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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

Lately I've got to the point that I need music on to help me sleep. I've taken to listening to virgin Chilled as there's not much chat and lots of easy list music.

Anyone have a similar habit? If so what's the choice of music?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My dogs snoring

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Reasonably loud rain and thunder sounds on repeat.

The white noise is amazing and relaxing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I listen to rain or thunderstorm videos

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"My dogs snoring"
is it relaxing?

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By *ot.a.murdererWoman
over a year ago

Banbury

When I had trouble sleeping a few years ago, I'd listen to All Quiet On The Noise Floor, by Jason Falkner. Start to finish. I'd be asleep after two or three songs, and always wake up at the same point in the final song in the album. Just long enough to sleepily grin and remove my earphones, then right back to sleep. No idea what it is about that album, but works every time for me

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

I tend to put exactly on for 2 hours. I drift off and the sleep through. I find silence leads me to think.. and that's no good for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I listen to rain or thunderstorm videos "

Copycat.

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"When I had trouble sleeping a few years ago, I'd listen to All Quiet On The Noise Floor, by Jason Falkner. Start to finish. I'd be asleep after two or three songs, and always wake up at the same point in the final song in the album. Just long enough to sleepily grin and remove my earphones, then right back to sleep. No idea what it is about that album, but works every time for me "

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I listen to rain or thunderstorm videos "

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By *edusaxxxWoman
over a year ago

london

white noise

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I watch YouTube videos of a S Korean man camping with his little dog, in all weathers.

The sounds and music from the videos are relaxing and take my mind off of my tinnitus. Also, watching him set up his tent and gear, cooking and eating his meals and going for walks in the countryside or mountains relaxes me.

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By *ittlemissFlirtyCouple
over a year ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

I like listening to the sleeping forecast on BBC sounds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I watch YouTube videos of a S Korean man camping with his little dog, in all weathers.

There's some great ASMR camping videos on YouTube.

I need constant noise though.

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"white noise"
I think that would annoy me... But I'd give it a go

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I watch YouTube videos of a S Korean man camping with his little dog, in all weathers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Actually .. silence .. I am so lucky where I live , no light pollution and no or v little noise!

So listening to the odd tawny owl … but it’s In the words of Bijok. “ oh so quite” !

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I like listening to the sleeping forecast on BBC sounds"
never heard of it .. will look tomorrow

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I watch YouTube videos of a S Korean man camping with his little dog, in all weathers.

There's some great ASMR camping videos on YouTube.

I need constant noise though.

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me too hence radio station

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"I watch YouTube videos of a S Korean man camping with his little dog, in all weathers.

There's some great ASMR camping videos on YouTube.

I need constant noise though.

There's also a man who builds shelters out in the wilds too, that I like to watch.

There's usually some kind of asmr thing going on.

Even just my S Korean man slurping his noodles keeps my mind occupied.

Last night he was camping in a thunderstorm.

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"Actually .. silence .. I am so lucky where I live , no light pollution and no or v little noise!

So listening to the odd tawny owl … but it’s In the words of Bijok. “ oh so quite” ! "
must me amazing. The silence is so loud for me.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"Actually .. silence .. I am so lucky where I live , no light pollution and no or v little noise!

So listening to the odd tawny owl … but it’s In the words of Bijok. “ oh so quite” ! "

I feel claustrophobic in a dark room with no sound.

At mine, I sometimes need to leave my lamp on if there's not enough light.

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I’ve been trying out Green noise quite like it, love the sound of rain

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I watch YouTube videos of a S Korean man camping with his little dog, in all weathers.

There's some great ASMR camping videos on YouTube.

I need constant noise though.

me too hence radio station"

My go to: https://open.spotify.com/track/07uamJXxvjKfV5N8Y28oUF?si=oqz-853-QW-jMsjBPamv5Q

On repeat with fade so it's pretty seamless.

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By *ai Hard 2 - Dai HarderMan
over a year ago

Manchester / Cardiff

another 'rain' listener here, mix it up by chosing where to listen...

rain on a tent

rain in a car

rain on a tin roof

rain in a jungle

Also like the occasional space cockpit with radio chatter, but if I'm going to sleep with someone to listen to, it's Alan Watts every time...

https://youtu.be/NpHqYnFELLE?si=VATafWmSn-RTrcg5

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I’ve been trying out Green noise quite like it, love the sound of rain "
I'll have a search .. all over new ideas

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"Actually .. silence .. I am so lucky where I live , no light pollution and no or v little noise!

So listening to the odd tawny owl … but it’s In the words of Bijok. “ oh so quite” !

I feel claustrophobic in a dark room with no sound.

At mine, I sometimes need to leave my lamp on if there's not enough light.

For me it's like to silence is deafening. And my thoughts overtake my mind.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Transsexual Transylvania

The noise in my head.

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By *yuk87Man
over a year ago

coventry

I tend to go with some moby, enya, classical music or soft blues/jazz

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My pulse in my ears

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

"Actually .. silence .. I am so lucky where I live , no light pollution and no or v little noise!

So listening to the odd tawny owl … but it’s In the words of Bijok. “ oh so quite” !

I feel claustrophobic in a dark room with no sound.

At mine, I sometimes need to leave my lamp on if there's not enough light.

For me it's like to silence is deafening. And my thoughts overtake my mind."

I day dream before sleep to stop the spaghetti junction of thoughts.

It's the tinnitus when it's silent I can't bear.

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"The noise in my head."
that would drive me crazy 🤣

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By *estructionDollyWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"Actually .. silence .. I am so lucky where I live , no light pollution and no or v little noise!

So listening to the odd tawny owl … but it’s In the words of Bijok. “ oh so quite” !

I feel claustrophobic in a dark room with no sound.

At mine, I sometimes need to leave my lamp on if there's not enough light.

For me it's like to silence is deafening. And my thoughts overtake my mind.

I day dream before sleep to stop the spaghetti junction of thoughts.

It's the tinnitus when it's silent I can't bear."

So many people seem to suffer with tinnitus

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs "

Do you use an alarm to wake you? Can you hear it?

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By *ot.a.murdererWoman
over a year ago

Banbury

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs "

I tried earplugs, but the sound of my own heart and breathing drove me nuts!

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By *ensualDivaWoman
over a year ago

Galway, Mayo

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs

I tried earplugs, but the sound of my own heart and breathing drove me nuts! "

On a separate note.. has your town still got that 90's bar with the light up dancefloor,?

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By *estructionDollyWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs

Do you use an alarm to wake you? Can you hear it?"

Yes, the alarm is loud and the earplugs don't block it out 100%. They just dampen the noise considerably. Never slept through an alarm and I've used earplugs at night for years after living in the city centre and struggling with sleep and nighttime noise.

I can sleep without them but it takes me longer to get off to sleep and I'm easily woken.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs "

There is no silence with tinnitus and ear plugs makes it worse.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't fall asleep in silence, and find that documentaries get me to sleep (something with a soothing spoken word). I guess I just enjoy a bedtime story.

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By *estructionDollyWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs

I tried earplugs, but the sound of my own heart and breathing drove me nuts! "

I think I've just become used to it 😂

If I have noise at night it has to be consistent noise than doesn't change, like rain noise or white noise. No music or talking. My brain can't switch off.

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs

Do you use an alarm to wake you? Can you hear it?

I can sleep without them but it takes me longer to get off to sleep and I'm easily woken. "

I found staying at prem in print works noisy... But could never do ear plugs for fear of sleeping in.

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By *estructionDollyWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs

There is no silence with tinnitus and ear plugs makes it worse.

Yeah that is rubbish

I totally get why most people can't sleep in silence, I'm definitely an outlier I often struggle sleeping with other people now as almost everyone else wants noise 😅

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

Do many of you wake in the night,? How do you get back to sleep?

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By *estructionDollyWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs

Do you use an alarm to wake you? Can you hear it?

I can sleep without them but it takes me longer to get off to sleep and I'm easily woken.

I found staying at prem in print works noisy... But could never do ear plugs for fear of sleeping in."

I have a Samsung galaxy phone and the alarm at full volume is loud as hell, I'd be surprised if you didn't hear it. My phone vibrates aggressively too

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"I can't sleep with noise I need silence and darkness, I use earplugs

Do you use an alarm to wake you? Can you hear it?

I can sleep without them but it takes me longer to get off to sleep and I'm easily woken.

I found staying at prem in print works noisy... But could never do ear plugs for fear of sleeping in.

I have a Samsung galaxy phone and the alarm at full volume is loud as hell, I'd be surprised if you didn't hear it. My phone vibrates aggressively too

Kinky!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Calm app: waves, soft piano music.

Insight Timer app: yoga nidra, body scan.

Use an eye mask also as I need complete darkness.

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

If anyone likes spoken word at bedtime this is good.https://youtu.be/im7ICMh0h9M?si=G_ufxavaO1Al7G_t

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

The timbre of this man's voice and the words I find very relaxing

https://youtu.be/buKpbm0mLgg?si=Q8jL7lkUhwcfg1vS

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By *ornucopiaMan
over a year ago

Bexley

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So many people seem to suffer with tinnitus "

I can even predict wo is going to be a sufferer later in life and I tell them so when they drive past me in their oompah loompah megawatt megabass cars with the body panel flexing in sympathy with the bass line.

Trouble is they can't hear the well meaning and friendly advice from me above the noise they are making.

See if I'm not correct when they get to about 40 and start suffering from tinnitus.

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

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So many people seem to suffer with tinnitus

Trouble is they can't hear the well meaning and friendly advice from me above the noise they are making.

See if I'm not correct when they get to about 40 and start suffering from tinnitus."

Yeah I try telling my son that... He just calls me old.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you're having trouble sleeping check out sleep hygiene (no, it not all about clean bedding). Limit caffeine, screen time... all sort of things.

Exercise is a huge one.

Some supplements can help too.

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By *ecretSearcherMan
over a year ago

Reading

I lie listening to the constant whistle of tinnitus. I've lived with it for so long, on the odd occasion it's not there I can't sleep for the silence.

Occasionally when the insomnia kicks in, I give up and don't fight it. My brain obviously wants to do something, so I find it something to do.

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By *ugmesqueezeme OP Man
over a year ago

Nuneaton

"If you're having trouble sleeping check out sleep hygiene (no, it not all about clean bedding). Limit caffeine, screen time... all sort of things.

Exercise is a huge one.

Some supplements can help too."

I'm running regularly which helps..once I'm asleep I'm fine.. it's more I need noise to stop the mind wandering

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By *haron1701ETV/TS
over a year ago

Southport

"Actually .. silence .. I am so lucky where I live , no light pollution and no or v little noise!

So listening to the odd tawny owl … but it’s In the words of Bijok. “ oh so quite” ! "

That sounds wonderful, especially the lack of light pollution on a clear night

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

You....tube.

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By *rimal InstinctCouple
over a year ago

Carlisle

When the Mr is over, we have the podcast 'there's no such thing as a fish' on in the background. If he isn't here, I just have silence. I don't tend to like loud noise when I sleep, a background mumble I can get away with, it helps being completely deaf on one side though. If it's too noisy, I sleep on my good side, problem sorted!

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By *oonbath89Man
over a year ago

radstock

ASMR app and listen to the sound of rain hitting the window

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ambient sound of rain on canvas

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By *dalisqueWoman
over a year ago

land of make believe

I have 2 chill play lists that I listen to if I am trying to sleep.

If not then it could be anything lol

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Love to listen to the rain

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

The sound of my fan...seems white noise does the trick....when I'm with a FWB, usually his snoring

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By *.R.MMan
over a year ago

Norfolk

The voices in my head

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By *vaRoseWoman
over a year ago

Ankh-Morpork

Sometimes music, sometimes a serial killer podcast, sometimes a smutty or normal audiobook, sometimes nothing at all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing. I need it to be really quiet when I go to sleep.

We live in a quiet area so there’s not much outside noise, guess it’s just what I’ve got used too over the years.

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By *olyjamorousMan
over a year ago

Wrexham

Usually the guy upstairs eith the super squeaky bed. 🙄

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have no problem getting to sleep but sleep is always disturbed if I get 4 hrs then I’ve had a good night

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By *am101aMan
over a year ago

swad

I agree. Loads od black screen storm and rain sounds on youtub, I have a prog on my laptop to switch it off after a set time.. Works for me!

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By *r_Mrs.DSCouple
over a year ago

Anglesey

Mr snoring.

Or his cpap machine, when he remembers to use it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

True crime podcasts. Helps me fall asleep

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

"I like listening to the sleeping forecast on BBC sounds"

I think there's a nice rhythm to the shipping forecast.

I tend to just listen to whichever earworm I've got at the time. If I'm listening to that I'm not thinking about anything else.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to listen to Radio 2 but if they played a good song I’d find myself listening to it

Nowadays I watch spot extraction videos. Bit gross to some but VERY relaxing.

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By *rystalAndDavidCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Non fiction audiobooks.

My favourite is Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker.

Crystal

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By *randMrsShebaCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

My wifes orgasms

She squirts because of me

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By *oucankeepyoursocksonMan
over a year ago

Here n there

Can't listen to music and not start bopping my head to the beat.

So that's out the window in the bedroom, instead it's listening to the lady next door enjoying herself...

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By *melia DominaTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh (She/Her)

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By *melia DominaTV/TS
over a year ago

Edinburgh (She/Her)

Nothing. I have learnt to wear earplugs in bed. Blissfully silence. Well when I say silence. Just the constant white noise of the tinnitus from years of DJing and loud music venues...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m a light sleeper, so when I go to bed I wear silicone ear buds to block out the sound.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah I have a sleep playlist.

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By *erry 58Man
over a year ago

Doncaster

Young neighbours shagging all night

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By *imply_SensualMan
over a year ago

Cheshire

When I need music to sleep, I tell Alexa to play Katie Amelia and also set a sleep timer for 30 mins…. I rarely hear the end of the first song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Next doors screaming kids and 3 yapping Yorkie dogs

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By *urry BlokeMan
over a year ago

I have Smooth FM on low overnight

I don't sleep well, moreso if I wake to silence

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By *orphia2003Woman
over a year ago

Tonypandy.

Running water / shower / thunder / waves etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Music or my housemates shagging lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

White noise apps etc .. rain .. thunder

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Seeing that Im deaf, sound of silence once I've taken my hearing aids out

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