[turkishmonky]

I had a similar issue - I grew up listening to a radio or music or movie audio when I went to sleep. When I started sharing a bed with my wife, I switched to complete silence and had horrific insomnia for years - waking up at 1 or 2, and not being able to go back to sleep.

Now I use bluetooth earbuds and put on D&D podcasts, and I'm out in 15 minutes. If I happen to wake in the middle of the night, the podcasts put me to sleep again quickly. My biggest issue now is just not being able to remember where I fell asleep the night before.