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| Sound rouses me easily. I am especially sensitive to leaf blowers, snoring and the Outlook email notification sound. To combat these enemies I keep earplugs by my bed and if I awake too early, I will put the earplugs in and go back to sleep. Earplugs with designs that lay flat against your ear are recommended if you lay on one side of your head. When traveling, earplugs and especially noise canceling earbuds are as important to me as my sleep mask. Noise cancelling is very good to have, because it actively cuts out frequencies that earplugs may not handle well, and you can never predict what those will be. | Sound rouses me easily. I am especially sensitive to leaf blowers, snoring and the Outlook email notification sound. To combat these enemies I keep earplugs by my bed and if I awake too early, I will put the earplugs in and go back to sleep. Earplugs with designs that lay flat against your ear are recommended if you lay on one side of your head. When traveling, earplugs and especially noise canceling earbuds are as important to me as my sleep mask. Noise cancelling is very good to have, because it actively cuts out frequencies that earplugs may not handle well, and you can never predict what those will be. | ||
| - | Unfortunately nothing works against snoring. It has complex frequencies | + | Unfortunately nothing works against snoring. It has complex frequencies, irregular patterns, and constantly changing amplitudes |
| ==== food ==== | ==== food ==== | ||
| - | Fasting increases alertness. Adequate calories | + | Fasting increases alertness. Adequate calories |
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| Alcohol universally degrades sleep quality. If you think it doesn' | Alcohol universally degrades sleep quality. If you think it doesn' | ||
| - | Melatonin works for me when I need to force it, though | + | Melatonin works well for me when I need to buff my sleep. I typically use it when I know ahead of time I will have difficulty sleeping, or when I need to pull my sleep time back 3-4 hours, and don't use it otherwise to avoid building a tolerance. Microdosing is key, 1mg or less is sufficient. https:// |
| - | ---- | + | Diphenhydramine is a last resort if I absolutely need to sleep and cannot. 50mg usually does the trick without significant side effects. It is in my essentials kit when I travel. I use it maybe 3-4x a year. |
| + | Cannabis degrades sleep quality in regular users https:// | ||
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| + | Never tried hypnotics (ambien etc). I hear they are bad. | ||
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| ===== The Most Important Factor ===== | ===== The Most Important Factor ===== | ||
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