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When I was little I always used to sleep with my father. He had a radio on at low volume every night. I had problems sleeping all my adult life. I only recalled
by chimen 5y ago
When I was little I always used to sleep with my father. He had a radio on at low volume every night. I had problems sleeping all my adult life. I only recalled this memory a few months ago and started using a radio myself and I can sleep now much faster (15-20 m). Without it, my mind wanders all the time.
- drclau 5y agoI also find that some low background noise helps. I'm using myNoise [0], but there are many such apps. Pick whatever works for you. In my experience, the main way it helps is by preparing me for other disturbances (sounds). I think that we're processing sound in a relative way, so if you have silence and all of a sudden there's noise, it will demand attention. By having something in background, I reduce the difference between the current level and the distraction. The trick is to find the sweet spot. Too loud and it'll be distracting, and in fact even too low is distracting for me, because I attempt to focus on it too much. Also, nature sounds do seem to have a calming effect, regardless. [0]: https://mynoise.net https://mynoise.net
- turkishmonky 5y agoI had a similar issue - I grew up listening to a radio or music or movie audio when I went to sleep. When I started sharing a bed with my wife, I switched to complete silence and had horrific insomnia for years - waking up at 1 or 2, and not being able to go back to sleep. Now I use bluetooth earbuds and put on D&D podcasts, and I'm out in 15 minutes. If I happen to wake in the middle of the night, the podcasts put me to sleep again quickly. My biggest issue now is just not being able to remember where I fell asleep the night before.