, but still
- LeoPanthera 7y agoI would imagine that the improvement to sleep quality outweighs any possible ear bacteria problems, at least in otherwise healthy people sleeping in noisy locations. I also question the “quadruple” claim, a quick internet search doesn’t back that up.
- jrace 7y agoOne ear infection and you may not agree.
- jordan801 7y agoTry a white noise generator. I live with noisy roommates and it has changed my life. Ear plugs fall out, and can prevent you from hearing real emergencies and your alarm clock. I went from borderline psychotic from them waking me up, to sleeping like a rock.
- jrace 7y agoThey can cause you to become reliant on sleeping with earplugs. Our hearing system does not turn off at night, and by using earplugs you may be increasing your night time hearing sensitivity. I worked for almost 15 years in Audiology and saw many people with issues in part from sleeping with ear plugs. Most could not sleep without earplugs even in very quiet situations, and some even developed hyperacusis. For the prevention of hearing-loss due to noise, they have been excellent.