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La chica & I are leaving the city for a couple of days. Since it's only late Thursday evening, we haven't decided where we're going yet - heck, we only thought up the plan to go anywhere yesterday! But the odds-on favorite for our destination is the North Coast - Arcata, Avenue of the Giants, somewhere north of here where the trees grow to the size of Saturn V rockets. I want to listen to rain dripping off of 500-year-old redwoods, smell the forest loam, & step off of the pavement for a few hours. Should be nice.

Work is busy as can be right now - even Des is looking careworn & haggard. But this new contract represents an enormous opportunity for me. I keep meaning to post about it, but I just need to find the time!

Last night I performed a sleep study - I slept with a blood oxygen meter/recorder & pulse counter. The idea is that if this machine detects that my blood oxygen levels drop during the night, I might have sleep apnea. If that is the case, I will probably end up going to a sleep clinic for a full overnight study. I was telling my co-workers about this yesterday, & it prompted an outpouring of Snoring Confessions: "I snore so badly that my girlfriend kicked me out of my own bed!" "When my husband told me I snored, I almost slapped him. I don't snore! I'm dainty!" "It's not just my wife who complains about my snoring. The dog won't even share a bedroom with me anymore." This actually made me feel better - while I'm still embarrassed about the whole snoring thing (& worried about the sleep apnea thing), at least I'm not alone. The whole world snores!

If only it were that easy.

Date: 2006-03-13 03:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angledge.livejournal.com
I tried BreatheRight strips - they didn't help at all. Neither did changing my sleeping position, nasal irrigation, or any other quick-fix. ATM, I am trying an exercise program called Singing for Snorers (http://www.singingforsnorers.com). I've also started a sleep study (in-home portion done; sleep clinic portion upcoming).

This problem is really, really annoying.

Re: If only it were that easy.

Date: 2006-03-13 04:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] d4b.livejournal.com
Probably different people snore "at" different places in the cavities, and the strips likely do help those who resonate at certain places and not others.

Sort of like how closing a car window will stop water coming in if that's how it's coming in, but not if you have a leaky roof.

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