Hmm. Interesting idea. I don't know if my hearing is that bad, but loud alarms do work much better than quiet ones.
The problem I might have with the bedshaking thing is that, well, I'm Californian. I sleep through *earthquakes* without noticing them. (Small earthquakes, but still.) And if the shaking would actually wake me up, I'd probably think it was an earthquake, which would probably be about as anxiety-inducing as loud alarms when I'm asleep. (I keep jumping every time a train goes by and shakes the building.)
The boy here is very sensitive to noise at night and sleeps very poorly, so I got him a white noise machine. It has about ten sounds that play quietly - our favorite one is the frogs. It can help with going to sleep or it can be used as an alarm clock. I got it for cheap at Walgreens - you might want to check it out!
I actually sleep fairly heavily, I think, so I'm not sure a quiet noise is the way to go; I have been known to sleep through my alarms if they're quiet. But thanks for the suggestion.
Will loud music waken you? I have that same sort of reaction to the buzz function of my alarm clock, but I wake up almost as quickly and much more calmly with the alarm set to play the classical radio station loudly.
Comments 6
(The comment has been removed)
The problem I might have with the bedshaking thing is that, well, I'm Californian. I sleep through *earthquakes* without noticing them. (Small earthquakes, but still.) And if the shaking would actually wake me up, I'd probably think it was an earthquake, which would probably be about as anxiety-inducing as loud alarms when I'm asleep. (I keep jumping every time a train goes by and shakes the building.)
Thanks very much for the suggestion, though. :)
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment