A week from now “steve” will come crawling out of your phone…
And we’ve all seen it now too!!! :eek: :eek:
Am I the only one who thought of THIS when I saw that picture?
Yep, sleep study. They gather all the leads on your head into a “tail” behind it, leading to the box that transmits the data back to command central. The leads on the head are held on with gummy stuff. There are also leads on your chest (heart and lung activity) and legs (restless leg movements), and a band around your belly measuring breathing (what your diaphragm is doing). The lead on his throat picks up noises like snoring.
Is it any wonder I couldn’t get to sleep for hours. :o
Oh, and the ones by the eyes pick up rapid eye movement phases. And the ones on the jaw pick up whether you are clenching your jaw while sleeping.
No kidding! They wire you up like they’re going to electrocute you, put you in an uncomfortable bed, then leave the door open so you can hear them outside typing away loudly and talking on the phone. They do this to see if you have the ability to sleep soundly.
When you finally nod off at around 6:30, they come in loudly, turning on all the flourescent lights, and start pouring solvent in your hair and ripping tape off of your face. It makes for an excellent alarm clock.
They did close the door for mine, and it was too quiet. They could watch me on the video and monitor my "Fuck, why can’t I fall asleep"s with the microphone. I think being watched was part of what kept me restless, and the fact that I was failing at the one thing I needed to do: just fall asleep.
I did mine on Friday night so I could go home after the “rise and shine” you describe and get some good sleep all day Saturday. I probably slept ten hours in my own bed. :smack: But in the end they got the data they needed.
You were lucky. I had to go home, try to wash the dried concrete out of my hair, and go to work. All day I kept pulling out more chunks.
And the upshot of the whole ordeal? “Yeah, you have sleep apnea. Good luck with that.”
Fortunately, it seems to have gone away on its own. I hate the idea of having to use a CPAP machine.
Must be from that weight loss. Cool!
Hey, they told me they needed to measure all nightly body processes. They do that for everyone…right??
Yeah…riiiight. :eek:
Maybe, but in the intervening years, I gained then lost again. It could just be that the only people who could possibly know whether I snored were just really sound sleepers.
Does that involve a paper band, and in the morning they check to see if it ripped apart?
Last time I try and hook you up, spoilsport.
If you look in www.anywho.com, there are only 5 Steve Kennedys in 260 area code, in case you want to look them up.
Now are you implying that a fine lady, such as myself, might have that sort of…problem?
The nerve of some people!
There was no ripping.
Oh dear. I really hope you don’t have nerve damage!