Do you need silence to sleep?

[brianja]

I can't fall asleep in silence. I need a TV or music to distract me or I get myself so worked up and stressed over things I have to do that I will never fall asleep.

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Originally Posted by m@T

Crossposting with Facebook, Slim?


Yeah, some friends of mine who are married, one of them needs quiet, the other one needs a fan or something on. They are kind of miserable.

They have been trying to train each other for a couple years, and it hasn't really worked out. Found it interesting.

 

[Dentata]

Need darkness and either silence or white noise.

 

[Piobaire]

I'm actually rather addicted to white noise. I run hot, so my solution is a large box fan on the bedroom floor. The noise muffles extraneous things and the breeze keeps me cool so I don't over heat while I sleep. The down side is, the fan's white noise has addicted me. I travel with a white noise machine from Sharper Image.

 

[sunror]

neither silence nor darkness

 

[why]

I prefer silence but I can sleep through entire international flights.

 

[Mark from Plano]

Originally Posted by why

I prefer silence but I can sleep through entire international flights.

Cannot sleep on an airplane for some reason. Ambien is a great help on international flights.

 

[Fuuma]

I prefer silence and can sleep during the day so darkness is not a must. I often nap at weird hours like 15:00.

 

[sho'nuff]

yes i need absolute silence. but i dont mind the subtle "white" noise that may occur from my wife if she is still up and using the bathroom, kitchen, tv, etc.

i cannot stand white noise from surrounding neighbors. they know it too and remain silent for me.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Mark from Plano

Cannot sleep on an airplane for some reason. Ambien is a great help on international flights.

Me either. I think I want to be awake when the plane crashes and I die.

 

[Crane's]

I've slept through a tornado that was chewing up the neighborhood so I guess silence matters little to me.

 

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Me either. I think I want to be awake when the plane crashes and I die.

I can't sleep on planes because you can't smoke on flights so all I'm thinking about is how much I wanna kill everyone in my immediate vicinity.

 

[JoelF]

Used to think I was extremely noise sensitive but after a while in NYC I find the 12 am, 2 am, 4 am etc. etc. sirens & garbage trucks are just like the gentle murmur of surf on a beach.

 

[Douglas]

I'll sleep anywhere. Like globe, I generally fall asleep on planes before we've even taken off. Noise doesn't bother me - I prefer no noise, but I can sleep with white noise, or a TV, or music. Whatever.

 

[odoreater]

Sleep is for pussies.