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Anyone else hate sleeping in silence?

shaneo632

shaneo632

Weekend Planner
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Oct 29, 2017
29,001
Wrexham, Wales
I hate sleeping in silence, I find it really offputting, especially as I just keep focusing on my heartbeat which makes me anxious.

I tend to always sleep with the radio on as I find it weirdly comforting. I've lived near heavy traffic most of my life which probably helps.

I have friends though who have stayed in my house and couldn't even get to sleep with the sound of my computer CPU fan. Interesting how it affects people differently.
 
Betty

Betty

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
17,604
Oh yeah, silence is just uncomfortable for me, I put the radio on low most times.

I knew a friend who actually slept with his tv on all night, that was a bit much imo.
 
Jobbs

Jobbs

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
5,639
I can't stand silence in general because of my tinnitus. Gotta have a fan or some other machine humming along, at minimum, but some kind of talking (like a stream or a television show) is preferable.
 
Praxis

Praxis

Sausage Tycoon
Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,240
UK
I got a pair of these:

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Not only do I look as cool as this guy, I can listen to podcasts and music as I'm falling asleep, without pissing off my wife.
 
Drizzy Finks

Drizzy Finks

One Winged Slayer
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Oct 25, 2017
374
I can't fall asleep typically without the TV on. If I don't have some kind of background noise at least, I usually wake up with terrible nightmares and night sweats.
 
Wood Man

Wood Man

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Oct 30, 2017
5,449
I used to fall asleep with a fan on so I was used to white noise for years. But when I got married my wife wasn't a "fan" of it since it made the room too cold. The fan broke and I never replaced it. It was uncomfortable at first but I got used to it.
 
sph3re

sph3re

One Winged Slayer
Avenger
Oct 28, 2017
8,401
I can sleep much better if the A/C is on and I can hear it. Just some white noise to help me get to sleep.

However, my neighbourhood can be noisy when I'm asleep, so I've taken to sleeping with earplugs. Been getting the best sleep of my life.
 
TheBeardedOne

TheBeardedOne

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
22,189
Derry
I often sleep with the TV on. I'll toss and turn anyways, so I watch TV until I pass out. Usually Friends or another sitcom like it.
 
inner-G

inner-G

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
14,473
PNW
I've been using a playlist of rain sounds on Spotify and I usually leave the bathroom fan running
 
Gaius Cassius

Gaius Cassius

Member
Oct 28, 2017
1,861
Oregon
Betty said:
Oh yeah, silence is just uncomfortable for me, I put the radio on low most times.

I knew a friend who actually slept with his tv on all night, that was a bit much imo.
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I used to do that until I saw that old X files episode where late night TV infomercials programmed people to commit murder. Creeped me out. I usually watch TV or Netflix and use sleep timer to turn it off.
 
davepoobond

davepoobond

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Oct 25, 2017
14,595
www.squackle.com
i used to sleep listening to the radio, but now i just dont have anything. i think its bs, but i was told "it was bad" to need to sleep with noise

i honestly dont know why it would matter
 
Wzrd

Wzrd

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Oct 26, 2017
1,085
Portland, Oregon
I dim my tv and run Hulu on very low volume just so I can barley make out what they are saying, forcing my brain to try and focus on understanding what's being said when I'm laying down with my eyes closed, and not on random thoughts and anxiety. Been doing that for years
 
Darth Karja

Darth Karja

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Oct 25, 2017
1,401
I have to have a fan on at night. I only started it because my mother in law listens to the TV so loud I had to drown her out. Now I can't stop.
 
AuthenticM

AuthenticM

Son Altesse Sérénissime
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
30,067
I don't hate it, but fuck me do I love going to sleep with the sounds of rain and wind.
 
Rodan

Rodan

Member
Nov 3, 2017
634
I work midnight shifts and have to convince myself to sleep while the sun is up, so my Sleep Sounds App is my ally. I customize the sounds before I go to bed- sometimes I like a rainy forest scene, sometimes I like a breezy autumn woods, sometimes I prefer a storm in the distance with the sound of crickets. I sleep so much better with the app on.
 
SunhiLegend

SunhiLegend

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Oct 25, 2017
2,573
Yeah I can't sleep in silence, too much shit will start running through my head, it's just depressing sometimes so I've always worn a pair of earbuds while sleeping, either listening to music, movies or tv shows.
 
Walter White Walker

Walter White Walker

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Oct 27, 2017
21,539
I sleep with a fan on for both the air movement and white noise. My sleep is shit, though, so maybe I should try something like a radio station playing as well.
 
rucury

rucury

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Oct 25, 2017
1,383
Puerto Rico
I used to be able to, but then I got really into falling asleep with ASMR, which then slowly transformed into falling asleep with just random BS. I'm bout to put on a podcast and doze off, night everyone
 
jb1234

jb1234

Very low key
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Oct 25, 2017
7,231
My C-PAP makes an obnoxious racket so I need a fan to block out its sounds.
 
Jedi2016

Jedi2016

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Oct 27, 2017
15,651
I've got one of those white noise machines, helps mask the little neighborhood sounds during the night. I've been using it for years, so it seems too quiet without it. If not that, at least something... ocean surf works just as well when I'm vacation.
 
h1nch

h1nch

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Dec 12, 2017
1,907
I usually put on reruns of some show I've seen a million times. I like to fall asleep to TV/movies often. It has to be something I've seen already, and can't be too awesome or too terrible. Or YT videos of a subject matter that is mildly interesting but not too much that I want to stay up to watch.

I need to experiment with some of the specific YT white noise / fall asleep vids.
 
Van Bur3n

Van Bur3n

Avenger
Oct 27, 2017
26,089
In my personal quarters, I usually keep a fan on. I prefer noise over silence, and it's typically hot where I live, anyway. However, I can sleep perfectly fine in silence when I have to, be it in a hotel or at someone else's house. I just sleep with a fan on whenever I can. If not, no biggie.
 
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