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Finding it hard to fall asleep? These apps can help you out

If you’re having trouble getting yourself to sleep, perhaps you need something to ease yourself into it.

 

SOMETIMES, THE MOST difficult part about getting enough shuteye is falling asleep in the first place.

It’s recommended you get between seven to nine hours of sleep each night, but if you’re having problems achieving this, then there are a few apps and resources that will help you out.

One place to start would be Sleep Genius (€4.99 on iOS and Free on Android) which claims to help those with sleep deprivation.

Developed following research on how to help astronauts fall asleep, it helps train you into falling asleep without relying on things like white noise.

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Alternatively, you could download Pzizz (iOS and Android) which offers a guided sleep meditation for you to listen to. It creates a somewhat different track every time you listen to it (you can turn off the voiceover if you want) and you can set its length from 10 minutes to a couple of hours.

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If you’re looking for something minimalist, Relax Melodies (iOS and Android) uses a collection of different sounds to help you doze off. The interface is pretty dated in comparison to the other apps on this list but the different mixes you can create

As for devices, having a program or app that can change the colour temperature of your screen from blue light to orange can help reduce eye strain, which can leave you feeling more awake at night.
F.lux (Windows and Mac), Twilight (Android) and Night Shift (iOS) all offer this to some degree so it’s a good idea to install or activate them on whatever devices you use.

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And while it’s not specifically an app, the site Sleepy Time will calculate the best time for you to be falling asleep. By entering in the time you need to get up at, it counts back sleep cycles so it can pick times that you should be falling asleep.

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    Mute Itsme83
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    Aug 8th 2023, 11:03 AM

    Keano deserves a statue outside of old Trafford

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    Mute Horsebox
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    Aug 8th 2023, 12:30 PM

    @Itsme83: even as a Liverpool supporter I’d have to agree. The best midfielder of his generation. Hands down

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    Aug 8th 2023, 2:09 PM

    @Horsebox: Steady on…. Even better than Zidane, or Mattheus, or M. Laudrup? One of the best for sure, but not the best…. Figo, Rivaldo, …

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    Mute Itsme83
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    Aug 8th 2023, 2:22 PM

    @Dan Dare: for us Irish he’s should be the best

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    Aug 8th 2023, 3:21 PM

    @Horsebox: Would you give your head a wobble, no true Liverpool fan would pick Keane over Gerrard. Keane just kicked everything in sight but the Utd fans still think he’s another Pirlo.

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    Mute Setanta O'Toole
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    Aug 8th 2023, 3:28 PM

    @Mawbawsa Ritchie: no he didn’t. He was a great footballer. Rarely ever gave the ball away, great technical ability and chipped in with his fair share of goals. Never heard anyone compare him to pirlo, besides yourself. His self deprecating schtick of not being a talented footballer and relying solely on grit and determination is selling himself short, but given his stoic nature, it’s one he leans into. Also, you could argue that it’s a fair shout to rate keane over gerrard given ones medal haul over the other.

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    Mute Brian
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    Aug 8th 2023, 3:51 PM

    @Horsebox: As the man himself might say… Nonsense..

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    Mute Mawbawsa Ritchie
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    Aug 8th 2023, 3:51 PM

    @Setanta O’Toole: You’re seriously deluded, no football in Keane, just sideways and backwards passes.

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    Mute Kevin Dillon
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    Aug 8th 2023, 5:08 PM

    @Mawbawsa Ritchie: think you’re the deluded one if you think he won multiple man of matches and a player of the year by passing backwards. Two years in a row had most assists in Uniteds title winning teams. Single handedly got ireland to a world cup. Unbelievable in the campaign.
    Take your liverpool bias elsewhere.

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    Mute James Smith
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    Aug 8th 2023, 7:23 PM

    @Mawbawsa Ritchie: Gerrard isn’t in keane’s class. Gerrard is more overrated than Rio.
    P.S I’m not a United fan.

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    Mute Murf
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    Aug 9th 2023, 8:35 AM

    @Dan Dare: learn about football!! You obviously are not familiar with the game.

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    Mute Vicky P XXX
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    Aug 8th 2023, 11:02 AM

    Legend. End

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    Aug 8th 2023, 11:03 AM

    Roy took the soup

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    Mute Martin O Connell
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    Aug 8th 2023, 11:22 AM

    If you press the play button on the video it takes you straight to the shop to buy the jersey. No video!! That’s clever.

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    Mute Alan Kelly
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    Aug 8th 2023, 11:06 AM

    Milking the fans

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    Aug 8th 2023, 11:20 AM

    Can’t comment on the Stockholm Barge?

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    Aug 8th 2023, 11:27 AM

    @Monty Carlow: you can on the English daily mail.

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    Aug 8th 2023, 11:27 AM

    @Monty Carlow: Stockholm syndrome is real

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    Aug 8th 2023, 1:51 PM

    @Monty Carlow: you don’t have enough of a work outlook

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    Mute Tommy Haze
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    Aug 8th 2023, 12:24 PM

    Where’s the video?

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    Aug 8th 2023, 1:59 PM

    @Tommy Haze: Press the “Read 2.3k replies” button at bottom. That’s how I got to video

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    Mute Trent
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    Aug 8th 2023, 2:29 PM

    C’mon Wrexham

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    Aug 8th 2023, 7:58 PM

    Roy’s Keen

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    Aug 8th 2023, 5:28 PM

    Wonder did get Fergie’s approval ?

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    Mute Murf
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    Aug 9th 2023, 8:38 AM

    @Bopper Holland: Keane was thee player, ferguson was just a front, Keane was man United.

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    Aug 8th 2023, 7:59 PM

    Good ad….class is permanent

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