Re: [AlfredblasiprotocolFMSCFS] OFF LIST: Ear plugs & Eye mask

May 22, 2006

The ear plugs I like the best are silicone by Mack's. I buy them (in packs of

12 or six sets, but you can buy only two pair or four plugs at a time) at the

local stores (Target, Savon, Long's, etc.) here in California but you can check

them out at www.macksearplugs.com or call 586-427-7560. The come from MI in the

USA. I have been using them since the early 1980s when I couldn't sleep because

little noises kept wakening me. I was worried when our son was little that I

wouldn't hear him~I hear all the important noises like a child crying, but it

blocks out all the other distractions and lets me sleep longer and better.

I have tried several eye masks from stores and the internet. I have found the

best ones need to have a black backing as it blocks out the light better. I got

several from I think it's called Sleepers Peepers (I googled eye masks and

picked), and they are okay but the small elastic bands criss-cross in the back

and sometimes it slips around. I really like the one from Mindfold (check

around for the best prices as these aren't as inexpensive, think I paid $15) but

it can get hot and sweaty. It has foam padding around the eye area so you can

fit it over glasses when you travel, a wide band across that can go over your

ears if they stick out somewhat like mine do. I have hand-washed mine several

times. Cat and human hair tend to get stuck in the foam padding so I have to

pick it out. Still like it a lot.

Can you believe we are to the point of ear plugs and eye masks? Well, it helps

a bunch. The eye mask blocks out the morning sun so I can sleep longer, also

deflects the light from the other room when my husband opens the door to go to

the bathroom when he stays up later than I do. The ear plugs block all the

little annoying house sounds, even the phone ringing, my husband's snoring (and

the cat's snoring), our son's stereo from the other room, the loud TV from the

living room (my husband is getting hearing loss and won't admit it), people

knocking on the door, etc. You get the picture. When I need to sleep (several

times a day) I put up a sleeping sign on the door, close the bedroom door, put

in the ear plugs and on goes the eye mask, and it's a better quality sleep.

Hope this helps you somewhat.

in La Selva Beach CA

on Recup sinc Jan 13, 2005

I can now work more days and longer hours without the fatigue. Still get muscle

pains and bone aches, especially when the weather is cold or I eat the wrong

things for me.

[AlfredblasiprotocolFMSCFS] OFF LIST: Ear plugs & Eye mask

OFFLIST Question to anyone.

Can anyone tell me the best earplugs to get to block out sounds at night and

the best eyemask to block out light?

I find all the ones I have tried are irritating to the ears or they are very

uncomfortable so you end up ripping them out. Also I have tried eyemasks with

the same problem. They feel too loose or too tight and then either fall off or

hurt you.

Bridget

2 saks Recup for 18 months (now 1 sak Recup). Was suffering form FMS (decades)

now feeling that I am recovering from FMS with the help of Recup, chiropractic

treatment and vitamin/mineral supplements. Still get some stiffness in wrists,

neck and spine but NO more headaches, far less fatigue (hardly any now) and an

inner sense of strengthening. My chiro does N.E.T. as well which has helped a

lot (see their website: http://www.netmindbody.com/index_ie.html). She found out

that I had to get rid of the EMF's in my flat. I also wear a Bioelectric shield

to combat the EMFs (http://www.bioelectricshield.com/)

May 22, 2006

I can add to this since I " ve been living in demolition hell in my

building for the last year, and after the tooth extraction, my ears

would no longer tolerate earplugs without getting stuffed up and

mildly infected.

So: I get my eyemasks at Duane Reade, I get a bunch at a time, and

then I wash them once to get the chemical smell off (they must be made

of polyester). I like them because they're simple. I don't like ones

with padding. I like the least pressure possible.

I got a noisemaker that's excellent:

http://www.toolsforwellness.com/63041.html

It's totally worth it because it actually generates real white noise,

not some digital tape loop that you can hear resetting itself every

minute. Its very soothing and you can vary the timbre of the sound by

turning the outer part.

THen I bought the kind of earmuffs that construction workers used. NOt

the kind at the hardware store--really good padded ones that really

seal out sound. These don't cause ear problems though even so I don't

use them every night. You have to sleep on your back though .

>

> The ear plugs I like the best are silicone by Mack's. I buy them

(in packs of 12 or six sets, but you can buy only two pair or four

plugs at a time) at the local stores (Target, Savon, Long's, etc.)

here in California but you can check them out at www.macksearplugs.com

or call 586-427-7560. The come from MI in the USA. I have been using

them since the early 1980s when I couldn't sleep because little noises

kept wakening me. I was worried when our son was little that I

wouldn't hear him~I hear all the important noises like a child crying,

but it blocks out all the other distractions and lets me sleep longer

and better.

>

> I have tried several eye masks from stores and the internet. I have

found the best ones need to have a black backing as it blocks out the

light better. I got several from I think it's called Sleepers Peepers

(I googled eye masks and picked), and they are okay but the small

elastic bands criss-cross in the back and sometimes it slips around.

I really like the one from Mindfold (check around for the best prices

as these aren't as inexpensive, think I paid $15) but it can get hot

and sweaty. It has foam padding around the eye area so you can fit it

over glasses when you travel, a wide band across that can go over your

ears if they stick out somewhat like mine do. I have hand-washed mine

several times. Cat and human hair tend to get stuck in the foam

padding so I have to pick it out. Still like it a lot.

>

> Can you believe we are to the point of ear plugs and eye masks?

Well, it helps a bunch. The eye mask blocks out the morning sun so I

can sleep longer, also deflects the light from the other room when my

husband opens the door to go to the bathroom when he stays up later

than I do. The ear plugs block all the little annoying house sounds,

even the phone ringing, my husband's snoring (and the cat's snoring),

our son's stereo from the other room, the loud TV from the living room

(my husband is getting hearing loss and won't admit it), people

knocking on the door, etc. You get the picture. When I need to sleep

(several times a day) I put up a sleeping sign on the door, close the

bedroom door, put in the ear plugs and on goes the eye mask, and it's

a better quality sleep.

>

> Hope this helps you somewhat.

>

> in La Selva Beach CA

> on Recup sinc Jan 13, 2005

> I can now work more days and longer hours without the fatigue.

Still get muscle pains and bone aches, especially when the weather is

cold or I eat the wrong things for me.

> [AlfredblasiprotocolFMSCFS] OFF LIST: Ear plugs & Eye mask

>

> OFFLIST Question to anyone.

>

> Can anyone tell me the best earplugs to get to block out sounds at

night and the best eyemask to block out light?

>

> I find all the ones I have tried are irritating to the ears or

they are very uncomfortable so you end up ripping them out. Also I

have tried eyemasks with the same problem. They feel too loose or too

tight and then either fall off or hurt you.

>

> Bridget

> 2 saks Recup for 18 months (now 1 sak Recup). Was suffering form

FMS (decades) now feeling that I am recovering from FMS with the help

of Recup, chiropractic treatment and vitamin/mineral supplements.

Still get some stiffness in wrists, neck and spine but NO more

headaches, far less fatigue (hardly any now) and an inner sense of

strengthening. My chiro does N.E.T. as well which has helped a lot

(see their website: http://www.netmindbody.com/index_ie.html). She

found out that I had to get rid of the EMF's in my flat. I also wear a

Bioelectric shield to combat the EMFs (http://www.bioelectricshield.com/)

>

May 22, 2006

I absolutely LOVE Macks earplugs. I get the child ones. They're the perfect

size. Have been using them for a dozon years or so.

jill1313 <jenbooks13@...> wrote: I can add to this since I " ve been

living in demolition hell in my