Let's talk about sleep

Cold immersion of some kind. Ice baths, cold showers, walking outside in shorts with ears, nose, toes covered. That sort of thing knocked me out. Especially the cold showers or ice baths right before bedtime.

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Cold immersion of some kind. Ice baths, cold showers, walking outside in shorts with ears, nose, toes covered. That sort of thing knocked me out. Especially the cold showers or ice baths right before bedtime.

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I got to try this. Could definitely see it working

I’m obsessed with my sleep, as I know how important it is, to a fault for sure. Always looking for ways to improve/get more. Recently got a Coop Eden pillow and it has helped. Have a new mattress/some type of cool sheets my wife ordered coming in next week. Trying to get used to sleeping with a mask and ear plugs as well. Looking at getting either a Chili Pad or Ooler next.

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Cold immersion of some kind. Ice baths, cold showers, walking outside in shorts with ears, nose, toes covered. That sort of thing knocked me out. Especially the cold showers or ice baths right before bedtime.

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I do the exact opposite. I do cold immersion to start my day.

Weird how that is. I can see it waking me up as well.

CBD

Are you waking up and then peeing out of routine or do you have bladder issues that are waking you up? I ask because those with Sleep Apnea can wake up 5 times a night and then be in a routine to go pee. Might wanna check it out

I'm going to try a cold shower right before bed and see what happens. It would seem like a cold shower would activate the sympathetic nervous system, but I've also heard that changes in body temperature prior to sleep can help. I mean changes in body temperature either way - hotter or colder. I've tried a warm shower and sauna prior to bed, but never the cold shower. Thanks for the idea!

I've heard awesome reviews about the Chili pad - a little out of my price range at the moment though. I am intrigued by the Coop Eden pillow though. Is it really cooler than a normal pillow? Definitely going to look into cooling sheets.

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Are you waking up and then peeing out of routine or do you have bladder issues that are waking you up? I ask because those with Sleep Apnea can wake up 5 times a night and then be in a routine to go pee. Might wanna check it out

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I’m pretty sure it’s the former. I drink a ton of water throughout the day, but have been making an effort to taper it down to basically zero by 6 ish, with a 9:00 bedtime. Like sometime I’ll go piss when I don’t even really have to, meaning I probably would hold off and piss later if it was during the day. I think my thinking is, to drain it while I’m up so it doesn’t wake me up while I’m sleeping.

I should say I work shift work and my hours are such that my alarm is set @ 2:20 am when I’m on days. That said, I can’t remember the last time I actually slept until that alarm. It’s gotten to where I’ve gotten rid of the nightstand clock and will not look at my phone to check the time when I get up in the middle of the night.

I’ll also add that I purchased a pair of Felix Gray blue light glasses for at night, but haven’t used them long enough to provide a review. I got them mainly when I’m working nights, staring at a computer for 12 hours. Will be implementing them for the last couple of hours of my shift. On regular (off) nights I try to cut out or minimize the blue light a couple hours before bed.

As far as the Coop Eden, it seems to be cooler than my old pillow. I use it without a pillow case and I like it.

We got the Slumber Cloud cooling sheets in today, so anxious to see what they’re all about. And yeah, the Chili Pad/Ooler are pretty pricey but if they work as advertised it’s worth the money to me.

What’s everyone’s sleep position? I’m a stomach sleeper mainly which is the worst, but trying to transition to side eventually.

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that 1:00 am piss is just enough to wake me up and get my mind racing on problems it can't possibly solve at that time of night.

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Yes indeed!