[HN Gopher] Wearing an eye mask during sleep improves episodic l...
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Wearing an eye mask during sleep improves episodic learning and
alertness
Author : mmaia
Score : 45 points
Date : 2023-05-03 21:20 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| NikolaNovak wrote:
| If it's just the amount of light as per abstract,I assume
| darkened room would be equivalent I.e. There's no magic
| additional benefit of mask itself (pressure / touch / etc)?
| plumeria wrote:
| Isn't the pressure applied on your eyes a risk though? That's
| one of the reasons keeping me away from using sleep masks.
| aherz wrote:
| I use a brand called Manta Sleep that has adjustable eye
| holes in the mask so the pressure goes around your eyes
| rather than on them.
| nickthegreek wrote:
| Same but I also use their overused cups as well. Really
| helps move the pressure further from the eye.
| knallfrosch wrote:
| I don't understand how 'eye mask' made it into the title, if
| it's all just about light. Here in Germany, you get window
| shutters ("Rolladen") on every window and that's that
|
| https://youtu.be/_KePLmie7lE
| Nomentatus wrote:
| Right. But a dark room is a room in which, if you put your hand
| in front of your face, you don't see even the faintest outline
| of a hand.
| raffraffraff wrote:
| I bet that with your eyes closed, the difference between
| "black out blind dark" and "no light" isn't much. I bought
| black out blind about 5 years ago and they're amazing. If I'm
| in my parents house or staying in a hotel during summer, I
| get crappy sleep and I'm wide awake at 5am.
| Nomentatus wrote:
| I might mention that, believe it or don't - a living skull
| is translucent, and our brains can detect light all by
| themselves. So a mask is good, but not nec a whole
| solution.
|
| In old experiments, just the light coming in under a door
| diminished melatonin in mice.
| nerdponx wrote:
| The skull itself? That seems implausible. Something on
| the skin other than the eyes seems more likely.
| taeric wrote:
| I thought the same, then I got an eye mask. It is still
| noticeable.
|
| Now, I make no claims that it is necessary to be that dark.
| I have no idea.
| lm28469 wrote:
| Thanks God I'm in Europe and we have access to alien
| technologies such as roller blinds, which are basically the
| default on anything modern
| C-x_C-f wrote:
| I've been to some houses where the shutters had no gaps and
| they fit the window frame so well that virtually no light
| made it in, even during the day. It was surreal waking up in
| the morning, thinking it was still night time, then checking
| the clock only to see it was 8AM. A great feature to add to a
| house if you ask me.
| mcast wrote:
| Alternatively, IKEA makes a great little set of curtain
| tracks (VIDGA) you can attach to your ceiling to get full
| floor-to-ceiling blackout in a room, similar to many hotel
| rooms.
| notacoward wrote:
| That might be possible with good blackout curtains, except
| for the LEDs on damn near everything. Even in my own room at
| home, I have to remember to cover the USB charger that I use
| for laptop and random other devices. When I travel, it's a
| nightmare - clock radios, TVs, microwaves, and especially the
| lights _built in_ to many GFCI outlets in bathrooms. I used
| to bring a roll of electrical tape for exactly this reason.
| Masks are the solution that _works everywhere_ to block
| light, though they 're less than ideal in other ways.
| Nomentatus wrote:
| Someone needs to sue any manufacturer that uses blue leds
| on anything that might have to be on at night.
| notacoward wrote:
| Absolutely agree. If I recall, there used to be an actual
| standard regarding this, but it was (is?) widely ignored
| and never enforced. I remember the time before blue LEDs
| with quite some fondness.
| telchior wrote:
| But wearing an eye mask is nigh impossible for restless sleepers;
| it slips off constantly. My best solution after trying many masks
| is an old t-shirt draped across my eyes, which inevitably slips
| off but at least doesn't drag elastic bands over my face.
|
| Anyone know of research showing the effectiveness of varying
| levels of darkness in a room, from complete blackout to fairly
| dim?
| mcshicks wrote:
| Maybe try sleeping in a thin loose black hoodie and pull the
| drawstrings until your eyes are covered. Works for me.
| aksss wrote:
| Just put the hoodie on backwards.. and during the day the
| hood can act as a feed bucket.
| LinuxBender wrote:
| The masks that are cloth all the way around and have velco work
| for restless sleepers and side sleepers, or at least that has
| been my experience. I was on a medication ages ago that made me
| restless. Look online for the masks that are 100% cotton cloth
| and have a thin padding inside. Avoid the masks with the eye-
| shaped face and avoid the masks with the stretch band as they
| do exactly as you describe.
| smlacy wrote:
| Try using a black fleece neckwarmer as an eye mask.
| SapporoChris wrote:
| First line of the abstract: Ambient light can influence sleep
| structure and timing.
|
| So of course the eye mask isn't necessary at all, reducing the
| ambient light is the key. Mask is one option, but black out
| curtains (in most areas) and eliminated or shielding any light
| emitting devices in the room is key.
| Eupraxias wrote:
| As a restless sleeper, I use a headband-like bluetooth headset
| for ambient sound to help me sleep.
|
| I can imagine a slightly larger one that extends over the eyes
| - if I can find one, I will buy it.
| aksss wrote:
| https://mantasleep.com/products/manta-sleep-mask-sound
|
| No experience with it but sounds like the kind of thing
| you're after.
| cjmb wrote:
| I can confirm this thing is amazing
|
| the pro one, not the one you linked (headphone inserts seem
| like needless ear pressure):
| https://mantasleep.com/products/manta-sleep-mask-pro
|
| i toss and turn all night and this thing stays on most of
| the time, is incredibly comfortable, and i am so grateful i
| received it as a gift (would never have bought for self)
| TylerE wrote:
| Got one and it's pretty much the bees knees. A nice
| evolution over their earlier generation, which I also own.
| It even seals about 99% of light over a full task CPAP
| Darth Vader setup
| ortusdux wrote:
| I remember a 'body-hack' fad around inducing lucid dreaming via
| sleep masks. IIRC, it used EMG sensors to detect eye muscle
| movement and then it would flash an LED mounted inside the mask
| in an attempt to slightly wake you up during REM. Can anyone
| speak to the method's efficacy?
| 31337Logic wrote:
| I have this and can say it's roughly 50% efficient. Message me
| if you want to learn more.
| m3kw9 wrote:
| Get better drapes that black out and instead
| aaron695 wrote:
| [dead]
| MrDresden wrote:
| Living in Iceland, where in the summer time we get midnight sun
| effectively for a few weeks, I've slept with darkening blinds and
| an eye mask for some years now.
|
| I've gotten so habituated to it that I almost can't fall alseep
| without one.
| nickthegreek wrote:
| Been using eye masks for almost a decade now. Current fav is the
| Manta Sleep with the big cups but always looking for something
| better. Any recommendations?
| aksss wrote:
| I'd be curious if anyone has experience with the Manta Sound
| mask, specifically if they're really able to sleep on their
| side without uncomfortable pressure from the speaker between
| pillow and ear. Hard to imagine it working for anyone but back
| sleepers.
| TylerE wrote:
| It's pretty slick. I'm mostly a back sleeper but do roll onto
| my side maybe about 2 night in 3. Totally fine.
| kimbernator wrote:
| Haven't tried that one, but after going through a few this one
| is far and away the best I've had:
| https://www.mattressfirm.com/sleep-mask/5637147694.p
| peter422 wrote:
| I'm a big big fan of the lunya eye mask:
| https://lunya.co/products/womens-washable-silk-sleep-mask-me...
|
| I used a little bit of sewing to tighten up the fit exactly to
| my head and it never falls off and is incredibly comfortable.
|
| No sound though.
| flappyeagle wrote:
| I wonder how much of the effect is: you can't stay up with your
| phone with an eye mask on
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