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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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Post by FunHearing3443 »

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. :)

Yeah this is my primary qualm just as a dad with four young kids, I’m addition to needing to hear them if they have a night terror or something. I still use them occasionally though.

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Post by Waterluvian »

bityard wrote: post #235
CalRobert wrote: post #119

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Except for me… I sleep through smoke alarms without any earplugs or medications. :/

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Post by foobarian »

seemaze wrote: post #106
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...

I have fallen into the (questionable) habit of sleeping with Airpods. I used to wake up with my mind racing and not be able to fall back asleep. The Airpods helped distract and sedate my midnight thoughts such that I would fall back asleep much quicker than without. I've progressively shifted towards falling asleep listening to the droll of engaging non-fiction, but keep them in my ears in noise canceling mode with n…

I was wondering how good their noise cancelation would be for night-time sleeping, how effective would you say it is?

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Post by user_7832 »

flux3125 wrote: post #222
apt-apt-apt-apt wrote: post #80

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Don't listen to him– he is a cat burglar, and you being deaf at night helps him steal your cats.

> Don't listen to him That's the idea

Hopefully the ear plugs are good enough to not hear the "badum tiss" too :)

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Post by BoorishBears »

aucisson_masque wrote: post #188

Sidenote but still, I put ear plugs for 5 years already. It doesn't hurt, you don't feel anything, but it helps tremendously to stay asleep. Better than trying to fix your environment. I even heard of people going to sleep with airpods pro in their ear. Now that it's fixed tho my body decided I would need to pee every night about 2 hours after I went to bed... La vieillesse est un naufrage.

I'd never go to sleep with AirPods in intentionally.

I had a scare in the very early days of owning AirPod Pros accidentally falling asleep with them, and waking up with tinnitus that took hours to go away.

Since then with every gen I've occasionally had ANC malfunction when they come in contact with a pillow and make some deafening noises, I wouldn't be surprised if that day they had been making some horrible shrieking noise while I slept.

(in fact, as if to mock me, I left this comment unsent realizing I didn't care enough to finish it, until my AirPod Maxes decided to flashbang me for having the audacity to while lying on my back. people need to know these things are treacherous in bed)

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Post by tclancy »

apt-apt-apt-apt wrote: post #80
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...

Don't listen to him– he is a cat burglar, and you being deaf at night helps him steal your cats.

You can tell by the sneakers.

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Post by perfmode »

joenot443 wrote: post #56
showmypost wrote: post #53

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I have custom molded ones. They help a lot, however high pitched sudden noises still get through and wake me up. I never managed to sleep without earplugs since moving to this city. Not considering moving due to the quality of life (apart from the noise)

Are custom molded ones better? I’ve been using swimmers plugs for a few years now and they’ve been fine. Do you use an eye mask too?

I use these custom-molded ones for sleep. They're awesome. So comfortable. https://www.sensaphonics.com/products/solidsleep

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Post by tclancy »

showmypost wrote: post #52
nevi-me wrote: post #17

That CO2 concentration looks unhealthy, I wonder to what extent it's affecting your sleep quality (as opposed to waking you up). > Measure before you fix In my case, I got a few IKEA CO2 sensors, and after leaving them in the bedrooms for a few days, we found that leaving an outside window slightly open + the bedroom door open, kept the CO2 levels below 600PPM at night. We're 1000ft/300m away from a motorway, but for…

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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Post by tclancy »

spyder wrote: post #237

Cool, but there are already sleep analysis apps for that, like Sleep as android and probably many other similar apps too.

There are apps that capture noises over a certain threshold, write them to disk and make it easy to review them?

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Post by infecto »

card_zero wrote: post #170
danaw wrote: post #131

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ime finding the right earplugs is the key. there are lots of options a of diameter, density and material to try out. getting the right one made a big difference for me

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

As someone who has been wearing earplugs for decades for motorcycles, firearms and other loud events, this information at face value is a bit off.

Foam by far has the most effective NRR. Silicone and wax are fine but will not provide as effective of NRR. That said, if it’s for sleeping silicone and wax are probably fine. I would argue that foam is not scratchy at all but I usually buy more expensive brands like Mack’s and it’s good to try out different sizes.

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