Thread: New way to use a Remee dream mask

I bought a Remee mask earlier this month. The first time I used it, it was so uncomfortable I could hardly sleep. (I should mention that I usually find sleep masks to be uncomfortable.) It pressed into my face too much, especially my eyes. Also, the mask moved around too much on my face, so that the LEDs weren't always properly aligned with my eyes.

In an attempt to solve these problems, the second and third times I used the mask I completely removed the Remee circuit board from the foam insert and cloth cover. I then taped the circuit board directly to my nose and forehead with surgical tape, so that the two LED strips were positioned over my eyes. Before taping it to my face, I wrapped a strip of Kleenex around the center of the circuit board, so the tape wouldn't stick directly to the board. Using the mask that way worked a lot better. It was much more comfortable, and the LED strips stayed in position over my eyes. But it still wasn't ideal, because when sleeping on my side--which is how I almost always sleep--the LED strip closest to the pillow would often touch the pillow, causing the mask to shift slightly on my face. Having it shift that way was pretty annoying and interfered somewhat with my sleep.

The fourth time I used the mask, I decided to tape the circuit board sideways onto my forehead in such a way that only one of the two LED strips was positioned over one of my eyes. That worked really well, because it prevented any part of the circuit board from ever coming in contact with my pillow. I was able to sleep as comfortably as I normally sleep when not using a dream mask. I also tweaked the mask settings quite a bit, based on what I'd learned the previous three times I'd used it. Used in this way, the mask induced a false awakening (FA) in which I thought a light was on in the room. Doing an RC made me realize I was dreaming, resulting in a fairly long and vivid OBE-style LD.

I'll need to try my Remee a lot more before I'll know how useful it is for inducing LDs, but at this point I'm really encouraged.

I should also mention that the only supps I took for these four tests of the Remee were small doses of melatonin for the second and third tests, and a 100 mg chewable theanine tablet for the fourth test. The theanine tablet also contained 100 mg of inositol and 100 mg of taurine. The reason I took the supps was to help me get back to sleep quickly after taping the Remee to my face at WBTB.

Here are the mask settings I used for the fourth test, which induced the LD:

• Nap mode = On.
• Nap Delay = 55 minutes.
• Signal Interval = 25 minutes.
• Wiggle = Light (i.e., 20% random variation of the Signal Interval).
• Brightness Level = Low, with "Low" set to 5% of full brightness.
• Brightness Ramping = Off.
• Pattern #1 = Fast Glow Alt x 3.
• Pattern #2 = None.
• Pattern #3 = None.

In that fourth test, I first slept for 4:30 hours, took the chewable theanine tablet, turned the Remee circuit board on and set it to "Nap" mode, taped the circuit board to my forehead, and went back to sleep.