Going to bed early. On the other hand, I miss going to rock clubs and staying until closing.
I’m so jealous of all you nap-takers! Even if I were able to sleep at night after napping during the day, whenever I lie down to nap, no matter how tired I am, I’m suddenly wide awake and hyper-alert.
I used to snicker about my mother-in-law going to bed at 8 or 9, but nowadays, when my eyes fly open at sunrise, no matter how late I got to bed, I feel solidarity.
Heh. My wife and I go to be at about 7:30. Then get up 3:30-4:30.
One of our dogs always wakes us up a couple of times during the night. Night before last it was because a coyote was in our drive way. Last night they had to go out and do their business.
I remember seeing ads for Preparation H back when I was a kid, but apart from knowing hemorrhoids had something to do with the butt, I had no idea what they were.
In the last few weeks I’ve found out. 
So next time I go shopping, shortly after my 68th birthday, I’ll be buying my first tube of Preparation H.
But I’m not sure “enjoy” is the right word.
I did not care for it. Witch hazel, yes! Baby wipes, also yes. I don’t know if the wipes fit in this thread though because I assume babies also enjoy them. 
I’ve tried, and still use, those. Thanks. Looking for additional relief.
Those of us who’ve gone through the third trimester of a pregnancy were introduced to the joys of hemorrhoids earlier in life, so I can’t count that.
I developed a hemorrhoid as a teenaged boy. Doc said that was unusual, not unheard of, and didn’t signify any deeper problem. 50 years later it’s a little bigger, but it never causes any discomfort.
I envy all of you who find joy in sleep. I used to. In my youth I could fall asleep in 30 seconds and sleep 10 hours or more. Now I have severe sleep apnea. So I have a choice of laying in bed meditating trying to pretend I’m not wearing a mask or I don’t wear the mask and wake up with severe headaches and the fear of stroking out. I usually get 5-7 hours of sleep max.
Wanting to sleep is the sign that you’re fully grown up.
I suspect I have sleep apnea as well. No matter how much I sleep, I’m still tired. This morning I got up after 8.5 hours of sleep, got my son ready, did my morning chores, and went right back to bed and slept for two more hours. It’s getting to be an issue.
Medical tip: one tube does not equal one application. You don’t want to know how I learned this.
That depends on the size of the haemorrhoid. Or if you are using it while cooking.
I don’t feel particularly tired and mine is about as bad as possible. If that’s your only symptom it’s probably not apnea. You should still probably get a sleep study done. You can now do it at home and they are relatively unobtrusive
I don’t mind the mask much, but I still struggle to get enough sleep. Getting more than six hours is rare for me.
I am slowly getting used to the CPAP, but I don’t notice any extra perkiness during the day.
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I wouldn’t describe my husband as “extra perky” once he started to use the CPAP. But he did stop falling asleep whenever he sat down for five minutes without keeping a certain level of activity.
My problem isn’t sleeping lightly or waking up. My problem is sleeping heavily and not breathing until eventually it will kill me. I don’t feel any more or less rested when I’m on the machine.
But a lot of people with sleep apnea do wake up several times a night in an attempt to breathe, they just aren’t consciously aware they are waking up, and they report feeling more rested on the machine. So excessive tiredness could be an indicator of sleep apnea. Just not an indicator of your particular flavor of sleep apnea.
I do occasionally have panic wake-ups that I’m consciously aware of. Makes me wonder which ones I’m not aware of. I read a really interesting book about sleep, the name escapes me, but it demonstrated how people generally have no idea how well they sleep. People with insomnia and even PTSD often underreport how much sleep they’re getting and people with sleep apnea often over report because they aren’t consciously aware of all the waking up. The only real way to know is to get a sleep study.
I did do an in-home study and it was inconclusive. At the time I was just checking a box to get fitted for a dental mouth guard (you need a special guard if you need a CPAP machine.) So I didn’t follow up. But I’ve become more concerned of late.
At least some of the FitBit-like devices claim to do a pretty good job of monitoring sleep and reporting on issues. I don’t have one, but my wife is real excited about hers.
I suspect the quality of data is less good than a full-bore sleep study, but there’s some value in being able to gather a week’s or month’s lower fidelity data in a normal at-home setting versus one weird overnight in a facility being jammed into your otherwise jam-packed stress-maximized sleep-deprived life.
Any of us know that some nights we sleep much better than some other nights. Being able to look at data on both kinds probably has decision-making value all in itself.