Published on 12, July, 2020
I have to wear earplugs at night or I would never get to sleep. I'm slightly envious of my partially deaf hubby who can snooze at the drop of a hat and external noises never seem to bother him. Not only do I have to block out his snoring, I have to block off any other noises, such as cars, people outside and wailing cats (usually our own). We live on a quiet street, so maybe any noises seem louder because of that . I also can't sleep if the landing light has been left on by kids, the sliver of light under the door annoys me so much even with my eyes closed that I have to get up and switch it off. I don't take sleeping pills, thankfully I don't need any. But I sure go through a load of earplugs!
I have those too, they're amazing, I've only used them for listening to music before, but just now I popped them in so I cant hear himself eating. Hurray!
I’ve recently discovered noise cancelling earphones / earbuds. They are brilliant, I can either use them just on noise cancelling or listen to an audio book in bed. I live in a village with no street lighting and love it.
They even cancel out the sound of Darth Vader sleeping next to me !
I have the same problems with things in my ear canal. I was recently diagnosed with partial hearing loss and now have two hearing aids, but I cannot wear them, as having them in my ear canal is unbearable.
I don't wear ear plugs cause I hate the feel of them in my ears but I do put my blanket over my head to block out any other sounds like cars and my family who usually stay up until early. At night every thing sounds v loud to me not sure if that's asd or if at night every thing sounds louder and more irritating.
I'm exactly the same. My wife doesn't particularly snore but just breathes at a normal volume and in a quiet village that sound is all I can hear so I have to put earplugs in most nights. Any movements such as her tossing and turning getting comfortable or any movement in the duvet that I can feel really agitate me and make it difficult to get to sleep.
I keep meaning to order some earplugs from happy ears as they are washable and reusable so much better for the environment (and my wallet) as, like you, I go through a lot!