This is from Durham NC, so the text is a silly “Durham” pun. And the local mascot is a bull, so a lot of Durham themed stuff features a bull
Forgive my very sleep deprived face and weird-ass glasses, I’m not normally awake during the day and the glasses help with my sleep disorder 😅
Feel free to post your voting pictures or “I voted” stickers in the comments; seeing them makes me happy!
They’re infield terminators with orange lenses
If you have insomnia (specially sleep onset insomnia where it’s hard to get to sleep, not the kind where it’s hard to stay asleep) or delayed sleep phase disorder (what I have) they can be helpful
They’re not the specific glasses typically used on the studies (uvex skyper glasses made by honeywell), but those have a hard nose bridge which hurts my nose if I wear them for the durations the studies were on, and a guy did independent testing for a bunch of the blue light blocking glasses and found these did slightly better while being much more comfortable :)
If anyone has questions or would like me to grab the study or the webpage for the guy who did the testing lemme know and I can go find the links :)
Edit: I forgot to mention, a lot of people actually really like these (yellow tint glasses) because some feel they increase their contrast perception. So they’re sometimes worn when motorcycling on a rainy day, or other times where more contrast might be helpful. For me it feels subtle, but my dad immediately commented on it when he tried them.
Good stuff appreciate all the info. I’m definitely a person that struggles with getting to sleep.
For my laptop I use redshift as soon as the evening comes on and it is very nice, which is what I was thinking when I saw you in these. Same thing but for reality haha
Yep! Same principle. if you’re wearing them to advance your sleep timing or have an easier time getting to sleep early enough, most of the research is on using them for the 2-3 hours before sleep to prevent light exposure from delaying the natural secretion of melatonin.
Though it’s worth noting there are interventions for insomnia that make way more sense to do first, like good sleep hygiene, and melatonin I believe 3 hours before intended sleep time, with an ideal dose of around half a miligram (I say “I believe” because I learned a bit ago the research now actually indicates even earlier for my sleep disorder and I’m not sure whether things have changed for insomnia as well) Most people take waaaaay too much melatonin.
But like if you like the glasses they certainly don’t hurt 🤷♂️
Because my sleep schedule is so late I get sunlight at bedtime and darkness in the mornings, which… Isn’t great 😅 That also means if I need to go do things during business hours like vote I’m out in the sun and then have to go to sleep when I get home
The glasses help a bit, but at a certain point the sheer light intensity of the sun will still significantly delay your circadian rhythm, regardless of whether you’re blocking the most activating parts of the light spectrum (blue-green, mostly blue) so I’m thinking I might try getting a cheap pair of those super geriatric fitover sunglasses I can pair with the orange ones lol