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I just throw up a Bob Ross video and not think about it. Never seen one of his completed paintings. Well, except for the thumbnail on the video.
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Acealthebes posted:This is another good point. I dunno about no BiPAP but as a CPAP user I certify that this post is 100% non hyperbolic It is 1000% absolutely loving worth getting a polysomnogram if you can, if you snore, if you sleep like crap fairly regularly, or even sort of regularly, get checked
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Mar 25, 2016 06:43
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Does just snoring really mean it's likely you have sleep apnea?
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Mar 26, 2016 04:32
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RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS posted:Does just snoring really mean it's likely you have sleep apnea? I'm assuming it's at least a symptom that makes it worth checking just in case. Oh right I'm the OP aren't I? Thanks for all the continued advice, I'm a bit surprised this thread still lives. I'm fairly certain I don't snore and once I'm asleep I sleep relatively well. Just a matter of getting there.  I'm sleeping better in general, really, but I may as well leave this thread open for general discussion of sleep advice.
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Mar 26, 2016 04:38
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RICHUNCLEPENNYBAGS posted:Does just snoring really mean it's likely you have sleep apnea? Yes. Get checked
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Mar 26, 2016 17:07
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I snore, got tested, no apnea. what i DO have is a deviated septum with enlarged turbinates and possible long term sinus infection. this makes breathing while sleeping difficult (and sometimes regular breathing difficult too) so I end up snoring and drooling. What helps until I get my septum straightened has been sleeping on a higher/firmer/better quality pillow (or two pillows if in a hotel) and avoiding back/stomach sleeping. the rare occasion I get a good nights sleep, I am 100 times more alert, happier, more active. What is odd is that the first time I sleep in a new place I usually dont snore. Its still rare that I can get 8hrs and wake up and feel fresh. usually I could sleep for 10+ and still feel like death in the morning. Sometimes if I sleep 5hrs I do alright. but most of the time I wake up tired. Hopefully the surgery fixes that.
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One piece of sleep advice I have that few people ever take is to listen to audiobooks. They're even better than white noise. Find something you enjoy enough to listen to over and over again, or a podcast that has many episodes. Obviously avoid anything that will be exciting or disturbing, and make sure that it will turn off automatically within 30-60 minutes. Turn it on when you go to bed, and the stories will distract your mind from racing thoughts, while the imagery will soon lead to dreams and sleep. Many people think that they will be kept awake by the audio, but I find that listening to audiobooks (and particularly re-listening to a book/podcast that I already have listened to) actually ends up putting me to sleep very quickly (within 5-10 minutes).
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Yeah, just don't turn them up too loud, or get too engrossed. I've spent an entire night listenign to an audiobook just like I've done when i got hooked on a novel I was reading. If you really wanna go to sleep stick to non-fiction, and probabyl alot of non-history as well. I've got a book on sustainability in built environments that can knock me out at 11am after a pot of coffee - I can only hear the author  about the 60s and how their family's home is ever-so-sustainable. Unfortunately it's a textbook so I am gonna be quizezed on the content.. I wish one of the multi-choice answers could be   because that's pretty much the whole loving thing in a nutshell.Something like The March of the Ten Thousand by Xenophon is pretty good sleepy-time though, or books you've already read before so you don't get *too* interested in them. I recommend The Black Count although if you've never come across hte material befoer it may accidentally become riveting and keep you awake all night.
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Apr 2, 2016 07:12
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As a rule, do drugs like Benadryl and Unisom actually improve sleep in and of themselves or just help with falling asleep in the first place?
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Ciaphas posted:As a rule, do drugs like Benadryl and Unisom actually improve sleep in and of themselves or just help with falling asleep in the first place? I've never taken actual prescription sleeping aids but almost every time I go to the store and read the side effects, I can translate "drowsiness" to "gets woke the gently caress up and kinda crazy" and vice-versa. I'd never try to take benadryl as a sleeping aid, for me it's basically low-grade meth.
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