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jmcquown[_2_] July 29th 11 03:02 PM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 
I got a birthday present for myself!

The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years.
Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me
very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams.

Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some
drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine.
It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs),
yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies
or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so.

Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there,
unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when
I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright,
sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I
completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got
zapped.

I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool!
It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just
go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add
distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well
during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in
the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers
(small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound
of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a
whipoorwill :)

http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA#

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years.
I love this sound machine!

Jill


Joy July 29th 11 07:15 PM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I got a birthday present for myself!

The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years.
Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me
very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams.

Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some
drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound
machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and
frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant
for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or
so.

Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there,
unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages
when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a
bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little
appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound
machine got zapped.

I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool!
It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or
just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can
add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep
very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a
foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound
of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also
get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call
of a loon or a whipoorwill :)

http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA#

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30
years. I love this sound machine!

Jill


That's wonderful! Sleeping well should help your recovery, and maybe even
improve your appetite.

Joy



jmcquown[_2_] July 29th 11 08:04 PM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 

"Joy" wrote in message
...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I got a birthday present for myself!

The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years.
Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me
very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams.

Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some
drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound
machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and
frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant
for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or
so.

Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there,
unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages
when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a
bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little
appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the
sound machine got zapped.

I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so
cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound
(or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you
can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I
sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can
add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's
the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty,
you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and the
occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :)

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30
years. I love this sound machine!

Jill


That's wonderful! Sleeping well should help your recovery, and maybe even
improve your appetite.

Joy


What recovery? I think you have me confused with someone else. I'm not
recovering from anything. And I eat perfectly well, thanks! I cook all the
time! But sleep is important to overall health. I got tired of waking up
at 2AM, tossing and turning.

Jill


EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) July 29th 11 09:12 PM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 


jmcquown wrote:
I got a birthday present for myself!

The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years.
Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me
very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams.


I had the same problem with Calcium Lactate, although Melatonin works
for me.


I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30
years. I love this sound machine!


I agree! I used to have a travel alarm clock that combined sound
machine features (either to mask external sounds to help you fall
asleep, or to offer an unintrusive "wake up call") with ordinary alarm
clock features. (Actually I still have it, but the button that served
to set the various features fell down inside, and the travel catalog
from which I bought it no longer carries them.)

Joy July 29th 11 11:19 PM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

"Joy" wrote in message
...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I got a birthday present for myself!

The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years.
Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me
very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams.

Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some
drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound
machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets
and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was
meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in
1998 or so.

Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there,
unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages
when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a
bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little
appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the
sound machine got zapped.

I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so
cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound
(or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain"
you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I
sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can
add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's
the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the
anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall grasses and
the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :)

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30
years. I love this sound machine!

Jill


That's wonderful! Sleeping well should help your recovery, and maybe
even improve your appetite.

Joy


What recovery? I think you have me confused with someone else. I'm not
recovering from anything. And I eat perfectly well, thanks! I cook all
the time! But sleep is important to overall health. I got tired of
waking up at 2AM, tossing and turning.

Jill


Sorry about the mix-up. However, I agree that sleep is vital to good
health.

Joy



jmcquown[_2_] July 30th 11 12:23 AM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 

"Joy" wrote in message
...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

"Joy" wrote in message
...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I got a birthday present for myself!

The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years.
Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give
me very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams.

Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some
drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound
machine. It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets
and frogs), yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was
meant for babies or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in
1998 or so.

Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there,
unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages
when I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a
bright, sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little
appliances I completely forgot about that one. So at some point the
sound machine got zapped.

I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so
cool! It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the
sound (or just go with the basic sound). For example, if you select
"rain" you can add distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about
you, but I sleep very well during a thunderstorm! If you select
"ocean", you can add a foghorn off in the distance. Last night I chose
"meadow". It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets. But
if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing through tall
grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a whipoorwill :)

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30
years. I love this sound machine!

Jill

That's wonderful! Sleeping well should help your recovery, and maybe
even improve your appetite.

Joy


What recovery? I think you have me confused with someone else. I'm not
recovering from anything. And I eat perfectly well, thanks! I cook all
the time! But sleep is important to overall health. I got tired of
waking up at 2AM, tossing and turning.

Jill


Sorry about the mix-up. However, I agree that sleep is vital to good
health.

Joy


Don't I know it! I feel so much better after just a few nights of good
sleep. I think Persia likes the sounds, too ;)

Jill


Outsider July 30th 11 04:06 AM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 
"jmcquown" wrote in
:


It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets.
But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing
through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a
whipoorwill :)

http://www.google.com/products/catal...=783&q=sound+s
leep+machines&rlz=1W1TSND_enUS405US405&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13954
522717963003835&sa=X&ei=1rsyTu6qHsHogQfCr8j_DA&ved =0CFcQ8gIwAA#

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30
years. I love this sound machine!

Jill




The most relaxing thing I ever did was get a room on a train and went from
NY to Florida. The train was super relaxing and I slept so well. Does the
machine by some odd chance have rocking train sound? It looks pretty neat
even if it doesn't.



nobody July 30th 11 04:18 AM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 
On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:02:10 -0400, "jmcquown"
wrote:

I got a birthday present for myself!

The old-timers to this ng know I've suffered from insomnia for years.
Valerian Root capsules seem to help. Melatonin tablets work but give me
very vivid sometimes disturbing dreams.

Years ago I had a "sound machine". I won a gift certificate from some
drawing at work to Sharper Image. So I went there and got a sound machine.
It had about 6 sounds... the ocean, rain, outdoors (crickets and frogs),
yada yada yada. (There was also a heartbeat, but that was meant for babies
or puppies or something.) I had the machine back in 1998 or so.

Fast forward to my having to move here. The sound machine sat there,
unused, for a couple of years. There used to be frequent power outages when
I lived in TN. The power would go off for no reason at all on a bright,
sunny day. And while I remembered to unplug all my little appliances I
completely forgot about that one. So at some point the sound machine got
zapped.

I ordered a new one for myself for my birthday. Oh this thing is so cool!
It has more sounds, and you can add to the complexity of the sound (or just
go with the basic sound). For example, if you select "rain" you can add
distant rumblings of thunder. I don't know about you, but I sleep very well
during a thunderstorm! If you select "ocean", you can add a foghorn off in
the distance. Last night I chose "meadow". It's the sound of peepers
(small frogs) and crickets. But if you up the anty, you also get the sound
of wind blowing through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a
whipoorwill :)

http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CFcQ8gIwAA#

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30 years.
I love this sound machine!

Jill


I have a white noise machine that I bought at least 25 years ago.

It has a small fan inside, and holes in the enclosure, that can be
adjusted, to change the pitch of the noise.

It drowns out outside noises; I can't sleep without it, now.

The amazing thing is how long it has lasted. The little fan inside runs
7 to 8 hours a day...for at LEAST 25 years now.

So it has about 65 to 70 THOUSAND hours on it.

jmcquown[_2_] July 30th 11 07:11 AM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 

"outsider" wrote in message
...
"jmcquown" wrote in
:


It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets.
But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing
through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a
whipoorwill :)

http://www.google.com/products/catal...=783&q=sound+s
leep+machines&rlz=1W1TSND_enUS405US405&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13954
522717963003835&sa=X&ei=1rsyTu6qHsHogQfCr8j_DA&ved =0CFcQ8gIwAA#

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last 30
years. I love this sound machine!

Jill




The most relaxing thing I ever did was get a room on a train and went from
NY to Florida. The train was super relaxing and I slept so well. Does
the
machine by some odd chance have rocking train sound? It looks pretty neat
even if it doesn't.


It does have a train sound. I haven't tried that one yet and don't know
about the "rocking" part.

Jill



Outsider July 31st 11 04:46 PM

(OT) Sleeping Better!
 
"jmcquown" wrote in
:


"outsider" wrote in message
...
"jmcquown" wrote in
:


It's the sound of peepers (small frogs) and crickets.
But if you up the anty, you also get the sound of wind blowing
through tall grasses and the occasional call of a loon or a
whipoorwill :)

http://www.google.com/products/catal...ih=783&q=sound
+s
leep+machines&rlz=1W1TSND_enUS405US405&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=139
54 522717963003835&sa=X&ei=1rsyTu6qHsHogQfCr8j_DA&ved =0CFcQ8gIwAA#

http://tinyurl.com/3jynyg6

I have slept better in the last two nights than I have in the last
30 years. I love this sound machine!

Jill




The most relaxing thing I ever did was get a room on a train and went
from NY to Florida. The train was super relaxing and I slept so
well. Does the
machine by some odd chance have rocking train sound? It looks pretty
neat even if it doesn't.


It does have a train sound. I haven't tried that one yet and don't
know about the "rocking" part.

Jill





I would guess it wont rock you but with all the other new technolgoy out
these days who knows :)



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