• Urist@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    I see you repeating the claim that it makes sleeping more difficult, but I do think those that listen to sounds, be it ocean waves or someone talking, have the experience that it makes it easier for them to fall asleep.

    Sure, there can be problems with sleep quality for numerous reasons. However, making a blanket statement that this disrupts the sleep, especially of those that have positve experience with it, is going to need some factual sources (that I do not think exists).

    According to what I have read, it is fine if it is not too stimulating.

    EDIT: Also, it is easy to take a break from coffee: It only requires not drinking a few cups. Either way it does not really prevent fatigue, at most delaying it.

    • As I said, if the noise is sufficiently consistent, then there probably won’t be a problem with it. Content, though, implies something more than just background noise.

      You missed my point about coffee entirely. The point is that if you take coffee, you don’t know that you’re tired, regardless of if it’s effective or not.

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        3 months ago

        I am pretty certain our brains evolved to filter out friendly/known voices some tens of thousands of years (or more) ago. I feel tired sometimes before and after coffee, and often less so on coffee breaks because the real issue with coffee is that the caffeine can definitely disrupt sleep.

        I understand you need consistency to not be engaged by sounds. I hope you understand that other people have other limitations, hence, again, it is your first statement I disagree with.