What do you sleep to?

[Bright Bastion 241]

So, I was really thinking about my life recently, reminiscing and whatnot in my old age (of 21), and I can't happen to remember a time where I went to sleep without a fan going. Seriously. Whether it was an AC unit or a normal fan, I have always had a fan in my room. I turned it off the other day and no matter how hard I tried to sleep, I really couldn't, even with ASMR videos going on my computer. So I was wondering if anyone else has this weird dependence on certain noises to fall asleep.

[Yamato 1,348]

I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm dependent on anything to sleep, but there certainly are sounds that make it easier. The sound of a central heating/air system is one of them. Others include: jet engine noise, thunder, road noise (only when I'm a passenger), and high-level mathematics.

[Sommar 1,289]

I don't sleep to anything; I prefer silence. In fact, I can't sleep if there is any noise.

[Hovershy 3,814]

I watch ASMR videos too when I need to sleep. They really help.

 

Watching TV sometimes makes me sleepy as well.

[Scootaloodle 1,623]

I sleep with a fan, although the best one was the air con in a Hilton Hotel. That made a really nice soothing noise for sleeping to.

 

My sister goes to sleep to the TV I think

[Confucius 194]

I usually fall asleep watching livestreams. I also wish I had some pony plushies to comfort me but I'm currently banned from getting them. I have other stuffed stuff though. I prefer to keep one leg out from the covers so I don't overheat and usually prefer a cold environment. When I sleep, I don't dream, when I dream, I don't sleep.

I usually fall asleep watching livestreams. I would love to get a Fluttershy plushie to sleep with which I am banned from getting. I have other stuffed stuff to comfort me. I prefer a colder room to sleep in and usually sleep with one leg sticking out of my bed to prevent overheating. When I sleep, I don't dream, when I dream, I don't sleep.

[Trine 665]

By having some calm music at my side, its also very refreshing to have in background when one wants to feel refreshed on reading

Edited April 3, 2015 by Trine

[smitty121325 64]

I used to go to sleep with the radio on. And then I used to have a fan. Nowadays I need peace and quiet to go to sleep. My mom always sleeps with the fan on.

[Cosmik Vek 764]

I sleep with the radio on, but only if it airs a talking show because music does not help me to sleep, mainly because of the type of music it airs at this station.

[NuclearBurg (Dawn) 622]

I've became dependant on having my plushie with me else I can't sleep. Also I can't tend to sleep till late at night (at least 22:30).

[Dawning Demon 950]

I don't really need anything to help me sleep but I like hearing the tapping of rain against my bedroom window, it's really soothing to listen to.

[The Pink One 595]

I'm insomniac, so that doesn't help. But I usually fall asleep to either Heavy Metal or Punk Rock music (I know it's weird). I do however really want a plushie (to cuddle )

[Pastel 7,630]

Most of the time I don't need anything to sleep, and I prefer the silence.

 

But sometimes I listen to boring songs like this one to help me:

[Ziggy + Angel + Rain 11,303]

I go to sleep every night with a tuckered out Rainbow Angelbaby curled up on my chest.

[Moonlight 7,288]

I need my fan on in order to sleep, I've also made a habit of opening this firework display app thing on my PC and letting it run while sleeping, the flashes are oddly calming.

 

It's either fireworks or the sound of rain, or even both combined with the fan.

[VitalSpark 1,830]

I go to bed, lie down, and start sleeping.

[The Real Minty <3 217]

I dont even know how or why, but I sleep better with rock music on.

 

Yes, It is very weird.

 

heres one of my favs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jseTa7HUIDU

And yes, I understand it is some weird stuff.

[OptimisticNeighsayer 478]

I sometimes plug my iPod into a radio, turn it on low, and put it on shuffle or a playlist of a couple relaxing tunes before I go to bed.  And it usually stays on until my parents tell me to turn it off.

[shy0wl 484]

I can't sleep without music.  Usually I listen to very atmospheric/ambient music to help me go to sleep and because of that I always have very nice dreams 

[Starlight Fan 538]

I have a USB with fifteen hours of pony music. Not only does it help me sleep, it also wakes me up. Genius ryt

[Envy 6,192]

I have to have music on, has been that way for years. I listen to an Oldies station (which has - much to my frustration - been taken over by cheesy 80s music... Can't really be called "Oldies" anymore -_-) which I also pretty much always have on in the background.

[Odyssey 5,717]

I actually sleep in silence. If there was noise, then it would probably keep me awake.

[cuteycindyhoney 13,315]

If I ever have trouble sleeping. I play a CD very softly. I'm usually asleep by the third or forth song. Before I got married I used to play the TV all night with the sound down. One has to adapt!

[Drunk Not I Am 1,070]

Central Air/Heating noises. There's also a certain type of cricket that comes out in the late summer and hangs around til' pretty well into fall and i love hearing them. Not sure if it's because of where i live that they hangout or what, but i enjoy the sound. Fans are ok, Music can sometimes make me fall asleep it's gotta be real smooth. Thunder and rain are ok, but i can't stand when thunder is right in my face. It's like yo i wanna sleep, just be far away.

[SomeMLP Brony 41]

I used to like to sleep with some kind of noise while going to sleep, but after music started making me grumpy in the morning, I just stuck with the noise that my ceiling fan makes. I then later came across this news video: 

 

which suggests that noise machines in general are kinda bad for you, so I'm not too sure I want to be doing anything bad to myself lol. Then again, while there isn't music playing in nature, there is the soft rustling of leaves, ocean waves, wind, etc. so I'm sure that quiet calm noises should be fine to listen and go to sleep to. The thing that actually tells your brain that it is time to sleep is the lack of blue light and the presence of dark or dim-red light, while the presence of bright blue light tells your brain to stay awake. Nocturnal animals have this same process in reverse, so they go to sleep when it is bright out.

Edited April 4, 2015 by SomeMLP Brony