I wonder if the opposite is true as well, where good/proper sleep dramatically alters one's body.
Bad sleep 'dramatically' alters body
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#42Here's a little PSA: If you have: * High blood pressure * Depressive or angry episodes * Wake up tired no matter how long you've slept * Loud snoring Take a sleep study. You may have obstructive sleep apnea. I got it badly enough that sleeping for 14-15 hours daily did nothing for me. I didn't realise it at the time but I was on track to die, tired, at about 50. Today I sleep with a little CPAP machine that keeps my…
I was having many of these problems but not too severe, a sleeping nasal clip has turned me around. It's just a little piece of plastic that slips up into the nose when I sleep that seems to keep my air passage open better.
my wife also says that I snore a lot less
(before that I was also sleeping on my side with my mouth open to get air resulting in lots of night drooling which was...messy)
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#43I wonder if the opposite is true as well, where good/proper sleep dramatically alters one's body.
No clue, but dramatically altering my body has equalled sleeping better, fwiw.
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#44Has anyone noticed how people who do not sleep a lot "look old" - I mean with wrinkles, spots, etc. Look at investment bankers - their chronological age does not seem to match their physical appearance. This article gives a potential explanation - bad sleep changes protein expression, but I'm curious about the visible outcomes. Hopefully there are many sleep deprived founders, and well rested lifestyle entrepreneurs…
Good point. They always say that about Presidents, they age like 20 years in 8 years.
Obama 2004 (43 yo): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/9...
Obama 2011 (50 yo): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/9...
Not much hair color left..
Re: Bad sleep 'dramatically' alters body
#45Has anyone noticed how people who do not sleep a lot "look old" - I mean with wrinkles, spots, etc. Look at investment bankers - their chronological age does not seem to match their physical appearance. This article gives a potential explanation - bad sleep changes protein expression, but I'm curious about the visible outcomes. Hopefully there are many sleep deprived founders, and well rested lifestyle entrepreneurs…
"Has anyone noticed how people who do not sleep a lot "look old" - I mean with wrinkles, spots, etc."
Absolutely. But I will also add that the spots and the wrinkles can come from to much exposure to the sun which can also come from having the money to take vacations in the sun or have summer homes. Excess sun exposure really ages people.
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#46Earlier quoted context omitted.
Good point. They always say that about Presidents, they age like 20 years in 8 years.
Obama 2004 (43 yo): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/9... Obama 2011 (50 yo): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/9... Not much hair color left..
Well that is a time where a lot of people lose their hair color.
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#47Suggestions of things that works for me.
Custom made ear plugs AND ear lube when you insert them. Custom ear plugs are under $100 can be made by any audiologist or ENT. Much better sound reduction than the ones that you buy that are throwaway. The ear lube by the way creates an additional sound barrier and adds to comfort as well.
Good "bucky" brand eyshades. White noise (a fan) going.
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#48Wow, all the years I didn't sleep like a rockstar. Used to be able to stay up 2, maybe 3 days without an ounce of caffeine and maybe a quick 15 minute nap here or there.
Looking back, how much of that time I really needed to spend awake, I don't know. You get more effective with age.
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#49Here's a little PSA: If you have: * High blood pressure * Depressive or angry episodes * Wake up tired no matter how long you've slept * Loud snoring Take a sleep study. You may have obstructive sleep apnea. I got it badly enough that sleeping for 14-15 hours daily did nothing for me. I didn't realise it at the time but I was on track to die, tired, at about 50. Today I sleep with a little CPAP machine that keeps my…
All extremely good advice, but the whole process of getting a CPAP machine drives me bonkers (at least in the US).
A CPAP machine is a couple hundred dollars [1] (certainly less than a thousand) and everyone I've ever spoken to about one has either instantly, the first night of using one had a tremendous dramatic improvement in their sleep or it was sort of 'meh'.
Given the costs and extremely minor risks (we're talking about a small fan that blows air into your mouth) you would think the diagnostic process would be to just give you a CPAP machine and see if it helped.
However you HAVE to go through a sleep study to get one, and you have to get a prescription to even buy one online. All of which means thousands and thousands of dollars of extra health care expense with very little to show for it.
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#50Here's a little PSA: If you have: * High blood pressure * Depressive or angry episodes * Wake up tired no matter how long you've slept * Loud snoring Take a sleep study. You may have obstructive sleep apnea. I got it badly enough that sleeping for 14-15 hours daily did nothing for me. I didn't realise it at the time but I was on track to die, tired, at about 50. Today I sleep with a little CPAP machine that keeps my…
Another good remedy is an oral appliance for sleep apnea. I use one to position my lower jaw forward while I sleep so I can breathe more easily. The appliance is also a lot easier to maintain than the CPAP (an occasional brushing will do it good). The downside is that it can cost a lot more than the CPAP, as in several thousand dollars.
Edit: I used to use CPAP, but I found fitting it on my face to get a good airtight seal was finicky. It was only after using the CPAP that my insurance let me consider the oral appliance.