When you go to sleep, what kind of sounds do you listen to?

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1. I have the tv on and a ceiling fan going.

2. For some reason no TV I own has a sleep function, so I put on an NPR podcast, turn the volume to where I can just barely hear it, and then set a sleep timer for 20 minutes.

3. I need to listen to the radio, I usually listen to classic rock or classic hits, 70’s – 90’s. I find it hard to sleep with no noise.

4. The slight ringing from my ever worsening tinitus.

5. white noise

6. I stream old TV shows or movies that I’ve seen many times. Something I’ve seen enough that I won’t open my eyes and start watching. I keep the volume just high enough to make my tinnitus bearable.

7. White noise machine

8. I definitely prefer quiet. Some white noise is acceptable so long as it’s not very loud. Voices and recognizable sounds are a no go if I actually want to sleep.

9. Pair my old ipad with my echo dot on the night stand and play box fan noises lol

10. Fan

11. I like listening to old time radio shows with my ear buds in. They last between 25 and 30 minutes, enough time for me to fall asleep. Then, when the show ends, there is no sound at all.

12. Space documentaries on YouTube.

13. I put on an 8 hour thunderstorm video on my tv. Works absolute wonders if you’re the type of person that falls asleep to the sound of rain

14. Brown noise, silence or irl night sounds. Opened my window last night and listened to some bugs singing and what sounded like a short gun fight then silence fallowed by someone emptying a clip. Slept like a baby

15. Rain sounds from my Google hub.

16. Usually my fan.

17. Light podcasts or Howard Stern show

18. Oldies but goodies, there’s a YouTube channel that creates really good ambiences with those

19. nothing beats the sound of the dryer with some clothes in it.

20. I’ve also got tinnitus, but it generally takes the form of white noise, and sometimes sounds like it left the water running in the other room.

21. I throw on a playlist of gaming videos on YT.

22. Oceans by hillsong

23. Music.

24. I listen to old episodes of Coast to Coast, & Dreamland with Art Bell

25. I play sleep music on my smart speaker

26. I just put on random music playlists at low volume. At that point it doesn’t even matter what’s playing.

27. Endel.

28. Computer fans. So, basically, white noise. Dead silence is creepy. I can’t sleep with music or radio or television, though.

29. Being deaf, that answer is easy

30. I live on a lake so having the door open, the sounds of the wildlife around and the water lapping against the house is perfect for me.

31. Just the humble fan.

32. White noise because the neighbor has Fox fucking news on 24/7 loud enough to hear mumbling through the walls and complaints have done nothing.

33. the sound of having someone sleep next to me

34. Nothing, untill i hear my own snoring, but then i’m no longer asleep..

35. A fan