Pain when waking to alarms

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Whenever I've set an alarm to wake up and the alarm goes off, I wake with a distinctly sharp pain in my chest and neck. It seems to happen when I take my first breath after waking to the alarm. The pain usually lasts about 30 seconds to a minute before gradually going away. It's very strange because when I wake up on my own by either startling out of a dream, or somebody waking me, or needing to go to the bathroom, the pain doesn't happen; I can wake peacefully. When it does, though, it's a really crappy start to the day.Whenever I set the alarm the night before I have trouble falling asleep because I dread waking up. I didn't always have this problem; when I was younger alarms didn't seem to bother me. Luckily I only have to get up early about once a month or so, so it's not a huge problem, but tomorrow I need to be up at 6.

I have googled this phenomena and have received no useful results, so I thought I would ask GTPlanet to see if anyone here knows what's going on.
 
Pain when waking to an alarm equals an individual that needs a "vacation from his problems" a la 'What about Bob'.
 
I think you have an allergy to waking up early.

Like TB said, get a gentle alarm which can wake you up gradually or have a tone that is mellow.
 
Best alarm I've ever used is my old cellphone. I wake up to "Do You Remember" by Jack Johnson(beside the point lol), and it does start out quietly at first. I would also recommend trying out the type of alarm clock TB recommended, but it sounds like to me, you may have chiropractic issues.
 
The best alarm is a "natural kind of alarm". When I have to wake up early to go to work or I have to correct my sleeping cycle, I drink a lot of water before sleeping. The urge to pee wakes me up. How much water you drink corresponds to how long before you wake up.
 
Like suggested try a softer alarm that increases as time goes on.

As for me I seem to always wake up 5 minutes before the alarm goes off no matter how much sleep I have had or what time it is set for. On the occasions I don't I can sleep through alarms.
 
haitch40
As for me I seem to always wake up 5 minutes before the alarm goes off no matter how much sleep I have had.
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Strange how that happens, I do the same thing. I wake up and think "oh ball, I've missed my alarm!" And then after a minute or two of booting up my brain the alarm goes off.
 
W3HS
Strange how that happens, I do the same thing. I wake up and think "oh ball, I've missed my alarm!" And then after a minute or two of booting up my brain the alarm goes off.
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I usually snooze until the alarm.

The worst thing I have done before was turn off the alarm before snoozing. Fell asleep and woke up 1 and a half hours later.
 
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TB
Audioslave's Cochise. :D
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I'd destroy that alarm inside of a week. Not a morning person, I need to be gently persuaded out of the bed. :lol:
haitch40
Like suggested try a softer alarm that increases as time goes on.

As for me I seem to always wake up 5 minutes before the alarm goes off no matter how much sleep I have had or what time it is set for. On the occasions I don't I can sleep through alarms.
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haitch40
I usually snooze until the alarm.

The worst thing I have done before was turn of the alarm before snoozing. Fell asleep and woke up 1 and a half hours later.
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Sounds all too familiar!
ULTRAVIOLENZZ
The best alarm is a "natural kind of alarm". When I have to wake up early to go to work or I have to correct my sleeping cycle, I drink a lot of water before sleeping. The urge to pee wakes me up. How much water you drink corresponds to how long before you wake up.
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I've never attempted to use this to my advantage, but we all know how effective it could be. :lol:
 
I use and highly recommend an app called Sleep Cycle (for iOS, I'm sure there are many Android equivalents).

It uses the accelerometer in your phone to detect your movements while you sleep, and triggers a gentle alarm to go off when you are most "awake" around the time you tell it that you want to get up. It's probably the most brilliant app I've ever used on my phone, and it really works.
 
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I use and highly recommend an app called Sleep Cycle (for iOS, I'm sure there are many Android equivalents).

It uses the accelerometer in your phone to detect your movements while you sleep, and triggers a gentle alarm to go off when you are most "awake" around the time you tell it that you want to get up. It's probably the most brilliant app I've ever used on my phone, and it really works.
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How does it work in a physical sense? Do you have to put the phone on your mattress, or strap it on to your person somewhere?
 
I put mine on my mattress next to my pillow. The screen turns off by itself, so light's not a problem.
 
JMoney689
Whenever I've set an alarm to wake up and the alarm goes off, I wake with a distinctly sharp pain in my chest and neck. It seems to happen when I take my first breath after waking to the alarm. The pain usually lasts about 30 seconds to a minute before gradually going away. It's very strange because when I wake up on my own by either startling out of a dream, or somebody waking me, or needing to go to the bathroom, the pain doesn't happen; I can wake peacefully. When it does, though, it's a really crappy start to the day.Whenever I set the alarm the night before I have trouble falling asleep because I dread waking up. I didn't always have this problem; when I was younger alarms didn't seem to bother me. Luckily I only have to get up early about once a month or so, so it's not a huge problem, but tomorrow I need to be up at 6.

I have googled this phenomena and have received no useful results, so I thought I would ask GTPlanet to see if anyone here knows what's going on.
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You're always having an "alarm waking up" heart attack. Nothing to worry about though. :D
 
TB
Find a new alarm. Mine starts off at a low volume and works its way up louder until you turn it off. I'd have to look at the apps name on my phone if you're interested.
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I use a app called Timely.

It has a smart rise option that starts playing the alarm softly 30minutes before the set time to get you awake early.

It says it works on the basis sleep cycle theory.

"30 minutes before the regular alarm, a slowly fading melody may wake you up from your light sleep and help you to start the day with a smile.


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Alternatively, set your alarm tone as a song you really like so you wake up to a familiar sound that makes you happy.
 
W3HS
Alternatively, set your alarm tone as a song you really like so you wake up to a familiar sound that makes you happy.
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Horrible idea. You're gonna end up waking to this song every day and you're gonna associate it with "Oh, god. I have to get up now." Give it a week or so and you'll hate it.

Same reason why I don't use songs I like as ringtones.
 
Never bothered me. Same song every morning. I like it. But I also like waking up in the morning and don't have too much trouble doing so. ;)
 
I actually tried that yesterday with "Wake me up when September ends"... it didn't work.
 
JMoney689
Whenever I've set an alarm to wake up and the alarm goes off, I wake with a distinctly sharp pain in my chest and neck. It seems to happen when I take my first breath after waking to the alarm. The pain usually lasts about 30 seconds to a minute before gradually going away. It's very strange because when I wake up on my own by either startling out of a dream, or somebody waking me, or needing to go to the bathroom, the pain doesn't happen; I can wake peacefully. When it does, though, it's a really crappy start to the day.Whenever I set the alarm the night before I have trouble falling asleep because I dread waking up. I didn't always have this problem; when I was younger alarms didn't seem to bother me. Luckily I only have to get up early about once a month or so, so it's not a huge problem, but tomorrow I need to be up at 6.

I have googled this phenomena and have received no useful results, so I thought I would ask GTPlanet to see if anyone here knows what's going on.
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This is called ksipnialgia.
 

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