Is it time to break out the Christmas ( or whatever you celebrate) decorations yet ??
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Lots of questions here, lemme see if I can answer them... usual disclaimer applies, not a doctor just a medgeek etc.
Definition first: Sleep apnea is essentially when you stop breathing in your sleep.
First item: driving. When you have sleep apnea, because you stop breathing in your sleep and have to keep waking yourself up (incompletely or completely) to start breathing again, you don't get much rem sleep (the most restorative stage), but you also don't get any of the deeper levels, either. That combination causes drowsiness behind the wheel. It sounds like a roundabout connection, but it's not... and that's why if you have sleep apnea, you have to be using a CPAP or have a release from the doctor treating the sleep apnea before you can drive; it's all to prevent falling asleep behind the wheel. Granted, it's not a very fair metric, since it's not like insomniacs or long haul drivers have to prove they hit REM before they can drive, but that's the rationale, anyway. (Yeah, that whole paragraph is rife with R.E.M. jokes.)
Second question, apnea vs. heart condition. Yes, two separate issues, but both very much entwined; stop breathing in your sleep, stresses your heart, you can fill in the rest. But that's not why the DOT's worried. Their concern is to do their best to cover their
should you have a heart attack or fall asleep behind the wheel.Do the masks work - yes, they do, and they work quite well. They are *not* comfortable at first, though, and take some getting used to. A nasal C-PAP is more comfortable for most than the full face mask. It does require quite a lot of stubbornness to get your body used to wearing it, but once you get past that hurdle, you'll sleep better and probably feel better, too.
I don't have sleep apnea, so how the
do I know, right? Because whenever my lungs pack it in, I end up on a BI-PAP, which is pretty much a souped up C-PAP. (C-PAPs provide one level of air pressure, BI-PAPs provide two different levels - that's the only major difference.) First few nights are always rough. After a week or two, I love the thing and get the best sleep of my life... PITA though it is. My lungs are, thank god, not quite crappy enough to warrant a BI-PAP full time, so the insomnia comes back with a vengeance as soon as my lung function comes up enough to disqualify me again. He did brilliantly in In The Name of the Father, too.
Vaping Cafe Coffee and... something else I can't remember.
You have to be freaking kidding me, no butane came with this torch.
And to give you an idea how bad my sleep apnea is: during the test I was waking up 62 times every 60 minutes.
And to give you an idea how bad my sleep apnea is: during the test I was waking up 62 times every 60 minutes.
you mean like Festivus???
Festus, heck I ain't seen Gunsmoke in years.
now ever'body knows how old I am
We are raising a nation of sissys. Schools closed .....we had 2" of snow what the &**^
Back in my day, we walked to school ( no bus unless you lived more then 1 mile away), in 2 feet of snow, uphill bothways, and barefoot
its FESTIVUS you fish eyed fool .... not festus (j/k)
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I always like Miss Kitty .
So did Marshall Dillon. Don't mess with his girl.
how much did you pay for the torch?
i was considering this one:
Rebuildable Drippable Atomizers
now you have me thinking about the butane, as well...
I agree.. and as for that pic a few pages back.. Robin Williams could compete for who needs waxing most.
are you saying you played checkers with Moses?
film at 11? yep.. I'd tune in
true unless they can freeze me until they find out what killed me and fix it..instructions on the vacuum seal bag.. thaw gently in a tub of warm water, have chocolate ready for feeding, cafe coffee ready for vaping, fuzzy slippers and a robe - and by all means do not open if a socialist is in office.
time to fill clearos for the evening.. vaped em almost dry today
Lots of questions here, lemme see if I can answer them... usual disclaimer applies, not a doctor just a medgeek etc.
Definition first: Sleep apnea is essentially when you stop breathing in your sleep.
First item: driving. When you have sleep apnea, because you stop breathing in your sleep and have to keep waking yourself up (incompletely or completely) to start breathing again, you don't get much REM sleep (the most restorative stage), but you also don't get any of the deeper levels, either. That combination causes drowsiness behind the wheel. It sounds like a roundabout connection, but it's not... and that's why if you have sleep apnea, you have to be using a CPAP or have a release from the doctor treating the sleep apnea before you can drive; it's all to prevent falling asleep behind the wheel. Granted, it's not a very fair metric, since it's not like insomniacs or long haul drivers have to prove they hit REM before they can drive, but that's the rationale, anyway. (Yeah, that whole paragraph is rife with R.E.M. jokes.)
Second question, apnea vs. heart condition. Yes, two separate issues, but both very much entwined; stop breathing in your sleep, stresses your heart, you can fill in the rest. But that's not why the DOT's worried. Their concern is to do their best to cover their
Do the masks work - yes, they do, and they work quite well. They are *not* comfortable at first, though, and take some getting used to. A nasal C-PAP is more comfortable for most than the full face mask. It does require quite a lot of stubbornness to get your body used to wearing it, but once you get past that hurdle, you'll sleep better and probably feel better, too.
I don't have sleep apnea, so how the
hey Seanchai!
the whole apnea thing just makes me realize that they shoulda took me off the road years ago.
sucks to realize you're just a mere mortal at times. i always worked no matter what. not so happy with those decisions now.
thanks for the info, big guy! i'm sure i'll look into it in the near future.
Was getting a bit bored with my flavors so I mixed some coffee with creme de menthe. 80/20 It's tasty.
That's classic.
That's classic.
Still ..... I may be senile but,....how did it go from Festivus ( an episode from Jerry Seinfeld) to Festus from Gunsmoke.????
NO SOUP FOR YOU !!!!
and I know, Festus was the one in the skirt
Don't mind me.........vaped a whole tank of high octane 555,......gotta switch to my Sherbert or I will go another sleepless night.....
I feel like "Peanut" from Jeff Dunham
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Still ..... I may be senile but,....how did it go from Festivus ( an episode from Jerry Seinfeld) to Festus from Gunsmoke.????
NO SOUP FOR YOU !!!!
and I know, Festus was the one in the skirt
come back, Shane!
Please, come back!
no road map here! we just go!
hey Seanchai!
the whole apnea thing just makes me realize that they shoulda took me off the road years ago.
sucks to realize you're just a mere mortal at times. i always worked no matter what. not so happy with those decisions now.
thanks for the info, big guy! i'm sure i'll look into it in the near future.
It definitely sucks. Drives me nuts to just be sitting here all day too (for relative levels of "sitting here" - I've always got plenty to do, but it's nothing like what my life used to be like), but one of the things I remind myself and that I know is true is that I've always done the best I could with the information I had at the time. Not much point in regretting the past beyond that. There's a dozen things I could've done differently if I'd been preternaturally prescient, but at the end of the day, I'd still have the health problems I do now... so sure, I wish I'd made different choices, and my life would be different and better if I had... but then I'd just have different stressors and different regrets.
And you're welcome, happy to help.Still waiting on Sticky Bun... I need to just stop checking it at this stage, it's making me nuts. Or more nuts, as the case may be.
come back, Shane!
Please, come back!
no road map here! we just go!
I'm way older then those......
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