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nharmon
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response 12 of 55:
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Mar 4 12:51 UTC 2006 |
Re 10: Thats funny, I don't see you contradicting me. And by the way, it
wasn't just in child psychology that I learned about the importance of
sleep in mental and physical health. Just look at the effects that apnea
has on physical health; heart disease, weight gain, high blood pressure,
anxiety, depression.
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slynne
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response 13 of 55:
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Mar 4 14:11 UTC 2006 |
resp:11 hahaha. Jeanne, you should poke him in the ribs when he snores
;)
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naftee
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response 14 of 55:
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Mar 4 19:28 UTC 2006 |
bignasty
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marcvh
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response 15 of 55:
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Mar 5 00:51 UTC 2006 |
My father snored loudly, and had bad sleep apnea. I never realized how
bad it was until he was recovering from his strokes and I was monitoring
his sleep; he would regularly go well over 60 seconds without breathing
before stirring and resuming the snoring.
I generally haven't found that other people's snoring keeps me awake; I'm
a problem sleeper and usually have a hard time falling asleep whether
there is snoring or not.
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tod
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response 16 of 55:
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Mar 5 22:18 UTC 2006 |
re #9
Any kid who gets their sinus cavity gutted is going to behave a lil more
afterward.
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nharmon
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response 17 of 55:
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Mar 6 01:44 UTC 2006 |
We're not talking about a little bit. We're talking about incarcerated
repeat juvenile offenders with poor scholastic performance and a high
risk for becoming antisocial in adulthood doing a complete 180. I'm
looking for my research paper, if I find it I'll post some cites.
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glenda
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response 18 of 55:
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Mar 6 05:38 UTC 2006 |
Snoring seems to run in my family. Two of my three sisters, my mother, and
I just spent a weekend in a hotel for a Stitch-in. We all complained about
the other three snoring. I worked midnights for a while before I moved out
on my own. Mom and Dad held regular snoring compitions and one of them would
end up on the couch. It was funny to listen to when I had a night off and
was trying to watch TV; their bedroom was off the living room and I could hear
every snore.
STeve has severe sleep apnea, they are pretty sure that it caused the stroke
he had in 2001. He stopped snoring as soon as he got the cpap machine. I
had started wearing earplugs at night a long time before that. I still wear
them today because the noise of the machine can keep me awake or prevent me
from going back to sleep if I wake up. He occasionally teases me about
snoring, but it is usually when I have a cold or am suffering from allergies.
Damon snores loud enough that I can hear him in my room and he sleeps in the
attic a floor above us with both doors closed. Staci usually has music
playing at night, so I'm not sure if she snores or not.
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jep
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response 19 of 55:
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Mar 6 14:15 UTC 2006 |
I don't snore much, myself.
I also have a lot of sleeping problems. I regularly use sleeping pills
these days; they help me a whole lot.
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tod
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response 20 of 55:
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Mar 6 17:50 UTC 2006 |
re #17
I think you'd also find dyslexia and ADD and a slew of other problems that
are never addressed within underincome urban families, too.
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keesan
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response 21 of 55:
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Mar 6 18:45 UTC 2006 |
I doubt dyslexia has anything to do with how much sleep you get.
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richard
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response 22 of 55:
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Mar 6 19:02 UTC 2006 |
re #18 wearing earplugs while sleeping isn't good, what if there was a fire
or screaming and you didn't hear it because you were wearing those while
sleeping?
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slynne
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response 23 of 55:
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Mar 6 19:12 UTC 2006 |
yeah. one wonders how deaf people ever live through the night.
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jep
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response 24 of 55:
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Mar 6 19:57 UTC 2006 |
You can just sleep with your eyes open. That way if you see smoke, you
know to take out your earplugs so you hear the instructions people are
shouting at you.
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glenda
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response 25 of 55:
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Mar 6 20:00 UTC 2006 |
Because the earplugs don't stop all sound. I don't have to remove them to
hear someone talking to me, I still hear the doorbell ring (unless I am in
a deep sleep and then I won't hear it without the plugs either), and while I
don't hear the landline ring I do hear the answering machine when it kicks on.
Frankly, since the chances of a fire or screaming going while I am sleeping
is rather slim, I'll take the risk and get a good night's sleep. I am a light
sleeper most of the time and have frequent bouts of insomnia as well as periods
of sleep deprivation due to being a college student with projects due or exams
coming up that need extra study time. Add to that two young adult kids in
the house along with six cats that all seem to be mostly nocturnal... There
is almost always someone awake at our house to deal with screaming, fires,
or any other problem.
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marcvh
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response 26 of 55:
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Mar 6 20:01 UTC 2006 |
If you go for a whole year without ever getting a good night's sleep due
to not wearing earplugs, you may still be alive, but you'll wish you weren't.
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scholar
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response 27 of 55:
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Mar 6 20:14 UTC 2006 |
one time i had a roommate who made so much noise i had to wear earplugs to
sleep, but then he didn't make sure i woke up when the fire alarm went off.
:(
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richard
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response 28 of 55:
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Mar 6 21:38 UTC 2006 |
sometimes changing mattresses helps. Studies have shown that a bad mattress
contributes to sleep disorders. They have those new high tech posture-pedic
mattresses now. Or some people sleep better on futons.
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keesan
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response 29 of 55:
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Mar 6 21:39 UTC 2006 |
Earplugs only cut out high frequencies. You need more mass to stop low
frequencies, and besides the low frequencies go through your skull. You would
need to wear a very dense helmet and have oxygen piped in to block lower
sounds.
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richard
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response 30 of 55:
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Mar 6 22:08 UTC 2006 |
re #18 Glenda, I recall in an old post you said STeve drinks a LOT of Coke.
Has any doctor suggested he might sleep better if he gave up ingesting
caffeinated/sugared sodas in large quantities?
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keesan
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response 31 of 55:
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Mar 6 23:03 UTC 2006 |
I think caffeine addicts get habituated and it does not disturb their sleep.
The cutting out Coke was for losing weight. Richard, have you ever tried to
lose weight?
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tod
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response 32 of 55:
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Mar 6 23:36 UTC 2006 |
re #21
Only if you wonder why the BlemyAss of Dog is on your caller ID.
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glenda
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response 33 of 55:
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Mar 7 20:11 UTC 2006 |
STeve gave up the vast amounts of Coke while still in the hospital from the
stroke. He drinks a glass or can now and then, mostly when on vacation or
at a SciFi convention. Since his stroke the drink of choice is non-sweetened,
flavored water Faygo. He made the change on his own, without the Dr telling
him that he should. The Dr does agree that it was a good idea.
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tod
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response 34 of 55:
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Mar 7 22:05 UTC 2006 |
My opinion is that if you can't drink something at room temp cuz it burns or
tastes yucky then it probably is bad for you.
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keesan
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response 35 of 55:
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Mar 7 23:03 UTC 2006 |
Re 33, has the giving up sugary drinks made any difference in Steve's weight?
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kingjon
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response 36 of 55:
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Mar 7 23:15 UTC 2006 |
My calculated opinion is that carbonated beverages of any kind are
uncomfortable to drink and that soft drinks taste bad even when they've lost
their carbonated -- but we've been all through this before.
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