Radio question of the day: 04/03/07

Do you like a little background noise or light when you sleep, or do you prefer total silence/total darkness?

I sleep with the TV on, volume very low, on a channel that doesn't increase volume on commercials as so many networks do.

Total silence and total darkness!

Total silence and total darkness! of course I fall asleep when my cats purr in my ear at night.

I have to have a fan on! My brothers, sister and mother are the same. The white noise helps drown out other noises. I used to think we were very odd but it turns out there are others like us

Originally Posted by kittylover4ever

Do you like a little background noise or light when you sleep, or do you prefer total silence/total darkness?

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Total darkness but I have to have to bedroom door opened. Partially for the cats, but mostly because I worry about not hearing someone in my house.
I am a horribly light sleeper, but I am also paranoid and that doesn't help.
Lights keep me awake, (cats too but what can you do? ) tv keeps me awake, basically most things either keep me awake, or wake me up during the night.

I sooooo miss sleeping with the TV on. I haven't since DH & I moved in together. Now I get to sleep to the sound of his snores & hmmm's.

DH must have background noise! Fan, bigger fan! I've gotten so use to the noise I can't sleep without it anymore either!

A little background noise and a little light for me.

total silence (haha like that ever happens! ) and a little hint of light.

Total quiet, used to sleep with the TV on but never woke up rested

Either way is fine. When I'm ready to go to sleep, I go to sleep. Rob can continue watching his programmes, and as long as it's not "extreme machines" or monotonous talk, it doesn't bother me. Sometimes I'll put a music channel on low, and let him kill it when he comes to bed, but not as a regular thing.

I like light so my babies can see and I also like the TV on.

Oh, here's where I come across as a lunatic ...

I have a noisemaker. It plays a variety of sounds continuously all night: rain, waterfall, ocean, Amazon rainforest, staticky white noise, traffic, even a heartbeat (which kinda creeps me out, but I guess would be soothing for babies). I put it on the "rain" setting and leave it on all night. I cannot sleep without it, and pack it when I travel. (I even leave it on when it's actually raining. )

I also require perfect darkness. We have blinds and heavy curtains in our bedroom, and heavy curtains in the hallway outside. No nightlights for me! (I should point out, though, that I require very little light to see by, so even a small amount of light seems very, very bright to me.) I've considered getting a sleeping mask, but I think my hair would get tangled in the strap.

I could go into the other bizarre things I require while I sleep (certain number of pillows, certain heaviness to the blankets, etc.), but I'm sure you all already think I'm crazy enough!

Well, it was in the dark and quiet a week ago but now Maisie is in the laundry room I leave the hall light on for her. I can get used to anything as long as it`s not noisy neighbours like 3:30AM saturday morning

Good thing is, their fuse box is in my flat so I just flipped the switch.

I used to sleep in complete silence with some lights (the street lights were really light and would light up my room) but since I moved I sleep in total darkness and I have to have a fan on if I am at home, but not anywhere else. If the fan isn't on in my bedroom then I can't sleep, but if I am at someone elses house then I am fine without a fan on.

Complete silence and a little light.

I fall asleep in total silence (well, whatever silence Reeses will give) and semi-darkness. We have a street light in front of the house so that gives the rooms a bit of ambient glow which is fine by me. I have a hard time not tripping over Reeses as it is

I sometimes like falling asleep with the tv on, but it's not usual. My wife prefers it to be turned off anyway. It probably wouldn't be a good thing because my mind wanders so much as I try and fall asleep, ya know, what am I going to have for breakfast, what do I have to do tomorrow, when was my dentist appointment, what am I going to post on TCS... etc.., that it takes me forever to fall asleep as it is without other distraction.

I like the room dark (i put a towel over the answering machine so I don't "see" the little light!!
Noise doesn't bother me too much except when the windows are open-the birds chipping in the morning and that @#&*feral peacock (which survived yet another Wisconsin winter) squawks for about 6-8 weeks every spring/summer like at 3 in the morning!! I think we should take a collection and by him a female mate!

It depends... I like dark, but need some light when I open my eyes so I can see to get to the bathroom during those middle of the night urges...

I can sleep with quiet or some noise. However, one neighbor's barking dogs and the other neighbors bass guitar are the exceptions.