I doubt they will, and I can't imagine getting up and comfortably sitting 6" from a light. That's why I'm planning on using it in bed. If using it in the bed doesn't work out for some reason, I'll get up and use it, but the reason I'm going to try the bed first is because the idea of getting up and sitting 6" from a light doesn't appeal to me. If I have to, I will, though.
I'm going to take a guess at this. All of the lights I see that claim a 10,000 lux rating make that measurement 6" from the light. They also tend to recommend a distance FROM 6" to 18 (or in some cases) 24".ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:16 amWhy do you think you have to sit six inches from the light? All of the models I looked at say 18 inches.
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blaspheme!ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:32 amWell, I'm 93 million miles from the sun.
How the hell is that supposed to work?
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The sun has a somewhat higher lux value, LOLChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:32 amWell, I'm 93 million miles from the sun.
How the hell is that supposed to work?
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Khauser’s guess is spot on. If light isn’t quite 10,000 lux at the distance you are comfortable sitting from it all you need to do is spend a bit longer in front of the light for full effect.Revived1 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 7:50 amI doubt they will, and I can't imagine getting up and comfortably sitting 6" from a light. That's why I'm planning on using it in bed. If using it in the bed doesn't work out for some reason, I'll get up and use it, but the reason I'm going to try the bed first is because the idea of getting up and sitting 6" from a light doesn't appeal to me. If I have to, I will, though.
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Yes. This is right. The reason I have to sit six inches from the light is because the blurb says "10,000 lux at 15cm". I received the lamp today and the paperwork adds that, at 20cm, you get 5,000 lux, so need to spend an hour in front of the lamp, and at 25cm, you get 2,500 lux and need to spend 2 hours in front of it. Bugger that. That won't be happening, I can tell you.khauser wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:22 amI'm going to take a guess at this. All of the lights I see that claim a 10,000 lux rating make that measurement 6" from the light. They also tend to recommend a distance FROM 6" to 18 (or in some cases) 24".ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:16 amWhy do you think you have to sit six inches from the light? All of the models I looked at say 18 inches.
If you are closer to the light you may need less exposure time, but by the same token you can be more comfortable and a bit further and still get great therapy.
Revived1 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:49 amAnother bit of interesting info....Blue light wasn't mentioned in the ad. for this thing, but the pamphlet tells me that, if I use blue light mode, it only requires 200 lux to get the same effect as 10,000 lux of white light. You can sit further away from it in blue light mode, although it doesn't say for how long, but I'll try it for half an hour tomorrow morning.
No, I hadn't mentioned it. Here is a website with info.:-Lucyhere wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 11:52 amRevived1 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:49 amAnother bit of interesting info....Blue light wasn't mentioned in the ad. for this thing, but the pamphlet tells me that, if I use blue light mode, it only requires 200 lux to get the same effect as 10,000 lux of white light. You can sit further away from it in blue light mode, although it doesn't say for how long, but I'll try it for half an hour tomorrow morning.
You may have already mentioned it, but could you please say what you bought and where. Thanks.
), from about 2am to 6am, and been awake from that point on, even though I was still tired. My aim is to get up at 8am each day, so I waited until 8 to use the light. I don't think I've noticed any real difference so far, although any benefit will hopefully be seen in that maybe I'll go to sleep earlier tonight or wake up earlier tomorrow....well, not earlier than 6, but earlier than 8, maybe. I'll see how it goes. I think it's going to be a big help in the long run, though. My sleeping habits have so many issues that I'll have to get everything organised, and it will take time to do that, but I think the light will be a big part of getting my problem fixed.The difference will not be immediate. I didn't even notice that my "biological clock" changed until months later. I did not start using it because of sleep apnea (didn't even know I had it at the time). I've always had trouble sleeping but it was attributed to depression. I started using a light box on the advice of my doctor, specifically because it might help with depression. She told me exactly what to get and how to use it. I can't say if it actually helped or not, but 5 years later I'm still using it, for approx 5-6 months out of the year. Would I be worse depression-wise if I didn't use it? No way to know, can't measure, but I know the light box has no negative side effects so I continue to use it. I actually get up early now, having a cup of coffee and enjoying my quiet time before my husband gets up. For my entire life I used to hit the snooze button on my alarm repeatedly, I have never ever been a person who wakes up easily.
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Thanks for your reply. It's great to hear that the light box has helped you.Chris8243 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:40 pmThe difference will not be immediate. I didn't even notice that my "biological clock" changed until months later. I did not start using it because of sleep apnea (didn't even know I had it at the time). I've always had trouble sleeping but it was attributed to depression. I started using a light box on the advice of my doctor, specifically because it might help with depression. She told me exactly what to get and how to use it. I can't say if it actually helped or not, but 5 years later I'm still using it, for approx 5-6 months out of the year. Would I be worse depression-wise if I didn't use it? No way to know, can't measure, but I know the light box has no negative side effects so I continue to use it. I actually get up early now, having a cup of coffee and enjoying my quiet time before my husband gets up. For my entire life I used to hit the snooze button on my alarm repeatedly, I have never ever been a person who wakes up easily.
Long story but want to let you know I didn't even notice the change in my willingness to get up until months later. Maybe even a year later. I didn't use it because of sleep. In this post you asked if anyone used a light box to regulate sleep and I want to encourage you to try it. Not magic, not like taking a pill for a headache and getting some relief. Just one part of a puzzle piece that may help you feel better in the long run. And like anything in life, it won't be useful for everyone. It does help me.
PS - I still don't go to bed early enough, and still have trouble falling asleep. What's different is that I will get up in the morning regardless.
I started going to a sleep doctor when I found out I had sleep apnea, a few months ago, and he diagnosed me with that as well. A part of my problem now is that, (presumably) because I'm getting refreshing sleep from using CPAP, I wake up after about four hours of sleep and can't go back to sleep, or if I do, it's hours later because I'm still tired from only having the four hours. Even if I stay awake all day, and have no nap, I still only get about four hours the next night. 
