How Do You Sleep ?

[Mikey]

I can't sleep without some sort of white noise.

I use a regular box fan and it works like a charm.

When I watch movies and see people sleeping in perfect quietness I think, doesn't every little noise (including your wife's snoring or farts or even your own breathing sound) bug you ?

How about you ?

[MysteryWho]

Badly or not at all. I have sleep apnea which causes all sorts of difficulties. I am also very sensitive to sound, so I use a combination of ear plugs and white noise (a fan). Basically, when I'm ready for bed I look like Tommy on the cover of the Motion Picture Soundtrack. And I'm usually still tired all day.

[B-Lister]

I sleep on my right side, right arm under a pillow, my left arm across my back. I prefer to be cool, so in the summer I have a fan on. And I sleep naked. You asked.

[megomania]

I usually have to go to bed listening to something in my headphones...been doing it for 20+ years. Otherwise I find it hard to go to sleep.

-Chris

[Hector]

Laying on my left side is my favorite sleeping position. Leaving the ceiling fan on during hot days. Little portable heater during cold nights.

[Hector]

Badly or not at all. I have sleep apnea which causes all sorts of difficulties. I am also very sensitive to sound, so I use a combination of ear plugs and white noise (a fan). Basically, when I'm ready for bed I look like Tommy on the cover of the Motion Picture Soundtrack. And I'm usually still tired all day.

Do you have a CPAP machine? If not, you should get one. It’s going to vastly improve your alertness during the day, you’ll be a much happier camper...healthier too...as oxygen deprivation is not good for both brain and heart.

I used to sleep with a CPAP machine when I was heavier, but with weight loss and exercise, I no longer need nor use one. Of course, sleep apnea effects a lot of people, not just overweight people.

[Nostalgiabuff]

I sleep on my back. can't get comfortable on my sides and if I do fall asleep that way my arms goes numb because the circulation is cut off. unfortunately I also have lower back pain since I was a teenager so after a few hors of sleep I start tossing and turning. I am lucky if I get 4 hours of good sleep a night. so I am always tired

keep a ceiling fan on except in winter but other than that no white noise

[Confessional]

Sides only, can't find a decent pillow in the 21st Century (seriously, *** is with the lack of reliable pillow designs?!?), nocturnal bruxism, and decades of wild dreamland adventures keep things interesting.

Overall my sleep improved significantly after I had my wisdom teeth taken out… haven't found a doctor or dentist yet that can explain (they all say, "interesting" and "reaaaally?") that, but it's clearly related to the years of un-diagnosed (stupid Ohio dentists) grinding, then I moved to California where dental technology is more advanced and the connection to sleep is in the vernacular. Mouthguard = better sleepage.

[MysteryWho]

I do use a CPAP but I don't think it is entirely effective in my case. Things did improve when I stopped drinking, I lost weight (I'm not a big guy, it was all beer) and the machine was able to improve my situation somewhat. However, we are still trying to find the right pressure. Also, I may have mixed Sleep Apnea, that is to say, a combination of central and obstructive. CPAP only affects the obstructive apneas. So I am likely still waking up a lot. I need another overnight study, the last one I had didn't accomplish much (it was freezing cold and I was wired up like a Christmas tree, so not much data from too little sleep). Can I get a heck yeah! from all the CPAP users on here!

Do you have a CPAP machine? If not, you should get one. It’s going to vastly improve your alertness during the day, you’ll be a much happier camper...healthier too...as oxygen deprivation is not good for both brain and heart.

I used to sleep with a CPAP machine when I was heavier, but with weight loss and exercise, I no longer need nor use one. Of course, sleep apnea effects a lot of people, not just overweight people.

[Makernaut]

My specific recipe...Body pillow, on my left side, box fan or ceiling fan (I have both and use either) and a stand alone heater with fan-blown hot air for Winter months (I have central heat and air.....just like the noise because I was a sea going Sailor and that's how we roll). TV set on timer to a non-stimulating, but interesting/entertaining program (Nova, MASH, Taxi...there's a sweet spot), a satellite music station (New Wave, Jazz, Light Classical), an old time radio broadcast or a podcast. One of any of those. Something I can focus on until I "drop off" and prefer "no commercials" because it totally interups the flow.

All of this is preceeded by being well hydrated through the day (but being emptied bladder-ed at the right time) and then popping a Benedryl capsule and a Melatonin tab about 15 minutes before I want to drop off. And... I meditate pretty regular because otherwise, my mind is a "sack of parrots and monkeys" and I do some kind of strenous activity each day.

This recipe took me from being an Insomniac to being an 8 hour sleeper each night.

[jwyblejr]

My bedroom has to be pitch black for me to sleep. Any type of light bothers me.

[cjefferys]

I'm a terribly light sleeper, if my wife ever starts snoring in the future, I will need a separate bedroom, seriously. I also need white noise, currently using a fan, I should probably try to find a good white noise machine instead. I cannot fall asleep without that, thank god there are white noise apps for my phone for when I'm travelling, because I can't exactly lug my fan with me! I can't fall asleep on my back, it has to be either my side (either one) or stomach. Light or dark makes no difference to me though.

[Wee67]

Sounds like some of you are beyond this being any help, but maybe for others

[Mikey]

Very good stuff, guys …

I've found this dude's videos are great for falling asleep to as well …

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[Hector]

I do use a CPAP but I don't think it is entirely effective in my case. Things did improve when I stopped drinking, I lost weight (I'm not a big guy, it was all beer) and the machine was able to improve my situation somewhat. However, we are still trying to find the right pressure. Also, I may have mixed Sleep Apnea, that is to say, a combination of central and obstructive. CPAP only affects the obstructive apneas. So I am likely still waking up a lot. I need another overnight study, the last one I had didn't accomplish much (it was freezing cold and I was wired up like a Christmas tree, so not much data from too little sleep). Can I get a heck yeah! from all the CPAP users on here!

Man, that sucks. Sorry to hear that. Any type of surgery could alleviate that?