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There is a lot more light in the the room than we actually think either by having weak shutters, computer or phone chargers, or even a little night light. The slightest quantity of light can stop your body’s melatonin production. By making it a habit to use an eye mask while you sleep, you drastically reduce light from getting into your eyes, enabling your body to rest in the dark. Try this easy experiment before you go to sleep this evening to find out how much ambient light there is in your room, your sensitivity to it, and what you can do instantly to stop it from interrupting your sleep.

Materials Needed

Alarm Clock

Sleep Mask or something to cover your eyes with

Pencil or Pen

Something to take notes with

First things first: Set An Alarm Firstly, put your mask and your alarm beside you and then set your alarm for at least 15 minutes. This ensures that you won’t fall asleep during the experiment! But if you do then that’s fine as well. Just retry by following these steps again

Step 1 – Determine Your Light Sensitivity Shut down the lights, lie down on the bed, and close your eyes. Give them 1 minute to adjust to the dark. Now pay attention to any light that seeps in your eyes. I found that this is a nice indicator to measure how sensitive you are to the light around you.

Step 2 – How Effective Is Your Sleep Mask

With your eyes remaining shut, now put on your mask. What major distinctions you notice while wearing your mask in comparison to when you are not wearing it? Did you notice any ambient light even while wearing your mask? If that is so then it is possible you will need a mask that better fits the contour of your face.

Take notes of your answers. I’d say write on your note pad but it will make you not only open your eyes but also require you to flip on your lights so you are able to see what you are writing and that would have to do the experiment all over again. So at this point, just take notes and once you are done with the experiment you can record your notes on a piece of paper.

Step 3 – Identifying the Main Sources of Ambient Light

Remove your eye mask and open your eyes. At this stage your eyes are calibrated to the dark. Stare up at the ceiling and look for any ambient light in the room. It may be found from anywhere in your room but some of the more typical places to find light are by the windows or drafts underneath the door. Once again, take mental notes of places in your room with the most light.

Step 4 – What Did You Learn?

Now switch on your lights and write down all of your observations. Here are some questions to consider:

What is the major source of ambient light in your room?

How sensitive are you to this light?

Does covering your eyes with a mask mitigate light sensitivity?

What else can you do to immediately to remove ambient light?

The Results

As a result of this experiment I discovered that my room had more light than I originally thought. One thing especially was my computer. I knew my Macbook emitted a steady pulse of white light in sleep mode but I never noticed how more apparent it was in a dark room.

Also I never realized that when my laptop was charging there is a miniature ray of orange light that came from the laptop charger. A faint beam of light goes unnoticed in the daytime but is amplified by over a hundred times in a dark room. I found that the biggest source of ambient light came from the street lights and my curtains were not thoroughly keeping them out. They weren’t closed completely and the cloth was semi-transparent. I could see the light through my blinds.

Take Action! Some Suggestions Now it is time to make some changes to the status quo. Review your notes and start with the quick fixes – these are the things you can do right away to completely eliminate the light in your room. Try flipping off your that night light of yours (if you own one) or pulling out your laptop charger when it’s not being used. Changing your existing window curtains for fuller and opaque ones might be expensive and difficult to physically replace; nevertheless, it is probably the most effective way of blocking out light. Wearing a good fitting eye mask will also prevent unwanted light from going into your eyes. Given that they are very affordable and can be bought almost anywhere, it should be an important item to add to everyone’s sleep regimen.

Find out more information about ambient light and using the eye mask to better your health, sleep, and overall wellness by visiting John’s Eye Mask resource page.

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