Am I the Only One Who Has to Hear Noise To sleep???!

Nope, I do the exact same thing :]

I've slept with a box fan on my entire life (my whole family does it, so blame my parents).. I can't fall asleep without it, so like you said, it makes vacations/overnighters difficult..

I actually downloaded a box fan white noise track for my iPod for times like that.. It doesn't work as good as the real thing, but I can fall asleep eventually..Health Question & Answer

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Ugh I know what you mean.. You are along with people who need the television or movies to fall asleep..

All it is is a bad habit, I know because it used to happen to me too, I always need a loud fan to fall asleep..

Well it wastes power and is just a plain bad habit, and annoying for anyone else to hear it..

You just need to keep your fan of for the next month or so when you sleep.. During that month you'll easily learn to fall asleep to peace and quiet..

Besides, if you learn to sleep through noise, you might not wake up to an important noise (baby, burglar, fire etc..)..
Get out of the habit!Health Question & Answer

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There is lots of people like this.. Babies for example are so use to loud noise in the womb that they can not sleep in a quiet house.. Lots of parents can't understand why the baby is so fussy and it is because the house is too quiet..
The loud noise must relax you and comfort you.. The sound of the fan could work like white noise.. Your ears normally pick up sounds which the brain translates to something understandable.. In your sleep, if you can hear something that your brain can comprehend, for instance the sound of a conversation, then your brain automatically functions- thus keeping you awake.. The idea of a white noise is to produce a type of noise that is unintelligible in order to cover for the rest of the sounds that you might hear..Health Question & Answer

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its called white noise......

basically your mind uses that noise to block out all noises.. Its almost as if when that noise is going, there is no noise you are hearing..

also, since you have been doing it all your life, its like you conditioned your body to go to sleep at the sound of the fan.. I bet if you were sitting on your couch, and a fan was turned on, you would begin to feel real tired..Health Question & Answer

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ya, half the time i cant sleep unless the fans on and the radio is turned on, i think its pritty normal, almost everyone in my family does it, i think its just cause ppl get used to it, and after they get used to it, its hard not to use it, like smoking

i really sleep well wen its storming outside, love to hear rain and thunderHealth Question & Answer

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I do I need that white noise to fall asleep.. But For me it has to be a consistent sound like the fan you mentioned, or an air conditioner.. If I hear a dying cat outside all night and that's the only noise I hear, I probably might not fall asleep..

But anyway a lot of people are like this.. You're not the only one..Health Question & Answer

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I used to be like this.. It was usually when I worried a lot or was depressed, and silence always left me alone with my thoughts.. Troubled thoughts are infinitely more distracting than fans, music, and even traffic.. I am more at peace now, so I can sleep in silence or with any white noise..

I hope this isn't the reason you need noise..Health Question & Answer

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its normal!! cuz i have to do it 2!
i have to listen to the tv to fall asleep!
it is just what you are used to!
and i no wat u mean wen u tlk bout
going to other peoples houses and cant sleep!
i am the same way! i have a friend alyssa that
has to sleep wit no sound at all! and wen i go to her
housei cant sleep.. but yet she sleeps like a baby!
it all depends on what you are used to! cuz ur body
has grown to knowing! so yepp it is perfectly normal!
:]
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I have to have the tv on when i sleep.. if it goes off or my hubby tries to be sneaky and shut it off i'll wake up and turn it back on.. i have to have the noise and light of the tv in order to get to sleep and stay asleep..Health Question & Answer

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I am a over the road truck driver and when im home i sleep with the box fan going and get this I take a fan with me when i go out of town because i sleep in a lot of motels, different bed BUT MY FAN
GOOD NIGHTHealth Question & Answer

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You are not alone! I bought a portable fan for our camping trip, because I knew I wouldn't get any sleep otherwise.. The electric went out one night and I couldn't sleep with out my "buddy box".. I've slept with noise ever since I was a teenager......Health Question & Answer

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i am the same, have a big fan 3 feet from my face and i can sleep.. television can work sometimes same with music, but its not the same as a fanHealth Question & Answer

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i need noise to sleep.. when im at home i have my psp playing on quiet and when i sleep anywhere else i sleep with headphones in my ears..Health Question & Answer

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I have to have the t..v on to fall asleep,I set the timer and turn my back to it..Health Question & Answer

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I sleep well with radio, comedians, book on tapes, rain especially..Health Question & Answer

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i feel the exact same way! i love noise when i sleep!Health Question & Answer

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I have to have the fan or the TV on and I can never really sleep anywhere but home sweet home..Health Question & Answer

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My 2 brother in laws can't sleep without music on or the tv.. You aren't alone with the noise.. Health Question & Answer

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I sleep better with the white noise as well..Health Question & Answer

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I have to leave the Television on to sleep!Health Question & Answer

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i live by the free way i love noiseHealth Question & Answer

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