Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
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Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
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Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#2If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux).
Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#3If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux). Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
Was my first thought as well - does f.lux not scratch an itch that a physical pair of lenses does?
Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#4If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux). Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
Was my first thought as well - does f.lux not scratch an itch that a physical pair of lenses does?
f.lux isn't as portable, as it doesn't cover TVs, smartphones, LED bulbs, etc.
Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#5If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux). Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
I'm not sure if it's in Android 5.1 or just a feature of CyanogenMod (12.1) but there's a feature in there to also change the color at night, and I find it less aggressive than f.lux, which I like.
Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#6If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux). Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
Neat, I don't need to figure out how to wear it over my prescription glasses. But then, I can't install it on the TV ;)
Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#7If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux). Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
I'm not sure if it's in Android 5.1 or just a feature of CyanogenMod (12.1) but there's a feature in there to also change the color at night, and I find it less aggressive than f.lux, which I like.
I've used these tools, they simply don't filter enough blue coming from the display, dispite such tools that try to limit the light genereated, compared to tinted glasses
Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#8If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux). Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
I used flux for a few years and it helps. For me, the glasses were more effective. Maybe because I live with my partner and a light would be flipped on at some point.
Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#9If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux). Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
They don't. They might reduce eyestrain (I have it installed on all my computers, fwiw), but they aren't effective enough on their own to help with sleep.
In psychology grad school, I learned that a single blue photon hitting the back of the is sufficient to cause a measurable shift in melatonin output. Note: measurable is not the same as deleterious, but flux doesn't even eliminate all the blue light your computer is putting out, let alone the other sources in your house.
The only solution, baring blacking out all your windows, or removing all modern light sources from your house, or replacing them all with red lights, is 0.3-0.5 mg of melatonin a few hours before bed. Note: it's sold in the stores in 5 mg tablets - an order of magnitude too much.
Re: Can orange glasses make you sleep better?
#10If you don't want orange glasses, try f.lux (Windows, Mac) or redshift (Linux). Either one accomplishes much the same effect by adjusting the (apparent) color temperature of your screen depending on time of day. It distorts colors, if you fancy yourself a photographer, but your eyes will thank you.
They don't. They might reduce eyestrain (I have it installed on all my computers, fwiw), but they aren't effective enough on their own to help with sleep. In psychology grad school, I learned that a single blue photon hitting the back of the is sufficient to cause a measurable shift in melatonin output. Note: measurable is not the same as deleterious, but flux doesn't even eliminate all the blue light your computer i…
What is the result of the typical over-the-counter dose, often 3-5 mg?