Earplugs for a better night’s sleep

I haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in months. I get enough hours of it, but I don’t feel refreshed later. I knew the neighbors were frequently waking me up with noise – some people just have no consideration for others’ need to sleep before morning. But even when they didn’t wake me up, I still felt tired every day.

Then someone recommended earplugs. I was concerned I wouldn’t hear my alarm in the morning, but that turned out not to be true. The earplugs are giving me a great night’s sleep but not stopping me from hearing anything important. I guess this means that even when my neighbors didn’t fully wake me up, their noise was still keeping me from reaching the really deep REM sleep you need to feel human. I’ve actually started dreaming again! (That’s an indication you’re sleeping deeply enough.)

Any foam earplugs will work. Wax and other materials do not block the sound any better. The only consideration is comfort – you may find you prefer certain shapes or certain types of material.

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Posted in Health and Beauty on February 27, 2009