TIL my $40 noise machine was the best money I ever spent for night shift sleep.

I used to just try to sleep with earplugs, but the silence made every little daytime sound stand out. The constant rain sound from this thing drowns out my neighbor's lawn mower and the garbage truck perfectly. Anyone else working weird hours have a trick that actually works?

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stellaj701mo ago

Blackout curtains were the game changer for me. I got the heavy duty ones that actually block light, not just dim it. Paired with my noise machine, it tricks my brain into thinking it's night even at noon. Total cost was about sixty bucks for two windows.

nancy3911mo ago

Honestly feels like a lot of work just to sleep lol. I just use a fan and close my blinds, seems to work fine. Spending sixty bucks on curtains and forty on a noise machine is wild to me. Maybe some people just need that extra help, but I can't imagine it's that serious for everyone.

aaronf4021d ago

Look at it as an investment in your health, not just a purchase. Some of us have brains that won't shut off with a little light or street noise. Getting that deep, solid sleep makes every single day better, so a hundred bucks over years feels cheap. It's not about being extra, it's about what your body actually needs to reset.