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You are either a scientific anomaly or a single data point. Or both.
I am also a scientific anomaly. Seems there are a lot of us!
You're a cohort now!
I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night
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Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night
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The levels I have at night indeed are unhealthy, I’m still trying to find the best way to tackle this challenge.. Most wakeups are from noise (I can see it in the data) but high CO2 levels can also make me a lighter sleeper. Not sure where you’re based but in Europe the priority is mostly on heat isolation, so air movement suffers. The US is better in that regard. There was a big thread on that topic on X the other w…
Plants can help somewhat.
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Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night
#293The point that we can now do these seemingly small projects is well put.
My grandmother can't see very well, and she always loved doing crossword puzzles, but the small print was giving her troublem. At the same time, the available crosswords in her language were too simple and boring for her.
So, I vibed a small scraper from some crossword collection, and with smart composition of the final HTML, I managed to get the crossword and the questions to show up on one side while the other side of the page was for the answers.
I still have no idea how the scraper works, and frankly I don't really need to. My challenge now is finding my way to even more challenging and enjoyable crosswords, or maybe even try to get AI to make the crosswords from scratch.
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AFAIK there is some inflammation potential if earplugs are used all night everyday. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/advice-wearing-ea...
Responding here to short-circuit all the replies to this: You shouldn't be looking at just various kinds of earplugs as options for this. You can get custom made earplugs for your ears for differing use cases (sleep, concerts) at an ENT.
Or if you don't have time, Radians brand molded earplugs are at-home custom molded options.
Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night
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I have like 20 brands of foam earplugs in my drawer, 5 different pairs of custom silicone airplugs, unusual earplugs from Kickstarter like [1], and so on. What I'm saying is I know my way around the earplug block. Here's what I'd write for your categories: Foam: The most effective, by far. I suspect many people wear them incorrectly and do not insert them far enough. You can use lube (they make special ear lube for s…
I have the same experience with foam being best at noise blocking. The brand makes a big difference. 3M ear plugs are terrible. Best brand is Oropax.
How so?
I use the 3M yellow ones for many years and I find the pretty good. I buy like a box of 200 pairs and use them for a couple of times, so they are also pretty cheap.
Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night
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I use Loop silicone earplugs, they’re reusable and washable. Used to use the disposables but got tired of the waste.
When my wife showed me the Loop ad, I told her it's a scam. But now I'm the one using them. Haven't done as much work researching earplugs as some posters above, but like the Loops. For comparison, I have earplugs at work, that feel like someone was raping my ear every time I'm putting them on. So, there's definitely earplugs and earplugs. If you need to use them, might be worth few hours and few bucks spent on testi…
Oh yeah, I bought a few different types of ear plugs to test them out. The silicone putty and the loops left my ears sweaty. I'd pull them out at night to dry them out. Tmi, I know, sorry, but yeah, I tried 'em.
Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night
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You are either a scientific anomaly or a single data point. Or both.
Well, then I am another anomaly and data point. I'm using ear plugs for 30 years at least 95% of nights. Never ever had an ear infection.
And by induction, earplugs don't give anyone an ear infection. QED!
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#298This is the most HN thing ever. Someone works to create an ultimately useless tool because no matter what you find the answer to be, the solution is the same: -- Attenuate loud noises -- Which is exactly what they ended up doing > With actual data, I could finally act with some confidence instead of guessing: > I added proper acoustic panels (the IKEA ones for offices to create meeting areas work surprisingly well) >…
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#299I live in a silent area at night and regularly woke up at 3:30 am a couple of years ago. Turns out it was a leading indicator for digestive issues, nothing major and fixed now but it seems 3:30am was the point my body said “I need more food and I don’t care you’re asleep” and according to the dietician I saw this is relatively common with IBS.
wow i've been dealing with this exact problem for years. is the fix just eating a snack right before bed?
Some kind of slow digesting healthy snack with a reasonable amount of calories does the trick for me.
Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night
#300This post reminded me of a project I started but, alas, I ran into configuration issues and didn’t have the time to properly research. I think chat could be a great tool to move it forward.
https://medium.com/homeday/building-a-noise-level-dashboard-...
https://thepihut.com/products/respeaker-4-mic-array-for-rasp...