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Graham Newton found that sleep headphones eased his insomnia woes
Easy listening makes sleeping easier
The article by Catherine Offord about how it can be hard to get a good night’s sleep (February, p66) certainly resonated with me. Up to a few years ago, I slept soundly most of the time. Then I had a number of health and family problems and, of course, there was COVID-19. My sleep deteriorated and I often gave up on bed, instead trying to doze in a chair in the living room. I found that by playing easy-listening music at a very low volume, I tended to drift off and at least get enough sleep to function properly. It seemed that if I focused my mind on the music, I couldn’t focus on my problems.