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Do you sleep with the TV on?

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Offline corbe

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Do you sleep with the TV on?
« on: June 24, 2021, 10:08:00 pm »
What Sleeping with the TV on Does to Your Body, Says Science

John Anderer  8 hrs ago

For many of us, falling asleep in front of the television is practically a modern rite of passage. In some cases, it's even a necessity.

According to a national survey put together by LG Electronics, roughly two-thirds of Americans (61%) fall asleep with the TV on regularly. A similar survey published in the journal Behavioral Sleep Medicine found that 31% of Americans straight-up consider their TV set a "sleep aid.

"Why have our favorite TV shows turned into bedtime stories for so many? It probably has something to do with our inability to disconnect. A poll put together by the National Sleep Foundation and published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reports that 9 in ten Americans use some kind of electronic device in the hour before bed, with 60% of that group admitting their device of choice is the TV.

 Considering those statistics, it makes perfect sense why so many fall asleep mid-episode. So, what's the big deal anyway? If it helps you drift off into a peaceful slumber, who cares if snippets of Netflix are chirping in the background? While it's true that the familiarity of your television will no doubt help many of us unwind and relax after a long day, snoozing away with the TV blaring in the background could be affecting you and your sleep quality more than you realize.

For many of us, falling asleep in front of the television is practically a modern rite of passage. In some cases, it's even a necessity. According to a national survey put together by LG Electronics, roughly two-thirds of Americans (61%) fall asleep with the TV on regularly. A similar survey published in the journal Behavioral Sleep Medicine found that 31% of Americans straight-up consider their TV set a "sleep aid."

Why have our favorite TV shows turned into bedtime stories for so many? It probably has something to do with our inability to disconnect. A poll put together by the National Sleep Foundation and published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine reports that 9 in ten Americans use some kind of electronic device in the hour before bed, with 60% of that group admitting their device of choice is the TV. Considering those statistics, it makes perfect sense why so many fall asleep mid-episode.

So, what's the big deal anyway? If it helps you drift off into a peaceful slumber, who cares if snippets of Netflix are chirping in the background? While it's true that the familiarity of your television will no doubt help many of us unwind and relax after a long day, snoozing away with the TV blaring in the background could be affecting you and your sleep quality more than you realize.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/what-sleeping-with-the-tv-on-does-to-your-body-says-science/ss-AALopZA?ocid=msedgntp
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2021, 10:10:07 pm »
No I sleep with a fan pointed right at me...even in winter.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2021, 10:11:16 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on June 24, 2021, 10:10:07 pm
No I sleep with a fan pointed right at me...even in winter.
Same here.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2021, 10:12:08 pm »
   Always. 

   I try and turn it down so as to not bother @Texas Robin, when she's here, but I've found through the years that it gets me to sleep faster and doesn't seem to wake me up later.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2021, 10:26:04 pm »
I need complete silence to be able to sleep. Much as I like having a window open, the chirping birds drive me nuts.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2021, 10:29:32 pm »
Well, yeah, but only if I fall asleep unexpectedly.
I am more prone to listen to something in bed... Coast2Coast is a favorite... But anything of a documentary flavor will do... I pipe that through a tablet on my headboard, turned face down for darkness.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2021, 11:06:37 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on June 24, 2021, 10:10:07 pm
No I sleep with a fan pointed right at me...even in winter.

Me too. Any little noise wakes me up.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2021, 01:08:17 am »
I can't sleep with the TV on. But I do sleep with the radio (Internet radio now) on.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2021, 01:17:37 am »
It isn't the noise that bothers me, (I usually sleep on drilling locations during my off tour when working) so steady noise is a lullaby (I have awakened when it got too quiet for too long out there), but it is the constant flash-flash-flash of ads designed to catch your attention when you are awake.

I either turn it off, mute it on some noncommercial channel and read the subtitles, or on occasion doze off sitting in front of one...(and then sleep poorly, I think because the flashes from the ads disrupt REM sleep).
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2021, 01:20:24 am »
No way. Everything off except the air purifier for a little white noise to mask the wife’s snoring.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2021, 01:34:27 am »
While in the military, sleeping aboard ship was an adventure.
There is activity 24hrs a day. And some of it is very loud.
I learned to sleep anywhere with any kind of noise.
So the answer is yes. I sleep with the TV on.
Not because of any show per se, doesn't really matter. I just like the sense of activity.

But only with paid commercial free streaming channels. Can't sleep with regular TV on.
Late night commercials on regular TV are way too loud.
They would wake someone out of a coma. Which is what they are designed to do.
HULU will shut itself off after a few hours anyway. So I usually wake up with the TV off.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2021, 01:55:35 am »
   The shows I sleep to are usually History Documentaries (pre recoded), if I am still awake when commercials come on I hit the fast forward button 4 or 6 times.  I usually don't have to do that twice.  At around 8 or 9 the next morning I wake up to the local news and immediately turn the TV off. 

   Rinse, Lather, Repeat.

   Considering how much I pay monthly for Dish, Nyquil would probably be cheaper.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2021, 02:22:02 am »
No TV.  No noise.  No light.  Pitch black.  The slightest noise or light keeps me up.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2021, 02:43:15 am »
I may fall asleep with the TV on but can't stay asleep. I need quiet, fortunately being deaf in my right ear I get blessed silence sleeping on my left side.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2021, 03:08:14 am »
While aboard a carrier was assigned to the forward berthing compartment.
During flight ops when an aircraft landed it would land right on top of my bunk.
There would be a huge BOOM! ... dragging chain on the landing ... then dragging it back for the reload. All night long.
It would violently shake our bunks. If you can sleep though that, a TV is like a lullaby.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #15 on: June 30, 2021, 05:33:35 pm »
I used to when I was a kid.

As a teenager, it was usually the radio.

Now, I need a dark and quiet room to sleep.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2021, 11:45:01 am »
Quote from: mystery-ak on June 24, 2021, 10:10:07 pm
No I sleep with a fan pointed right at me...even in winter.

We always keep a fan on for white noise, even when we point it at a corner when it is winter.

But now we want total darkness for sleep.  Windows are covered with doors for blackout.
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Re: Do you sleep with the TV on?
« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2021, 07:51:59 pm »
Quote from: thackney on July 01, 2021, 11:45:01 am
We always keep a fan on for white noise, even when we point it at a corner when it is winter.

But now we want total darkness for sleep.  Windows are covered with doors for blackout.

it's funny... I do the fan thing too, but not really for the noise. After so much time sleeping outside, I don't sleep well without air movement. So it's pointed right at the bed, and rotating back and forth to simulate or rather create air currents.
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