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Do you use an app, podcast, or sound machine to help you sleep at night?
Are certain sounds, music, or voice tones that help you fall and stay asleep? What is your favorite source for the sounds you prefer, a sleep app, podcast, television show, or sound machine?
I always preferred silence or a previously watched television show for background noise. Music doesn’t work for me because it’s too stimulating. I find myself listening instead of dozing off. However, I discovered an “8-Hour Sleep Music” podcast on Spotify, which can also be found on Amazon Music, Audible, and Apple. You can choose from a long list of podcasts for relaxing meditation music, nature sounds, binaural beats, or guided meditations. I’ve had great sleep success with many of them, but I didn’t care for a few.
My top three favorite podcasts are “Guided Sleep Medication / Raindrops of Tranquility,” “Gentle Rain and Thunderstorm with Healing Medication Music,” and “Underwater Whale Sounds with Calming Ocean Ambience / Deep Sea Ocean Soundscape.”
If you give the “8-Hour Sleep Music” podcast a try, please share your favorites.
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I always sleep good at night. Although every now and then my mind won’t shutoff and I can’t sleep well. I found a solution to that though……quit watching the news.😆
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Hehe, @Roger Bliss, I tell my husband no news before bed. Who wants to worry about all they talk about when we are trying to settle down and sleep? He watched it before bed until I told him I didn’t want to see it. I want to know just enough to be aware, but not all of the news. With PH and other health conditions, I don’t need additional stress.
Happy to hear that you found a solution, my PHriend. Thanks for sharing.
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AMEN to the @Roger Bliss , especially right before bed! You would be better off watching a horror movie then the news!
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Hi @Colleen, I love this topic. Manny and I usually set Alexa to play thunderstorm sounds for two hours before bed. Most often, I’m asleep before it ends, but a few times, I cannot sleep despite the noise. At first, it was his idea, but now, if it’s not in, I remind him.
Your favorites on the list sound like some we could try, too. I also often write to ocean sounds or acoustic music, depending on my mood.
What an exciting topic for discussion. We all need rest and sleep to keep on PHghting!💜
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I have downloaded audio books to my tablet and listen to those to lull me to sleep. It’s like having someone reading a bedtime story. Most nights I’m asleep in 10 minutes. On the down side, I end up having to replay segments several times. Small price to pay, I think.
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Hi, @Joan Strosin. I can’t grasp listening to audiobooks. I guess I’m old-fashioned and love that book in my hand. But I’ve been trying to work on that, as I have many books saved in my Kindle app.
But I’m happy that you found something that best helps you get to sleep.Yeah, rewinding and going back to where you think you dozed off would be tricky fo me. I forget simple things overnight. Hehe
Your response reminds me of a few years ago when I said my lovely co-moderator, @Colleen, would make great bedtime stories. Her voice is so kind and gentle. A few of us laugh about this often. Thanks for that funny reminder.
Have a wonderful weekend, my PHriend!
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@Joan Strosin my husband loved listening to audio books, especially to fall asleep to. I had to laugh when you mentioned the downside is having to replay parts you missed after dozing off. I’m like @jen-cueva , I can’t seem to get into audio books and listening to my husbands kept me awake and having to relisten to parts because he fell asleep drove me crazy! LOL…I used to tease that I could tell him the story by memory at this point!
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Hi @Colleen, That’s funny! I bet you could tell Brian the story after listening to his audiobooks. That, too, would annoy me and keep me up. But I LOVE that you teased Brian about this—thanks for sharing that memory with us. 💜
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Something funny happened a few nights ago. The app I use offers a few new podcasts to try every month. I tried a new one of pleasant piano music, with rain that fluctuates with an occasional gentle roll of thunder. I really like it and fell asleep immediately until a sudden BOOM of thunder that rolled on for what seemed like a minute abruptly woke me! I shot up in bed, heart pounding and I was furious!! I thought to myself, “How was that relaxing?! I’m going to post a complaint to the podcast!!!”. Then I realized there was a real thunderstorm outside! 🤣
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OMG, @Colleen, I almost spit out my 7up! I could see how easily that would happen to others. Thanks for sharing- that was so funny. I loved the part where you wanted to comment on the podcast how it was not relaxing when you were in a good sleep pattern. 🤣
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@jen-cueva I keep laughing every time I think about it and how angry I was being woken from a deep sleep!
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Yes, I told Manny the other night as we headed to bed with our sleep sounds playing. It was too funny NOT to share!🤣
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I wanted to revisit this topic because sleep is essential, especially when managing PH. It never fails: Manny sets his alarm clock/sound machine to play thunderstorm sounds for two hours when we head to bed. We usually listen to light rainfall or something, so I’m not going to wake up with a loud roll of thunder, etc., if I’m sleeping well.
This also reminds me how much I enjoy the CALM commercials on TV when they pop on. I am like, shhh–ahhh, and it’s over. Has anyone joined anything like that to help with meditation or sleep?
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@jen-cueva I still use the “8-Hour Sleep Music podcast on Spotify. I prefer something with rain and light rolling thunder. I swear by it! Can’t fall asleep without it.
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Hi, @Colleen -I can relate to not sleeping well without it. Manny was who wanted to start that routine to help him get to sleep instead of watching TV. But now, I am also one who needs it to go to sleep at night. Shh- we won’t tell him. LOL
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Hi, Jen and Colleen, and fellow PHers! I’m on supplemental O2 for the nighttime only, 2 Liters. And I don’t need a podcast or sound machine – my O2 concentrator makes just enough noise to be a perfect white noise sound machine for me! Happily it doesn’t bother Tim, who can sleep through nearly everything!
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@Terese Tuohey I never thought about how the O2 is like white noise. That’s interesting and I bet many are lulled to sleep by that sound without realizing it. I will have to ask my son if he can relate.
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Hi @Terese Tuohey , great share! I found the same when I had my O2 concentrator in our room. But now it is in another room, mainly because of the heat it can create. It’s also a plus that Tim isn’t bothered by the noise. However, it sounds like it would take a lot to wake him.
How many others find the “white noise” of your O2 concentrator helpful in getting to sleep?
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