Does anyone use an alarm clock to wake you up? Is it helpful?

China
November 22, 2008 4:44pm CST
I use an alarm song ringtone to wake me up every morning. It is a pleasant song. "Do you remember when we first met I sure do. It was some time in early september..." Do you use a good song as your alarm ringtones? Is it helpful?
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24 responses
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
22 Nov 08
I don't use a particular song to wake me up my friend, I just have the ordinary dull bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep to wake me up, but then I soon put it on snooze! When I have to get up I alway seem to get up before the alarm goes off, I use my mobile because I find an alarm clock is too irritating that time of a morning, I need to wake up slowly and gently, as I am not good at getting up early and a noisy alarm clock is not a good start to the day
• United States
22 Nov 08
lol I tried using a real alarm clock, but talk about rude awakening! I didnt like being waken with such a start and my heart racing, so I use my cell phone. I have songs as my ringers, so I get up to someone singing to me and its much more pleasant, but just as effective for me
• China
22 Nov 08
It is a wiser idea! I gotta go out ten minutes later! Wish you all the best for your business! Have a great day!
@duochao (80)
• China
23 Nov 08
me too,that is a pleasant thing to most of people i think,at least its better than normal alarm,by the way,some research show that light music alarm is good for your health ,whereas if u d better not choose the ROCK or Metal music etc ,though that can make u wake up easily,but its not fit for clock alarm
• China
27 Nov 08
All right! Thanks for your response! I have been so busy these days that I don't even have the lunch! Gotta go! Have a nice day!
• Malaysia
23 Nov 08
Hello Hiddenwing... Yup.. I used it now.. Its really works for me.. The noisy of it make me sick and force to get up.. You can try it if you dont trust me.. It is more noisy than my mom's voice.. Make sure you set it at highest volume. For sure you will get up.. Unless you tooooooooooooooooooooooottttttt!!!!!! hahahahahaaha.....
• China
23 Nov 08
My mom used to wake me up in the morning when I was in high school! My hard study deprived my sleep hours! At the time, even an alarm clock didn't really work! Sometimes, it made her heart ache to wake me up since I was so tired... As a reasult, I was always late for my classes! Haha
@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
23 Nov 08
Hello Hiddenwing, As for me, I don't use any alarm or ring tone to wake me up every morning. I dislike it. That is why, everytime my sister gets my phone and have it alarm on a specific time, I have it turn off. Well, I have no problem waking up, coz I am an early person. I can wake up as early as 4 and if I am very tired wake up at 5:30, it is just a rare time that I woke up past 6. Aside from that, if I have to wake up very early, I don't set alarm, but I set my mind to wake up at that certain time. Before I go to sleep, I keep on telling my mind silently, I have to wake up at this time and then I will include it in my prayer, Lord, wake me up at this time, and I think it is much helpful. I hate to set alarm clock especially when everybody is sleeping, it that rangs, and everybody awaken by that, then I will feel guilty I have them disturbed. I think it would only work it you are sleeping in an air-conditioned room.
• China
23 Nov 08
An hour in the morning worths two in the evening! Cheers to you that you keep early hours.
@Chevee (5905)
• United States
23 Nov 08
When I was working the day shift from 7:00AM to 3:00PM I had to have an alarm clock to wake me up mines was just a regular alarm with the beeping sound. Now that I work the evening shift 3:00 Pm - 11:00 pm I don't need an alarm.
• China
23 Nov 08
I just wondered... You have changed your avatar! No wonder! Thanks a lot for your response! Have a great day! It is 4:46 am in NYC, isn't it?
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
23 Nov 08
Yes i use alarm clock to wake me up but no avail because when i heard the alarm clock ringing i dont usually get up but i just stop it then go back to sleep again. I dont need to use now alarm clock for i told allready my sister to wake me up everyday and i think it is more effective for me.
• China
23 Nov 08
My sister didn't even have the aduacity to wake me up. lol It never had worked... I would sleep again as soon as she left!
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
22 Nov 08
I used to use an alarm clock to wake me up. I really do not need one now. I wake up on my own. I use my cell phone alarm clock to wake me up every now and then.
• China
23 Nov 08
I use my mobile ringtone to wake me up too! The song is sort of out of date. I am going to change it!
• Philippines
23 Nov 08
For me musical alarm does not work as a music help me sleep over the night. I might end up sleeping all through out the song instead of waking up =). So my alarm has the ordinary alarm tone.
• China
23 Nov 08
I don't sleep deeply! Thus, all kinds of alarm clocks will work for me! Have a great day!
@shymurl (2765)
• United States
22 Nov 08
I am the only one in the house that uses an alarm clock. Its nothing special just an annoying beeping noise. After that i'm the alarm clock for everyone else. I have to wake them up or they won't get up. My husband can sleep through anything.
• China
23 Nov 08
Haha, your husband can sleep through anything? Haha, you are very humorous! Have a great day!
23 Nov 08
I use an alarm clock every morning and go through the same ritual every time. Set it for 2 hours and 45 minutes before I want to get up. When it goes off, I put it back on for another hour. Then when it goes off, it goes on for another hour again. Then 30 minutes, then 15 minutes on the end.
• China
23 Nov 08
Oh, you are a genius! Haha, I have never heard that before! Some people told me that they feel good to wake up before they have to get up since they are so happy that they could sleep a little more! I guess they have the same ideas with you!
@Humbug25 (12540)
22 Nov 08
Hi there hiddenwing I do use an alarm clock to wake me up during the week as at the weekend I don't have to get up so early, I get up when the kids wake up. During the week my alarm clock goes off just before the news on the radio so that I can hear the news just before I need to get up.
• China
23 Nov 08
Hey there, MS simpson! Me, on the other hand, I am much busier in the weekend morning since I have so many training classes (some foreign language) then! The alarm clock is set at 6:00 am, which is half an hour earlier than the week days! haha Have a great day!
@apples99 (6556)
• United States
22 Nov 08
I have in alarm clock next to my bed but I never use the alarm on it, I just use it to tell time and I like to listen to the radio with it, but other then that I dont use it to wake up I wake myself up if I have to go some where important, because I hate loud noises my alarm clock has a really loud alarm on it I cant stand sudden loud sounds my ears are kind of sinsative to noises, and I'm a light sleeper anyway so I dont need an alarm to wake up.
• China
23 Nov 08
Thanks for sharing! I used to use an alarm clock with very loud noise, which was very annoying! Thus, my mobile ringtone is empolyed as my new alarm clock now!
@Kmarie923 (875)
• United States
22 Nov 08
I would rather a nice song wake me up instead of a loud, annoying beep. However, if I do set a nice song for my alarm then I usually end up not liking the song anymore.
• China
23 Nov 08
Oh, it is a pity for the song! Thus, you don't use it! Haha , thanks for your time! Take care!
• China
22 Nov 08
I always empoly a theme song of a good drama as my alarm ringsong. It feels relaxed to listen to the song when I am about to get up!
• China
23 Nov 08
Great idea! I like awesome theme song of the dramas too! It feels so much better to listen to the music
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
22 Nov 08
I wake up to a radio every morning that is set to 8am as i like to listen to the news before I start the day but if I have to get up earlier than that for some reason I set a little alarm clock right next to my bed.
• China
22 Nov 08
Hmmm, very good habit. I gotta go out to learn something ten minutes later. It is not light now though! The alarm clock is very necessary to me! Have a nice day!
@suruchi86 (1873)
• India
17 May 09
Yes I use alarm clock, but it gives plain beep-beep sound only.
@candymarie (1368)
• Canada
24 Nov 08
I of course have to use an alarm clock, otherwise I would constantly be late for work! I use "All Good Things come to an end" by Nelly Furtado. When I used an actual alarm clock, with the digital time and all and blaring alarm clock, I would place it across the room, so it would force me to get up to turn it off.
@liquorcs (194)
• Malaysia
24 Nov 08
I used alarm clock to wake me up everyday. I use funky song, so that I can easily wake up. If I use a mellow song, I'm afraid I won't wake up and will continue my sleep.
• India
24 Nov 08
I do, i do use Alarm option of Windows not only to wake me up every morning but also to remember many important events. I find it very useful. i have set different ringtomnes for different events. For example Rooster voice for the morning alarm, Siren for Girlfrien's Birthday and so on. One more thing i have to tell here that its very easy to set alarm as the options are very clear and understandable. Thank U
@julise (494)
• Indonesia
24 Nov 08
I use a song too. But not the kind of song that I like. Coz that songs won't wake me up. I use a song that start with a BANG! so that I will be a bit shock and able to open my eyes. hahaha... my song is: awaken music