Asklemmy

neck pillow, eye mask, noise-cancelling headphones, and not comfortably

I am gonna be honest with you here. Some of us born with a gift, given directly from god. They can sleep, without thinking embarrassing memories, without using any medicine, without finding comfort itself. But you and I... and many others... we are not welcomed to this dream world of easy sleepers. We are not gifted.

Pure exhaustion from all the "hurry up and wait" of airport bullshit.

By the time I've gotten out of bed, gotten ready, travelled to the airport, dragged all my shit through the airport, unpacked and repacked half of it through security, boarded the plane ... my body just kinda gives up on being awake.

Headphones in, zone out, drift off, wake up with a crooked neck.

No idea but as SOON as we start to taxi I am out like a light...

I also fall asleep at the dentist so maybe it's just me?

I used to not be able to sleep on airliners, but then I got a job that required I fly on one once a week. By far the best way to make time pass fast.

First you find a comfortable position. Sometimes a pillow helps. Then close your eyes.

Sensory reduction (earplugs, facemask) and some benadryl.

The clouds are pretty. But speaking from experience, connecting flights/long flights will just let you drop in and out due to exhaustion. You will randomly wake up because of the weird positioning of your neck like 5 times. Heaphones help a lot to sleep. But I conclude, quality sleep can be found on airport floors(not joking).

Can you fall asleep in a car? You know those metal cages tearing down roads where more people get killed than in those metal tunbes tearing through the sky...

White noise. The white noise knocks me out almost immediately.

Noise cancelling headphones and the antihistamine tablets that say “will cause drowsiness do not operate machinery or drive” washed down with a pint of beer. Sleep for 6 hours no problems.

Only time I could ever sleep on a plane was after a business trip were I worked 18 hours days for almost 2 weeks. I was so tired I fell asleep right after boarding and buckling in. Not even takeoff and landing woke me up. Flight attendant shook me awake. LOL

At some point, the seats stopped leaning far back enough so that gravity kept my head in decline. That way I could sleep. Now that they don't lean back far enough, my head keeps dropping forward, so I constantly am kept in a state or awake.

Idk its pretty easy I'm usually tired and bored as shit

I couldnt sleep for shit when I took an overnight flight a long time ago. The air pressure messing with my ears made it too uncomfortable to do so.

I'm 6'4" (193cm). I don't.

Badly.

If it's hot in the plane, that might be blocking you from sleeping. Personally I'm always cold in planes and fall asleep relatively easily both on planes and elsewhere.

It also helps to be jet-lagged. Knocks you out right quick :P Only applies to return trips though.

Ambien, alcohol, etc

There is a good trick: Business class. As I only fly business class long haul as I only fly for the job.

And luckily I can force my clients to pay for it.

Otherwise, as a rather long and large person, I am fucked.

Hot? I'm usually cold on airplanes. That would definitely make a difference for me.

Neck pillow for the neck kinks. I don't like the horseshoe shaped ones though, I like the trtl brand style. Expensive, but it became worth it when I took a job requiring a couple flights per month minimum.

I haven’t been on a very long flight. Longest was 2 hours. Every time I keep my Kindle ready. Have multiple podcasts etc. But right after take-off, I go off like a bulb and wake up only after landing

Something to do with a combination of pressure difference, engine noise and all. Also it’s pretty cold usually

How do people sleep on planes?

Neck pillow, earplugs, eyemask

So I actually have a lot of trouble sleeping, and have restless legs and periodic limb movement disorder. I also have pretty bad diagnosed ADHD and brown noise absolutely helps calm me down.... So that engine noise? Puts me right to sleep I don't know what it is about it.

Also I usually smoke a bunch of weed before going to the airport so that helps.

Forgive the Amazon link

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Ear plugs, hat over my face, and fatigue. Sure I'm sore afterwards, but if i can sleep through at least half the flight I'm happy.

Tell you GP that you have anxiety when you fly. They’ll prescribe a benzo.

Enjoy your snooze.

With my face pasted against the window. After a while, all those tiny clouds look like a field of sheep 💤

Before: Turtl Travel Pillow. It's not easy, but it helps.

Now: Business class. I fly enough to rack up enough air miles that a seat upgrade is affordable if not free.

I fall asleep long before we ever take off usually by putting a podcast on the earbuds, wrapping a sweater stiff around my neck and focusing on the vibrations from the engine. Usually wake up around landing announcements. Never realized this was a blessing.

I just don't sleep (or sleep late) before the fight.

Zopiclone, mostly.

If I have a partner to travel with me, I can sleep by holding their hand and leaning on them or by laying on their lap.

I have also slept on semi-strangers lap once.... I'll give some context... We all were apart of an event ... Staff all knew who everyone was, so there was some implicit trust amongst us peers. As a result, I figured I'd ask this one person I was sitting with to hold their hand. The person later asked if I was tired & invited me to lay on their lap, so I could sleep. In any other travel, asking strangers to do such thing could have larger risks obviously.

I've never been on a long flight, but on overnight Amtrak routes I can only sleep with earbuds and music