To feel and rub my ear to go to sleep? normal?

Is it normal when I have to feel and touch my ear to go to sleep? I don't have to now but I used to have to.

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  • wigsplitz

    I wiggle my feet and/or toes against eachother or against my bed.

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    • My husband likes that too!
      But I'm like, "Not until you clip those toenails Godzilla!" :-)

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  • StarryEyed

    I often rub my leg on the bed and it makes my feel cosy ^___^

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  • dietpastries

    There's pressure points in your ear... Maybe there's one that helps sleep.

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  • UliNalaMansae

    my cousin pets a tiny little pillow like its a puppy

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  • karmasAbich

    Yeah everyone like to rub one out before a gnights sleep.

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  • mtg710

    There's a spot on my right temple that I rub with my fingertips. It sends a strong sensation through my whole body, though I can't quite describe it. Very soothing effect - I only use it when I really need to, for fear I'll "wear it out", in a sense. It's just my right temple, though. No idea why it wouldn't be the same for the other temple.

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  • I think that's perfectly normal. I'm pretty sure it's actually an old Chinese remedy for stress releif. Anyway there's a lot of pressure points in the ears that if you hold down on them long enough (maybe about a minute) it tends to be calming, along with the repedetive motion. Or does that just work on dogs? lol jk ;]

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  • A lot of people have a little ritual that they do before falling asleep, some may not even be aware they do it.
    Not everyone touches their ear though, but they probably do something else that comforts them. I like to grind my teeth back and forth a few times before I nod off.

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    • HenryFBP

      I have a ritual too! I usually smell things that remind me of childhood, ie blankets etc.

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