Sleep PicksBlackout curtains vs an eye mask
Early light and streetlights are among the most common reasons people wake before they want to. You can fix the room (curtains) or fix your eyes (a mask).
Curtains fix the whole room and help a partner too, but light leaks round the edges, so measure with overlap. A mask is cheap and travels, but some people can't get used to it. Many people end up using both.
Our pick
Blackout curtains or a blackout blind
Any well-reviewed thermal blackout curtain
Why: Early light is one of the most common reasons Night-Wakers can't get back to sleep. Blocking it fixes the whole room, not just your eyes.
How to use it: Measure the window and add overlap on every side. Light leaks round the edges, not through the fabric.
The honest downside: Gaps at the sides and top undo most of the benefit; a curtain rail that wraps round, or a blind fitted inside the frame, helps.
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