However i fall asleep. I toss and turn for hours before i eventually drop off. Fav position these days though is on my front with arms straight against body, fingers unneath thighs, head at 90 degrees with either a really thin pillow, or no pillow. The missus doesn't think too highly of it
I hate white noise when I sleep, Must have total silence, or rain
So do I, and as well with light. A red standby light will keep me up. But our bodies adapt as needed. I have always required utter silence (when i was growing i was too fucked up to notice an elephant in my room let alone the grow noise) but now i live in a straw lined attic, window is open, blind flaps against the window frame, and fan blasts, and i've gotten used to it. No longer really bothers me.