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I have tried many masks and they always irritate me when I'm sleeping. I never manage to get to sleep easily with one on so I'm not sure your assumption everyon

I have tried many masks and they always irritate me when I'm sleeping. I never manage to get to sleep easily with one on so I'm not sure your assumption everyone thinks they sleep better with a mask on is true. If the study used a more transparent material and didn't tell the participants or small holes I would think light was certainly the issue. Why do you think the participants were guessing correctly what the study was observing - it seems likely they were not told and went in without judgment - I certainly wouldn't have noticed if the mask was a bit thin? It seems more likely to be a real difference, we know circadian rhythms are controlled by light and food timing so I don't see why it wouldn't be a correct result.

bradknowles 3y ago
I've tried many different types of eye masks, and it has taken me a while, but I have finally found ones that are both comfortable and do not contact my eyes or eyelashes while sleeping. There are many companies who make similar eye masks, but the ones I like look like these: https://a.co/d/igoKTZR https://a.co/d/igoKTZR My only problem now is that my CPAP mask is transparent, and so some light bleeds through there. If I could find an opaque CPAP mask, then I would be able to block out all outside light. As it is, I find that putting a pillow over my head over the CPAP mask blocks out most of the rest of the light that would otherwise get through the mask, and because of the CPAP mask I am still able to breathe underneath the pillow. I can tell you, it makes a huge difference for me to be able to block out the light. Almost as much of a life-changing event for me as getting the CPAP in the first place.
born-jre 3y ago
I have experimented with eye masks before, but found that they either made contact with my eyelids or caused me to sweat during sleep. However, I have now discovered that wearing a black t-shirt over my eyes works remarkably well. This allows for proper air flow and prevents sweating, while also avoiding any contact with my eyelids.
- MAGZine 3y ago
  I wear a Manta when I need an eye mask, which has cups around the eyes so your eyelids do not contact anything. Recommended if you'd rather have a proper solution.
  - froggychairs 3y ago
    I also use a Manta. Some versions can be quite steep in price, but it’s helped tremendously since we live in apartment with a lot of light pollution spilling in
- matt-attack 3y ago
  Amazing, this is exactly what I’ve been doing for the last 30 years. I just grab a thin, lightweight black or dark tshirt. The nice thing is if I’m traveling I don’t even have to think about it because I’ll likely always have a tshirt handy. I seriously cannot sleep without doing this now. The feeling of light incident on my closed eyelids while trying to sleep is quite uncomfortable.
- panda888888 3y ago
  I agree with this 100%. I don't have issues with things touching my eyelids or with being too hot, but I'm a fidgety sleeper and regular masks always fall off, and then I'm too sleepy to use two hands to put them back on. A black tee shirt that I can lazily throw back over my eyes with one hand works a million times better for me than any mask I've ever tried.

bradknowles 3y ago

I've tried many different types of eye masks, and it has taken me a while, but I have finally found ones that are both comfortable and do not contact my eyes or eyelashes while sleeping. There are many companies who make similar eye masks, but the ones I like look like these: https://a.co/d/igoKTZR https://a.co/d/igoKTZR My only problem now is that my CPAP mask is transparent, and so some light bleeds through there. If I could find an opaque CPAP mask, then I would be able to block out all outside light. As it is, I find that putting a pillow over my head over the CPAP mask blocks out most of the rest of the light that would otherwise get through the mask, and because of the CPAP mask I am still able to breathe underneath the pillow. I can tell you, it makes a huge difference for me to be able to block out the light. Almost as much of a life-changing event for me as getting the CPAP in the first place.

born-jre 3y ago

I have experimented with eye masks before, but found that they either made contact with my eyelids or caused me to sweat during sleep. However, I have now discovered that wearing a black t-shirt over my eyes works remarkably well. This allows for proper air flow and prevents sweating, while also avoiding any contact with my eyelids.

MAGZine 3y ago
I wear a Manta when I need an eye mask, which has cups around the eyes so your eyelids do not contact anything. Recommended if you'd rather have a proper solution.
- froggychairs 3y ago
  I also use a Manta. Some versions can be quite steep in price, but it’s helped tremendously since we live in apartment with a lot of light pollution spilling in
matt-attack 3y ago
Amazing, this is exactly what I’ve been doing for the last 30 years. I just grab a thin, lightweight black or dark tshirt. The nice thing is if I’m traveling I don’t even have to think about it because I’ll likely always have a tshirt handy. I seriously cannot sleep without doing this now. The feeling of light incident on my closed eyelids while trying to sleep is quite uncomfortable.
panda888888 3y ago
I agree with this 100%. I don't have issues with things touching my eyelids or with being too hot, but I'm a fidgety sleeper and regular masks always fall off, and then I'm too sleepy to use two hands to put them back on. A black tee shirt that I can lazily throw back over my eyes with one hand works a million times better for me than any mask I've ever tried.