quejames40
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As a police officer working at night and sleeping during the day, what works best for you to block out light and sound when you're trying to sleep?
Sleeping in the daytime
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Determined2014
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Closing the curtains or blinds and falling asleep, for the noise from kids turn on the television to block that out.
Ricardo187
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I guess since you've been working all night so you'll be really sleepy. Blocking light with the window blinds, perhaps a face mask and ear plugs would work perfectly.
bala
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For a normal person,closing the doors and keeping ear plugs should suffice.If ever i work night shifts,i get my bedsheet on and listen to soft music to get some sleep and once i start sleeping,i will wake up only to the sound of the alarm,nothing else.
Some place isolated should do for a cop..!!
Some place isolated should do for a cop..!!
Peninha
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Simple and effective, if I had to work nights I'd wear this too to sleep during the day.
askanison
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I have always worked grave shift and I buy the drapes that are heavy and made just for blocking out sunlight. They are a bit more expensive than regular drapes or curtains, but they really do work. Working night shift can really screw up your social life to an extent, but I like having my days free to do what I want. You tend to just get sleep when and where you can.
Well, just get some sound proof ear buds or you can just sit them down by the TV and put a program on.
Doulachic79
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When I used to work the evening shift, I would turn up the AC because during the day, the sun will make everything warmer and I would sweat more. Then making sure I had complete darkness was important. Those two things helped.
Ricardo187
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Well, if you're able to correctly sleep the required hours for your body to rest during the day it won't be a problem for your health, just your normal routine that'll be messed up. Do you know of any negative effects of it?
Shawn
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Now as a firefighter, I don't recommend this but I have done it so I can't be too against it, lol.
Lived in thise old house once where the attic was converted into a bed room, no windows at all. I was a daytime sleeper then and I got this wild hair to paint the walls completely black. No I am not a gothic or some sort of occult gang member, I basically wanted complete darkness and that is what I got! It was night time 24/7 in my bedroom and I had absolutely no problem falling asleep what so ever
Ricardo187
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Now as a firefighter, I don't recommend this but I have done it so I can't be too against it, lol.
Lived in thise old house once where the attic was converted into a bed room, no windows at all. I was a daytime sleeper then and I got this wild hair to paint the walls completely black. No I am not a gothic or some sort of occult gang member, I basically wanted complete darkness and that is what I got! It was night time 24/7 in my bedroom and I had absolutely no problem falling asleep what so ever
Haha, that's a very good solution I must say. If it looks and sounds like night, it'll feel like night, specially because you're tired.
Profit5500
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If I were to have been working for long I would just go and cut off all the TV's and other things that are noisy. I would not use earplugs in case someone breaks in I would not be able to hear things.
I tend to sleep in the daytime, so for me it'd be okay. The bad part of being a cop or having a job during the night is that in the day,while sleeping, your missing places that would be open . For example, I might go to sleep at 6AM and wake up at around 1PM. All that time I could have spent going somewhere.
Ricardo187
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