Do eye masks help us sleep better?

I don't like them much. Have only tried while traveling on a plane, and they didn't help with sleeping then, but on a plane it's not going to be easy to sleep anyway.

by Sarah Bell

While some people like to wear eye masks to bed, I find it uncomfortable and cause confusion when I wake up as I can't tell whether it's day or night.

by annep

My problem with sleeping is not light, so I don't think eye mask would make much difference to me.

by Ivana Katz

They help me sleep better. My husband prefers to have the curtains open and I prefer them shut and don't like being woken early by the light. A blindfold is a compromise. I don't like the kind pictured above though as I find the elastic a bit uncomfortable. I just use a scarf knotted loosely behind my head.

by Jennifer Muirhead

It can be quite uncomfortable, and you can easily sweat on a hot night. Good for travelling though.

by Justine Crowley

Funny you should ask!
I keep one Always like the pic, in my handbag.
'Why'.
Well on the odd times I have been quite sick, and had to be rushed to hospital...drip put in my arm, in a bed....hospital staff (not so quite of course)...in Emergency.I can put the mask on, and also I carry ear plugs...and try to block out all that light and noise.
So if I eliminate, two big factors....I can try to manage the pain, or compliant.

I'm an old hand at this.

by jonaja

I don't like having something on my face. I also like to check the time if I wake in the night.

by Claire Winlow

Yes, when required, they do.
They're essential on long flights!

by donjo

Not me.

by Finy

I love them. I have heaps of them. I have never had to buy them, & I've been wearing them every night, for years & years!!! The 1 in the photo looks like a Qantas 1. I also don't sleep well on flights. They don't help me to sleep on flights, but I'll still use them on a flight. At home I just pull it up, to check the clock when I wake in the middle of the night.

by Miro