MUSIC

USING HEADPHONES
If I suspect the RLS will kick up when I go to sleep, I use earphones connected to a portable CD player and I play music. When the CD is over, it shuts off on it's own. I prefer songs that are fast paced or have lots of words. It seems the fast jazzy music actually helps to send impulses to my brain that are more jazzed than the useless impulses it's sending to my legs. It works best if I turn the volume low and make myself listen HARD to each word. Symphonic or relaxation music does NOT work. It's gotta be "busy" music.

Note: I used this technique for the first two months and then I switched to just concentrating on something in detail. I haven't had to use the earphones for a month, and I haven't had the RLS keep me from falling asleep for that long. I've HAD RLS during this time...but I've still gotten to sleep. A few times, I've thought to myself, "You'd better put the earphones on and listen to music," but then I just get mad and say, "The heck with it...I'm going to just focus on something in detail and go to sleep." Strange...but it's working.



SOUND PILLOW
If you're afraid of getting wrapped in the earphone cord, or you just hate wearing earphones, you might try a sound pillow. It has tiny speakers in it, that you can't even feel, unless you really hunt for them. It plugs into a portable cd player, tv, cassette player, radio, etc. I love mine. It works just as well for me, as the earphones. It's not a bad pillow, either. :)

I do NOT mean to say the pillow is a cure!!!! Before you spend money on it...try your earphones (or your teenager's earphones). See if listening to music helps, before you spend money on a pillow.

For information on purchasing a sound pillow, click on the picture of it, above. You can also click here for more tips.




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