When it's hotter than hades, and you don't have air (or your fan doesn't keep you cool), how do you sleep?

When it's hotter than hades, and you don't have air (or your fan doesn't keep you cool), how do you sleep?
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answer:Pretty much just like you described. We caved a few years ago and bought the window unit for the bedroom when the thermometer in our room started reading 109+. With the humidity around here, it was stifling. Hard to even breathe, let alone sleep. I’ve been known to spritz my sheets with a mist of cool water or stick an ice pack in my pillow in the past, though.
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