We have so little control over some very important things in our lives. One of these is when we have to wake up in order to get to work on time. Even if you work at home, you still need to wake up for other reasons, such as going for a medical appointment. And, as fate usually has it, you wind up falling asleep about fifteen minutes before your CD alarm clock goes off. A CD alarm clock or computer alarm clock at least, makes the best of a bad situation.

Cushions The Blow

Traditional alarm clocks (whether ticking or digital) tend to have incredibly annoying alarms. These are usually loud enough and abrasive enough to wake you from even a sound sleep. They are the audio equivalent of a good shove out of your bed or a glass of ice water poured over your face.

What CD alarm clocks do is make the alarm less annoying. You get to choose the alarm that you want to hear. If you have to be awakened by noise, you might as well get to choose which noise can wake you up. CD alarm clocks and mP3 alarm clocks let you program a song, sound clip or an entire album as your alarm.

Soothes And Then Kicks You In The Head

There are even CD alarm clocks available now that cater to both sides of the sleeping experience. Not only do they wake you up, but they help lull you to sleep. They act as white noise machines or "sound spas", which are essential for anyone who has to work the night shift and sleep during the day.

Some people like Shirley MacClaine swear by their white noise machines to help them get regular sleep when they have to do a lot of traveling. It can be hard to get any sleep when traveling because your body is on guard for predators when in a different place. Bu using a white noise machine CD alarm clock at home, you can program your subconscious to sleep anywhere.

A Final Tip

If you do opt to get a CD alarm clock in order to program your favorite song for the alarm, be sure to use a song that is not only loud enough to wake you up, but one that you won’t mind hearing every day for a while. Also, keep in mind that your CD alarm clock will probably be heard by everyone in your home.

I once had a roommate who had a CD alarm clock set to The Who's Tommy. I used to like that album. Now, I can’t stand it.