I keep miss my alarm clock. I set 2 of my android phone. They do ring. I also set my clock with the bell.
But I miss them all.
Is there any sure shot not to miss alarm.
In college, this came down to me finally crossing the bridge to being an adult, and agreeing with myself that the alarm would go off, and I would wake up. When I went to sleep, how distracted I was at night, and why and when I was getting up were all on me, but I had to get up to the alarm. It changed my thinking knowing no magical parent was going to force me to get up. I either went to the morning class, or failed the class.
I personally use Sleep as Android which comes with a bunch of options to help ensure you’ve actually woken up. I utilize the “captcha” option in which when I go to turn off the alarm, it displays a screen full of sheep and all of them but one are sleeping - you have to click the one that is “awake” in order to dismiss the alarm. I guess the process wakes up my brain just enough so that I don’t go back to sleep, whereas with a regular alarm that has just a simple dismiss button I’ll absolutely either hit dismiss or one of the volume buttons to turn off the alarm before I’ve fully woken up.
I also have it set to buzz on my watch for 90 seconds before playing a sound on my phone (which escalates in volume) - I’ve not had a problem waking up with this in the years that I’ve been using it.
There are other options too, such as answering math questions, scanning a QR code, pressing your phone to an NFC tag, heavily shaking the phone, one called “Say cheese!” that makes you smile as hard as you can and uses the camera to detect it, and one that you have to “laugh out loud”.
Get some smart bulbs and set them to a timer. The lights coming on helps wake you up naturally since your body thinks the sun is coming up.
Get a timer controlled power outlet and hook a Hitachi magic wand to it. Place the wand under your pillow. The vibration is super intense and gets uncomfortable at the highest setting. Bonus points you can wake and bate since you have a massager handy.
There are alarm clock apps which can help. You may configure how unforgiving the alarm becomes.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kog.alarmclock
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Turn the volume up on your alarms, and pick an annoying ring tone helps a lot. As well setting the phone away from the bed if you’re able to.
I forget the name of it, but back before I got old and started waking up consistently before the alarm went off, I had an alarm clock app that made you do math problems in order to shut it off or snooze it. They got progressively harder with each snooze, so you eventually had to actually wake up.
Can’t get you out of bed, but it can definitely force your brain to kick into gear which usually kept me from falling back asleep.
I use an old standalone alarm clock, that I put on the other side of the room. So I have to get up to turn it off.
This. I have an old vintage alarm clock that I put across the room. It’s set to my “if you aren’t up by now you will be late no matter what” time. If my phone alarms don’t get me up, this thing is so loud and unpleasant I will certainly get up.
Phone ringers are too pleasant sound and easy to snooze. I need to change the tone every few months as I adapt to them all. A harsh metal bell or mechanical buzz on an alarm with no snooze that I cant reach from bed has me wake up at the last phone ringer because it is so ear shattering when that alarm clock goes off, I can snap through all but the worst sleep deficit nights.
It also pisses off the girlfriend when that annoying thing goes off too, so then I have her mad at me for waking her up if I’m not up to shut it off before it lets loose.
And if it’s not loud enough put it in a small metal pan or bowl, and place that inside a partially opened dresser drawer. Amplifies it quite a bit in addition to your suggestion to physically get up to turn it off.
This might sound blunt, but you need to grow up and accept that you need to wake up on time. Missing three alarms every day is childish.
Go to bed when you need to.
Naaah this couldn’t possibly be a medical condition.
Are you a nurse or a doctor?
I think you have this backwards.
You are the one who is diagnosing and saying that it is only a case of get more sleep/it’s childish to over sleep. I’m saying, look further, it could be a medical issue. Don’t just take the easy way and claim it isn’t anything other than need more sleep.
Sorry, I wasn’t aware you were the expert.
Funny how I don’t see you telling anyone else that it’s medical.Try re-reading.
I never said that it is medical. No where is that typed. I very clearly said it could be. I never said it is.
In other words: hypothetically maybe possibly it might be , could be, but I’m not real sure and I’m not a doctor, Which is why I said it could be. That is what the word could means. I’m not sure how this is confusing to you. I very clearly said it could be, and you are the one saying it isn’t. And no point if I said I’m an expert. But by you saying it isn’t, you basically are claiming to be an expert. I’m saying it could be therefore he should go to a doctor and double check it. How is this confusing to you.?
Oof you ok? You’re repeating yourself a whole lot there. I’m honestly a little concerned.
That comment is like a merry go round. I feel like I should’ve bought a ticket.
You weren’t getting it, figured if I repeated it might help you figure it out
There are devices that literally shake the bed to wake up a sleeper. Most often used by deaf or hard-of-hearing people for whom audio alarms are non-starters, but it could work for you if you’re actually sleeping through and not snoozing. There are a few that work on smells as well.
They also have strobe light alarm clocks for the same reason. Get both and turn your wake up routine into a rave.
If you are sleeping so heavily that you sleep through your alarm every time, you probably aren’t getting enough sleep. Go to bed earlier.
And if you are getting 7-9 hours and still having this issue, please ask your doctor about sleep apnea.
That’s a wrap folks. These 2 are the most likely answers.
I wish I could sleep in past 6. We are all wired differently. It may never be easy for you to do. Your best bet is to shift your sleeping time forward by an hour or so. Once your mind gets used to it hopefully the alarm will do a better job.
Go to bed earlier. If you’re frequently sleeping through your alarms or falling asleep immediately after turning them off, then you’re not getting enough sleep. Any tips and tricks like “two alarms 5 minutes apart” or “drink water before bed so you have to pee when you wake up” will only get you so far where sleep deprivation is concerned.
My hack was to get older and have a couple of kids that wear you out, fall asleep on the couch around 9:30 and get up daily around 5:30am without an alarm because your body says you slept enough.
All jokes aside, start sticking to a consistent sleep schedule and your body will wake itself up, no phones or alarms required.
