By David LeAche
Getting a good nights' sleep is not always easy for some people.
For some of us, it becomes almost chronic in nature and it affects every area of our life. Not only are we robbing ourselves of the sleep that we desperately need at night, making it difficult to get through these long night hours, but it can also make us irritable and lethargic during the day. We need eight solid hours if we are adults or our immune systems start to flag and our physical well being becomes dis-orientated.
If you are having a difficult time dealing with day to day life as a result of not being able to sleep at night, one very good starting point is to eliminate the surrounding noise!
Far too many of us have to deal with noise on a regular basis and it gets to the point where we may not even recognize that it is happening. A good example of this is falling asleep with the television set on, or wearing earphones to listen to music or a talking book. Many of us will say that we need that noise in the
background in order for us to be able to sleep. What some have called “white noise”.
What we don't realize, however, is that the noise of the television set or the sounds from the earphones are actually keeping us from falling into a deep sleep. We may doze and sleep lightly but the later, truly deep sleep, will not take place.
The noise we hear from the television is often just a mask to hide other noise that may be going on in the background. If you want to achieve truly deep sleep and wake feeling rejuvenated, eliminate all of the noise that you possibly can from your home.
This can be a real challenge if you have a family that stays up late, or teenagers that enjoy late night music, or you are on shift work and the day-time noise is loud or there is noise in the same room as you are trying to sleep, such as if somebody is snoring. The only real way for you to get around this is to wear some kind of earplug or headset. You might be surprised to find out that putting some earplugs in on a nightly basis is going to help you to sleep without waking up periodically. If you do this, make sure that you have a backup alarm set which will be able to be heard, even with your earplugs in.
You also need to make the rest of the family aware of your needs. They need to know what is going on and make some sacrifices for those members who are “light sleepers”.
You may need to move your sleeping space to a room further away from the family noise, or to the back of your house away from the road traffic, for example. Fix the dripping down-pipe outside your bedroom, insulate the windows from the neighborhood noise and make sure the phone isn't going to ring.
It may take a little bit of work on your part in order to discover what noises need to be removed from your household but it will all be worth the effort, however, for whenever you finally get the good nights sleep that you need you will feel so much more energetic and fresh the next day.
Help yourself to get a good nights sleep by eliminating the local noise first!
About the Author: Dave is author of http://www.sleep-help-4u.com where you can find more information and suggestions about dealing with a variety of sleep disorders. Get a FREE sleep-help on-line book just for sending in your sleep suggestions and remedies at http://www.sleep-help-4u.com/sleep-remedy.html
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