Lucid Dreaming and OBE Discussion Board

I have a fan on in my bedroom at night. I remembered this happened a couple of times. I woke up and couldn't hear the fan and thought it wasn't working. Then a short while later the sound 'kicked in'. Can awareness kick in before the sense of hearing? If so, maybe I could use the noise (or absence of noise) as a type of "anchor" - try to hear the fan on waking, and if I can't - try to separate? Any thoughts?

I think it can be used, as when we woke up normally our sense of hearing firstly get active and we can hear everything immediately. But in your case your sense of hearing remains inactive for a while which is rare.