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Re: Snoring

Posted: Thu 12 May, 2011 15.55
by Chie
Lorns wrote:That's very health concious of you Chie, but, do you snore?
I've never been told that I snore, no.

Re: Snoring

Posted: Thu 12 May, 2011 17.27
by Nick Harvey
Don't you have to be popular enough to sleep with somebody in order to be told you snore?

Re: Snoring

Posted: Thu 12 May, 2011 17.36
by Chie
How dare you.

Re: Snoring

Posted: Fri 13 May, 2011 20.13
by m-in-m
Gavin Scott wrote: Breathing in dry air makes the uptake of oxygen and its subsequent transfer to the blood system more difficult. The knock on effects of that are fatigue and reduced concentration levels.

Trolley dollies on airlines complain of it.

Vitamin D is essential in the production of white blood cells. Lack of it causes problems, and too much of it probably indicates you've been laying out in the sun too long.

Harm springs from excess, as granny used to say.

EDIT: also, "During the winter months when we turn on central heating and close the double-glazing, our sealed homes can dry out to less than 25% relative humidity. This is as dry as the Sahara Dessert. The warm inside air tries to regain its moisture balance and sucks water from any available source, including our skin, hair, eyes, nose and throat.

This results in dry, flaky skin, especially around our face and hands, hair becoming more brittle and susceptible to split ends, and our eyes becoming itchy, especially for contacts lens wearers.

Very worrying effects of a dry inside atmosphere are our nose and throat drying out, as this leaves us more susceptible to colds and viruses. The mucous membranes in our nose and throat are natural defences against airborne germs. Dry them out and we are left vulnerable."

You didn't google very hard, did you?
This is the most useful post I've read in my life. I think you've explained partly why my skin dries out, why I can wake up feeling dreadful - particularly after a short nap. In short I think I need to man up and open my windows far more than I ever do. I'm very bad at leaving them closed all the time.

Re: Snoring

Posted: Fri 13 May, 2011 20.38
by Gavin Scott
I'm super-happy if my incessant waffling is in any way helpful.

The flat I bought last year, as much as I adore it, is a ground floor/basement location, and I don't feel comfortable leaving my windows open through the night. I used to on my old rented accommodation (which was a first floor dealy) every night, except for the dead of winter.

I miss the brisk night air, and always slept better for it. I'm considering having bars of some tasteful nature put in on my basement windows so I can open them when I go to bed.

My last place had no heating to speak of - this one is central heating throughout, and I'm down to a cotton bedsheet (Egyptian cotton, naturally) in place of my duvet. It was always lovely to snuggle under a heavy tog with cold air filling the room.