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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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Post by bityard »

wiseowise wrote: post #128
babblingfish wrote: post #39

Hey, OP, consider sleeping with ear plugs. They're scientifically proven to reduce night time awakenings due to audio disturbances. [1] [1] https://academic.oup.com/sleep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/s...

How can anyone sleep with these things? My ears get extremely sweaty and sore after half an hour.

I've been sleeping with ear plugs for well over 10 years at this point, so I feel qualified to answer.

1. You have to find the right ear plugs for YOU. Everyone has different ear canal size, shape, sensitivity, etc.

2. They should never be painful unless you are doing it wrong. Yes, they are likely to be uncomfortable at first, but the first time you wake up feeling like a million bucks because you got 8 uninterrupted hours of sleep for the first time in your life, you will happily accept the temporary discomfort.

Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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Post by lucas_t_a »

fugaziboutit wrote: post #180
gchamonlive wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there such a flourishing black market for subtracted cats that would prompt burglars to steal these pets?

You can't subtract cats, you have to concatenate then truncate.

concatenating cats is useless use of cat, you can just provide more arguments instead

Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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Post by naasking »

zfnmxt wrote: post #181
card_zero wrote: post #170

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Foam: cheap, scratchy, ineffective. This one will give you abrasions sometimes. Silicone: expensive, effective, fussy. Wax: cheap, effective, disposable. (Needs warming up, slight drawback.)

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…

Foam are indeed the best, but there's a lot of variation in sound blocking quality and ear comfort. Experimentation is needed to find what works for you.

White noise also helps without the need for ear plugs. Depends how loud the disturbances are.

Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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Post by bityard »

astura wrote: post #225
DANmode wrote: post #107

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Leave the environments that stimulated it. Stop eating the foods that stimulate it. I now have visible production on a tissue or cotton swab once a week or fewer.

Cotton swabs were/are the problem. Using them can cause impacted earwax.

If there's enough earwax in there to get pushed around and compacted, then it seems like there is some other issue going on? Is having small mounds of wax per permanently living in the ear canal normal for some people?

I have been wearing ear plugs every night for over a decade and cleaning my ears with cotton swabs at least every other day for my whole life and never once had ear wax build up.

Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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Post by bityard »

CalRobert wrote: post #119
Waterluvian wrote: post #114

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Is the risk of intruders a real or a perceived problem? How does it weigh with sleep quality? Frankly, my sleep is so poor that if they mind the noise level they can take what they can carry.

Smoke detectors are another reason

You will never not hear a smoke alarm while wearing ear plugs.

They are effective at attenuating noise, ineffective at eliminating it.

Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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Post by bityard »

vlod wrote: post #112
babblingfish wrote: post #39

Hey, OP, consider sleeping with ear plugs. They're scientifically proven to reduce night time awakenings due to audio disturbances. [1] [1] https://academic.oup.com/sleep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/s...

Maybe I've seen too many horror movies, but aren't you concerned about not hearing an intruder and being able to respond? Maybe I'm paranoid. :)

Wear earplugs and adopt a dog. Best of both worlds.

Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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Post by throwaway2037 »

showmypost wrote: post #191
throwaway2037 wrote: post #164

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I am curious: What city?

Barcelona, Spain. Basically narrow streets, full of loud motorbikes, mostly single glassing in windows, trash collection happens for some reason at night, noisy culture. Still love the city though. But originally grew up in a quiet country and on the outside the city with 0 noise during day and night

Interesting. Taipei, Taiwan has a similar problem: Endless motorbikes and motorscooters. The droning background noise of two stroke engines is awful (plus air pollution!). However, it is improving quickly with the arrival of electric equivalents. Is Barcelona pushing to replace two stroke engines with electric? It will make a huge difference! Also, I wonder if electric garbage trucks could also help.

Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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Post by ordu »

lucas_t_a wrote: post #232
fugaziboutit wrote: post #180

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can't subtract cats, you have to concatenate then truncate.

concatenating cats is useless use of cat, you can just provide more arguments instead

You can create a meme by concatenating cats: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longcat

Re: I let AI build a tool to help me figure out what was waking me up at night

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Post by butlike »

babblingfish wrote: post #39

Hey, OP, consider sleeping with ear plugs. They're scientifically proven to reduce night time awakenings due to audio disturbances. [1] [1] https://academic.oup.com/sleep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/s...

Question: Doesn't this just allow ear wax to get impacted for 8 hours?
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