I am not one of those people who is bothered by light when I am trying to sleep. If I sleep with the blinds/open, the sun doesn't wake me up - but I love having the sunshine when I do open my eyes.
Noises on the other hand, even the smallest ones, will drive me up the wall and keep me awake all night. Last night for instance....
I have a valve in my back yard that won't shut off all the way, I've had the hose hooked up to it dribbling in to the pool. Unfortunately, it has gotten worse and now I can hear the water running through the pipes all the way on the other side of the house. Definitely one of those noises that keeps me awake. Argh! So I decided to try my white noise machine set to "rain", and it really worked.
Why is it that the sound of synthesized running water was able to cancel out the sound of actual running water and allow me to sleep? Strange.
Guess I should fix the problem instead of just trying to cover it up....
Posted by Vox at March 6, 2006 03:42 PM | TrackBack | generalIt sounds like fixing the problem may help, but if you're as sensitive to sound as you describe, won't your ears just seek out another sound to obsess about? What about using ear plugs in addition to the noise machine?
Posted by: Ed Kohler at March 8, 2006 08:10 PMI do have that problem, any little noise seems amplified - more and more as time passes.
I tried the ear plugs before, but then I just hear my pulse echoing - argh.
Posted by: Vox at March 8, 2006 08:45 PM