Probably old news for many here...
Had terrible insomnia much of my young adult life. When I was in my early 30's a person I met said he had the same problem, and always slept with earplugs. I tried it, and it really helped. I always have some with me, can't sleep in a motel room or a hospital room without.
Seems I used to wake myself up just from the sounds of moving a little, rustling blankets etc. Plus all the ambient sounds of the urban or suburban world. Guess this is from hypervigilance.
Last November I moved here, a somewhat remote rural setting where its very quiet at night. For the first time in many years I have been sleeping without earplugs. Used to always use them camping too: wind blowing the tent, and its amazing how loud crickets can be. :-)
The best earplugs I've found are the foam bullet shaped ones. Home Depot has these, but have recently found really good ones like this at Rite Aid, a pack costs maybe $3.50. Really good earplugs, long enough to work well, and easy to take out. One set might last a week, maybe less.
I squeeze the foam tight, then insert the plug and let it expand as I enjoy the relative silence. Rite Aid stocks these in the accessories department, same place I found my eye-patch. There are purple. They also have them in the ladies department, same ear plug, in pink. Think I like the pink ones better as they seem easier to see in the dark.
Clearly this won't solve a lot of people's problems with insomnia, but it sure made a big difference to me.
Had terrible insomnia much of my young adult life. When I was in my early 30's a person I met said he had the same problem, and always slept with earplugs. I tried it, and it really helped. I always have some with me, can't sleep in a motel room or a hospital room without.
Seems I used to wake myself up just from the sounds of moving a little, rustling blankets etc. Plus all the ambient sounds of the urban or suburban world. Guess this is from hypervigilance.
Last November I moved here, a somewhat remote rural setting where its very quiet at night. For the first time in many years I have been sleeping without earplugs. Used to always use them camping too: wind blowing the tent, and its amazing how loud crickets can be. :-)
The best earplugs I've found are the foam bullet shaped ones. Home Depot has these, but have recently found really good ones like this at Rite Aid, a pack costs maybe $3.50. Really good earplugs, long enough to work well, and easy to take out. One set might last a week, maybe less.
I squeeze the foam tight, then insert the plug and let it expand as I enjoy the relative silence. Rite Aid stocks these in the accessories department, same place I found my eye-patch. There are purple. They also have them in the ladies department, same ear plug, in pink. Think I like the pink ones better as they seem easier to see in the dark.
Clearly this won't solve a lot of people's problems with insomnia, but it sure made a big difference to me.