Thread: Trouble sleeping with ear buds?

I usually notice, whenever I'm trying to listen to Binaural Beats with ear buds while going to sleep, I seem to suffer from insomnia, to the point were it takes me about a hour and a half to fall asleep.

Not sure if it's due to the ear buds, or the sound. Does anyone else also suffer from this? If so have you found any ways to make it easier to fall asleep?

After a while the sound doesn't bother me and I don't actively pay attention to it anymore (regardless of whether it's binaural beats or heavy metal music). But I really don't like the feeling of having something in my ear, especially if I'm on my side. I tend to keep the earbuds right outside my ears on the pillow, not actually sitting in them.

Originally Posted by Puffin

After a while the sound doesn't bother me and I don't actively pay attention to it anymore (regardless of whether it's binaural beats or heavy metal music). But I really don't like the feeling of having something in my ear, especially if I'm on my side. I tend to keep the earbuds right outside my ears on the pillow, not actually sitting in them.

Is there anything you do to not concentrate on it? Or does it just come naturally?

I'm pretty sure it's just because I'm falling asleep. I leave myself to my own thoughts instead of focusing solely on the music, whether it be daydreaming or just keeping my mind blank.

Hmnn I seem to have a thing were I start to fall asleep, but then snap out of it. I'm not sure why.... It's like I finally start to fall asleep and I just bounce back, and then I realize, wait a minute, I'm still laying here, awake, XD

I really hope I can find a way around this XD

Yeah- it's not pleasant trying to sleep on your side with a headphone pushing into your ear >_>

Originally Posted by fOrceez

Yeah- it's not pleasant trying to sleep on your side with a headphone pushing into your ear >_>

Sounds like you need some of those fancy "around the ear" headphones. I've got a $40 pair that is wonderful.

Originally Posted by Indeed

Sounds like you need some of those fancy "around the ear" headphones. I've got a $40 pair that is wonderful.

YES I must know more about those, I'm highly tempted to get a pair!!! there stereo right? Also, what to the speaker parts feel like? They aren't like rocks in the band are they? XD

Originally Posted by Flash619

YES I must know more about those, I'm highly tempted to get a pair!!! there stereo right? Also, what to the speaker parts feel like? They aren't like rocks in the band are they? XD

1) Of course they're stereo! Hardly anything's mono these day.

2) Not rocks on band, everything that touches your head is (more or less) squishy.

Originally Posted by Indeed

1) Of course they're stereo! Hardly anything's mono these day.

2) Not rocks on band, everything that touches your head is (more or less) squishy.

That sounds awsome!! I'm tempted to get some now XD I would LOVE to use them as a blind fold while sleeping XD

Originally Posted by Indeed

Sounds like you need some of those fancy "around the ear" headphones. I've got a $40 pair that is wonderful.

I used to use those, until the bit that clips around your ears got too annoying and kinda put a rash on my ear from frequent use. Haven't bought a pair ever since. I use these in-ear headphones- noise cancelling. Great for class

Originally Posted by fOrceez

I used to use those, until the bit that clips around your ears got too annoying and kinda put a rash on my ear from frequent use. Haven't bought a pair ever since. I use these in-ear headphones- noise cancelling. Great for class

I use the in the ear type, but for some reason can't sleep well with them :/

I don't really have much issue. Here are the two choices:

I sleep with normal headphones that push into my ears when I lie on my side. So I put my hand under my head to the left to hold my face slightly off of the pillow and relieve any pressure on my ear. The bad part about these guys is they come out during the night if I roll about and wrap around my neck and stuff so I get up in the morning all jumbled into my headphones.

Then I have a pair like this:

If I put those on, the same problem of irritating me when lying on my side is present, but has the same solution. I put my hand under my head or position my head on the edge of my pillow so my head lies on the pillow while my ear hangs slightly off the side. Those usually stay on straight up until the morning when I wake up to take them off, regardless of how much rolling I do.

But all in all, neither the sound nor the feeling keep me awake for any longer than usual. If the sound is disturbing you so much, turn the volume down a bit! I have had instances where I couldn't sleep for the sound, and that was fixed by just turning it down until it was barely audible. As soon as you become more tired, the volume will begin to sound as if it's all the way up again.

If you leave your volume at what seems like a comfortably loud area before you go to sleep, after you fall asleep, it will seem way, way, way too loud, and will wake you straight back up.

I tend to find anything like ear buds or a headphone very annoying once I fall asleep. I used to fall asleep listening to music for a while and right before falling asleep I would half-consciously take it off, or sometimes take it off in my sleep even. Binaural beats wouldn't work for me, but I have to say I'm pretty sceptic about their effect anyway.

Originally Posted by noruas

I tend to find anything like ear buds or a headphone very annoying once I fall asleep. I used to fall asleep listening to music for a while and right before falling asleep I would half-consciously take it off, or sometimes take it off in my sleep even. Binaural beats wouldn't work for me, but I have to say I'm pretty sceptic about their effect anyway.

For me there affect works, I just can't get headphones to work as well XD I made my own Binaural Beats

I think they work, just because the lucid spikes in mine keep awakening me >_< Ahh ohh well, hope I didn't go too off topic there.

I listen to inception soundtrack when falling asleep as it produces insanely vivid images and relaxes me, i would doze off into a sleep but then after about 5-20 minutes ill wake up again because of the music

sleepphones my friend. check amazon and type it down

Originally Posted by lilfrankster101

sleepphones my friend. check amazon and type it down

Holy crap! Those are awesome!

I might have to get the lavender ones. They would match my iPod Touch sock! And my favorite shirt!

I love lavender. It's a manly color.

Originally Posted by lifeinsteps

Holy crap! Those are awesome!

I might have to get the lavender ones. They would match my iPod Touch sock! And my favorite shirt!

I love lavender. It's a manly color.

Yea I wish they weren't 40 dollars tho. If you get some be sure to PM me on what there like ^_^

I don't use earbuds when I sleep. Besides, I don't usually listen to anything when I fall asleep and if I do it's usually playing through speakers very quietly. My hearing seems to be exceptional when I'm falling asleep and I can hear things on like the quietest setting. I sleep with my head on it's side anyway so my ears are against my pillow which makes anything on my ears rather annoying and uncomfortable.