Re: Are you still up, Tootie? (WAS: Quotes from another list)

August 22, 2000

Vicki wrote:

<< .... I don't have any pain (except for occasional leg cramp) so no reason

for insomnia ...except

sometimes drymouth wakes me up and I can't get back to sleep...(anyone else

out there have drymouth?)

....or I have to pee... >>

For me, it's still the stupid " horse wreck " ... All night long, it's toss

and turn, moan and groan. Vicki, is there any possibility you have sleep

apnea? Sleep disturbances, including sleep apnea and snoring, were believed

to be associated with obesity, but a recent study on adult, obese females

revealed that there was actually no connection. On the other hand, sleep

disturbances do seem to be connected with diabetes. Rob wasn't even aware he

had sleep apnea, but when he was tested, he was diagnosed with both severe

central sleep apnea and severe obstructive sleep apnea.

To help the " dry-mouth, " you can buy one of those charming mini-pitchers

with a drinking glass cover. One of my favorite catalogs is " Lillian Vernon "

( http://www.lillianvernon.com ) They always have 1-2 different versions of

those.

<< A couple of times when I had 3 a.m. insomnia I tried watching a video of

an opera with subtitles and...guess what...I stayed wide awake for the whole

thing! Go figure.. >>

That made me chuckle ... Sometimes when I can't sleep, I actually consider

whacking myself upside the head with a hammer! Vicki, maybe you can help me

here. In the movie " The Year of Living Dangerously, " there is this scene

where the itty-bitty photographer is playing this opera music sung by this

wonderful Japanese opera singer ... I love it so much, and I would like so

much to know who she is so that I could order some of her music.

Susie

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