05-05-2019, 07:01 PM
RE: Sleepyhead pictures
Forty-five pounds--wow! That is fantastic, and I'm sure you're right that it is contributing to your feelings of greater well-being.
If an expert comes along and takes a look at your charts, great, but honestly, your most recent chart (the one at 11) looks excellent to me.
I guess one aspect of sleep you might want to address further is leaks, if you have any that sometimes wake you up. If that isn't a problem, ignore the next two paragraphs!
If you have mask leaks, you might want to experiment with a different size of nasal pillow or headgear, or reposition your headgear to increase or decrease the tension of the straps.
If you have mouth leaks, you might want to try using some tape on your mouth (I like Somnifix strips, though they are pricey), either taping horizontally across you mouth or using just a bit of tape vertically in the middle of your mouth. And some people find it easier to keep their mouths closed if they use a neck collar, either a soft foam collar or the firm Dr. Dakota half-collar.
If your TV naps are in the evening, you could try resetting your "circadian clock" by using sunglasses if you're out in the sun during the morning, and making sure to get out in the sun without sunglasses in the late afternoon. That is one of many fascinating ideas I found in a book called Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker, who is a sleep researcher and professor at UC Berkeley.
If an expert comes along and takes a look at your charts, great, but honestly, your most recent chart (the one at 11) looks excellent to me.
I guess one aspect of sleep you might want to address further is leaks, if you have any that sometimes wake you up. If that isn't a problem, ignore the next two paragraphs!
If you have mask leaks, you might want to experiment with a different size of nasal pillow or headgear, or reposition your headgear to increase or decrease the tension of the straps.
If you have mouth leaks, you might want to try using some tape on your mouth (I like Somnifix strips, though they are pricey), either taping horizontally across you mouth or using just a bit of tape vertically in the middle of your mouth. And some people find it easier to keep their mouths closed if they use a neck collar, either a soft foam collar or the firm Dr. Dakota half-collar.
If your TV naps are in the evening, you could try resetting your "circadian clock" by using sunglasses if you're out in the sun during the morning, and making sure to get out in the sun without sunglasses in the late afternoon. That is one of many fascinating ideas I found in a book called Why We Sleep, by Matthew Walker, who is a sleep researcher and professor at UC Berkeley.
