What is the most relaxing sound to send you to sleep.

Either the white noise generated by something like a fan or no noise at all.

My favorite is the sound of a fan. In winter months I use a sound-generator that simulates the sound of a fan.

Usually, the sound of a fan is what I'm listening to as I fall asleep. I sleep with a fan on year round.

Of the ones listed, I'd pick distant waves. I love the sound of rain, but sleep better during a good storm than just a gentle rain.

Looks like I'm not the only oddball that likes a fan.

Absence of sound. Everything else is likely to bother me.

I chose 'other' because there are a lot of things... silence being one of them, if I could ever get my ears to quit ringing. Crackling fire, rain, music, TV, my cat's purring.

Nothing, I like silence

fathomless soul-wrenching silence

I dig the fan too. ...but it has to be a fathomless soul-wrenching fan.

Nice survey....five of the sounds mentioned are relaxing. TV and radio are not relaxing to me.

Oh awesome you can't tell a fake-response from a real one

Gentle rain - always will.

My computer

Peepers. Cat purring. Rain.

Stargate: Atlantis can also send me to sleep but I wouldn't call it relaxing.

Rain. The white noise from our air filter works well, too, though.

You just always have to one up me.

none

Impossible, I'm merely trying to keep up with your wit.

Flattery will get you everywhere.

Honestly, I think you're really cool/awesome. I'm not even kidding.

Are you just now figuring this out? I am the coolest and the most awesomest (is that even a word) person you'll ever meet!

You'll get no argument from me. Don't forget how sexy you are too. Also, a great mother. I'm still not kidding, but I'm going to go back to kidding really soon now.

Cool. Awesome. Sexy. Great mother. Then, why the hell do I attract butt-hole men? *ponders a while*

My guess is that you may not truly realize how great you are and thus you haven't always made the best man-choices. This is perhaps why I'm motivated to keep telling you how great you are. Though, I worry that my efforts may backfire if you keep assuming I'm kidding. You're great and you deserve someone who is also great as an SO. You should be picky; you shouldn't settle. Sure, you're going to attract some butt-holes, that comes with the territory (of being great). You may have to go after someone who is great because they may not realize you're great too.

The weather outside like the wind or the rain a nice cool night and goodbye I am asleep

Awww.

I decided a while back not to settle. Some of my friends have asked me why I don't settle down with this guy or that guy. There are a couple of guys that would take care of me and my son. I wouldn't have to worry about paying the bills, etc. But, I know how these guys are and I'd rather struggle than be in an unhappy relationship for the sake of financial security. I've learned that I'm happier being alone than I am being in a bad and/or dead end relationship. I woke up one morning and realized that I deserve the best and that's all I'm going to accept. I'll date guys, but I refuse to get seriously involved with anyone until I've been around them a lot and know what they're about. As soon as I see red flags, I stop all contact and vanish. I think there's someone great out there for me, but I'm not actively searching for him. He'll show up sometime. Or he won't. Either way, I'm going to be happy.

Thanks for your support. It really means a lot.

I usually sleep with earplugs, so silence would be my choice.

Silence is best. Rain isn't too bad.

Well, I'm glad to hear it.

Twinkles (one of my cats) purring as she massages my hair. Does this every night.

i prefer no sound, but can fall asleep pretty well watching tv, so i picked other.

> Cool. Awesome. Sexy. Great mother. Then, why the
> hell do I attract butt-hole men? *ponders a while*


No offense, but part of the problem is where you live. I lived in MS for 18 months and didn't see any local men who I'd call civilized or modern.

I like hearing rain.

I've traveled to a number of states. Mississippi's really not much different than any of them. The people aren't much different. There are people from all walks of life, no matter where you're at.

The sound of my fan, (even when it's cold and / or Winter) or the inconvenience of having an animal in my room.

A hard rainstorm/thunder/lightening storm.

Yeah... guess not

I stopped liking those types of storms for a while when I was living in a trailer in NC.

Now that I'm back up North in a HOUSE.... I like it again.

Distant waves I think out of the suggestions...otherwise I like the distant sound of highway traffic.

wind and rain

Thunder storm. I like rolling thunder, not too close. I have a really nice CD that plays one.

Silence

My absolute favourite is listening to old radio shows like "The Whistler". You can download them for free here:

http://zootradio.com/phpBB2/

It's a free membership site, but you have to join to download. It's all public domain, so no worries about copyright infringement or anything like that.

Next to that would be French chamber music from the late 19th and early 20th century. Debussy, Roussel, Ravel, Satie...

That will put me in dream land every time

Mostly no sound at all but when I'm having trouble sleeping,gentle rain, crackling fire with frogs, crickets and bird sounds. I have a nature CD and it helps me sleep when I'm stressed out. I have a hypnosis tape too that really helps me fall asleep.

I used to love listening to the stream outside when I was little. Then we got double glazing *sigh*

Though I have fallen asleep to the TV and such.......... Silence is best for me I guess

The best ever is an open window when it's raining. The sound and the smell. Sigggghhhhh....