How do you sleep?

spartangirl79 · July 2012

It has to be quiet. For the first few years we were together, my husband "needed" the TV on to fall asleep. Even with earplugs I couldn't sleep through it. Needless to say I put a stop to that nonsense! Quiet, dark and cool. And now I've been wearing earplugs so long I can't sleep without them, even if he's not in bed yet (he snores something fierce).

supertracylynn · July 2012

I used to need white noise (the fan, the washer or dryer, the dishwasher, the ac or heater, etc).

Now I sleep with the window open, and can kind of hear the cars on the road.

I sleep best, though, when I have my warm body pillow.

shorty35565 · July 2012

I need noise. I leave the TV on for it. I dont wanna hear the creepy sounds outside lol

haley98110 · July 2012

I have to fall asleep to tv on. I usually fall asleep on the couch every night, because tv in room is broken. I set an alarm to wake me up before my hubby gets up for work at 4am and then I need the fan to be on in the room when I go in there. Definitely need noise around me. In middle and high school I needed a radio to be on when I slept.

Devonwood · July 2012

Absolute silence, and either total darkness or a nightlight somewhere in the room (mainly so I don't stub my toe on the way to the bathroom in the middle of the night!)

Every little sound distracts me when I'm trying to fall asleep and jerks me back into awake mode. I absolutely cannot fall asleep with the tv on, because I start paying attention to what's on tv instead of sleeping!

TheFitFireman · July 2012

I prefer running into the wall until I get it just right and it knocks me out, I always sleep well after that.

gsager · July 2012

Ceiling fan.....noise and wind, gotta have it.

TamAD48 · July 2012

I have to have something on, in the summer I run a fan, in the winter one of those natures soothing sounds machines. If it's too quiet I can't sleep.

jaimrlx · July 2012

I can sleep anywhere, with or without noise, light or dark. If I'm tired, I fall asleep and that is awesome. When I was kid I needed absolute darkness and never got it because my sister, who shared my room, needed a night light.

PhotogNerd · July 2012

Usually we have some background noise going. We alternate between ocean waves, summer storms (that's what it's called), and rain on a tin roof.

Sometimes it has to be completely silent.

chlorisaann · July 2012

When my daughter was a baby she shared our room for her first year (in her own bed). We found she slept better if there was a constant sound when she was napping (a white noise machine). Unfortunately, when we moved her in with our son, we needed (probably me more than my husband), a noise machine in our room as well since we'd gotten so used to it.

Last night our machine completely flipped out and would NOT stay on. Somehow it got put on a timer and would go off every 30- 60 minutes. The SECOND it turned off, I was awake since I can no longer sleep in when it's silent. Thank DOG we managed to get it working correctly so I can sleep tonight.

So, my question - can you sleep when it's quiet, or do you need noise or can you pretty much fall asleep no matter what?

There is an app for that!! at least on android and I love it!! It is called relax and sleep! I MUST have noise!!

kansasbelle · July 2012

Soundsleeping.com it's a sound machine on the net you can adjust the sounds to your liking .... love it

Beana21 · July 2012

Absolutely pitch black. No lights coming from anywhere or anything from within my room. I use a fan to make a soothing noise, plus light blankets for warmth. I've never been a person who could sleep uncovered. There's just something reassuring about having something on me as I sleep. I also take a long time to drift off, so I was jealous of my ex-boyfriends who could fall asleep almost immediately. lol

Lift_This_ · July 2012

i am a very sound sleeper and have slept through fire alarms, earthquakes and tornado sirens....i honestly cant stand when there is noise in the room when trying to fall asleep....but once i am out, im out.

Luxxmundi · July 2012

I prefer to sleep when its silent, but my OH likes to watch a movie to fall asleep to, so most of the time I go to bed earlier, fall asleep and get woken up by loud gunfire or music. I don't mind as I can roll over and go back to sleep, but it always make me jump. My daughter is the same, she can sleep through anything as long as it doesnt make her jump.

Fathima0712 · July 2012

i can sleep pretty much anytime..but i do need the sound of fan and my usual covers to get me to sleep..other than that..no whitenoise or darkness required..!

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo · July 2012

Normally I prefer sleeping in silence but I also fall asleep with some mellow music on. One thing that I can't stand is when the lights are turned on.