What do you need in order to get good sleep?

[Chazmatazz269]

There are some common recommendations from “experts”, but many of us have idiosyncrasies beyond the basics. There was a power outage in my area last night. I am dependent upon a CPAP machine to get good sleep; that and my white noise machine and often a fan. Without power, i have to be exhausted just to fall asleep and i merely doze in and out when i do. So i need power to get a good night’s sleep. I also need blackout curtains if i’m trying to sleep during the day. When i worked third shift, i could sleep quite well during the day. I’m so accustomed to sleeping nights now though that midsummer can be tough for me to get a full night’s sleep because it stays light outside so late into the evening.
How about you? What do you need in order to get good sleep?

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6 mo

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[msc545]

It needs to be the right temperature. That is not too warm and not too cold. I need to have a blanket even if it's hot. Not because I want to get hotter but because it just feels good to be covered when I'm sleeping. I need to not be congested which means I need to use an antihistamine spray before going to bed. It needs to be very dark in the room. My cats tend to sleep on the bed with me and of course having several of them on the bed is mandatory as I'm used to it and I like it. That's about it.

[douride2]

I do all the things a person is supposed to do to get a good nights sleep. problem is it doesn't help. If I get 5 hrs of sleep I had a good night. On the rare occasion I will get 6. Most nights I get about 4 hrs sleep.

[DJB72]

Soft bed - my back is built different
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