Thread: Going to sleep to music?

Not really.

Many people find it rather difficult to fall asleep with music playing to begin with. This may be because of songs with lyrics which requires attention to understand the lyrics and language whereas calm sounds do not.

I suppose some effects that music playing can have on lucid dreaming is the song being incorporated into the dream - which could cause integral conflictions with transcending consciousness. However, you could also use the song to symbolise being asleep. For example: play only x-song when you are sleeping. This way, when you hear the song in your sleep, you will know that you are dreaming since you only play the song when you are sleeping.

It's a stretch, but it could work.

Wow, O'nus!
That could be a whole new technique!
The only thing is, would you be able to hear it in your sleep ( in the dream/REM stage? )

Originally posted by pinkcheese
Wow, O'nus!
That could be a whole new technique!
The only thing is, would you be able to hear it in your sleep ( in the dream/REM stage? )

Yes.

Since your ear doesn't close itself off at the pinna or anything of the sort during sleep, there is nothing stopping you from recieving auditory signals. The thought may be that your brain will not acknowledge or recognise these auditory sounds during sleep due to the difference of neurotransmitter production, but you still receive auditory information.

Since the the basiliar membrane carries information to the spiral ganglion, to the auditory nerve, which then comes all the way down into the lateral lemniscus within the brainstem, the feed of information is not itercepted by lack of any chemical production of the sort. The signals are still processed up to the medial geniculate nucleus (MGN) within the brain.

This is what is responsible for incoporating outside sounds into dreams and for quick awakenings by loud sounds. Sounds are still recieved, thus the brain will integrate it into the REM activity. When you hear a loud sound (or a sound that is out of the ordinary pattern of sounds you initially fell asleep to) your brain picks up on this. The dorsal cochlear nucleus within the brain stem is responsible for filtering out and differentiating sounds (right before the lateral lemniscus), thus, when there is a disturbance within this systematic stream of information, it activates the residing reticular activation system (RAS) which is, essentially, responsible for waking you up.

Sometimes the overwhleming flow of chemical (norepinephrine and other monoamine transmitters) will cause a rush and cause that jumping sensation.

That's it explained rather roughly. Those of you who have studied this as well will see my rough-edges, hehe.

Hope I have been enlightening.

Dosen't stop houseflies crawling into my ear in the morning, for sure.

Originally posted by Kaniaz
Dosen't stop houseflies crawling into my ear in the morning, for sure.

Thanks to ear-wax, you may preserve your flying tasty-buddies for future snacks. Mmm the protein.

Or, you could just eat ear-wax.. *Shrugs*

Okay, the whole ear-wax thing was...weird, but I can get what you're saying, O'nus.

My first flying dream (non LD) was actually to the song of "I Believe I can Fly" and another one of my dreams involved me singing to a song I had put on repeat that night and had fallen asleep to. I can't sleep with music now, though, as my mind is too involved when it comes to rhythm and melodies and all that jazz. Ah well.

-Amé

once I left on my ipod playlist one night and I had a dream I was at a wierd al concert listening to albuquerque I also remember listening to thriller by michael jackson didn't become lucid though

Well, I fall asleep with the TV on every night. I have toured the country for an entire summer twice, and either slept on a bus or on a high school gym floor. What I'm trying to say is that I've slept with a variety of different noises going on, and have never noticed a difference with my types of dreams. Although, that was before I was brought into the concept of LDing. I might be fun to try on tour now that I have been introduced to this.

i remember once i fell asleep listening to some techy stuff... then i dreamt i was a lage house, high cielings, and a very bright white interior, wooden floors, minimally decorated... and i hear the music, i recognize the songs... but it sounds ssssooooo loud. i go to my stereo, and turn it off, the music is still playing. i unplug the stereo, and the music is still going. the music sounds like it's coming from everywhere... so i spend the dream trying to turn down/off the music i was listening to in my headphones.

now that i'm able to sleep on my back again, i'll give it another try... i think i can make it happen.