Comments on Knucklehead!: Leave it to Wheezer

I think it was more the threat of separate rooms t...

2011-04-18T14:56:48.384-07:00

I think it was more the threat of separate rooms that finally got to him.

Unfortunately, he's not seeing the big change in daytime energy you had.

True story, the CPAP is why my parents sleep in th...

2010-02-09T07:01:32.301-08:00

True story, the CPAP is why my parents sleep in the same bed again.
(Not a pretty story, nor an appetizing one, but nonetheless true.)

I was so happy that I didn't have to go throug...

2010-02-07T09:48:35.448-08:00

I was so happy that I didn't have to go through with the whole "murdering your ass" thingy. Love you honey!

2010-02-07T09:44:18.671-08:00

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Hey, I left a comment two days ago and it disappea...

2010-02-07T03:32:00.403-08:00

Hey, I left a comment two days ago and it disappeared! Or maybe I was dreaming......

My brother suffers form the sleep apnia, but I kno...

2010-02-05T13:57:30.050-08:00

My brother suffers form the sleep apnia, but I know he has never tried this solution. He has every excuse in the book, deviated septum, congestion, etc. He was addicted to Afrin and when we were kids I always saw those Halls nasal inhalers on his dresser top.

Hmm. I bet this would also help his marriage. While they are very loving, they have not slept in the same bed for years. My brother has morphed into the "couch man" who can literally fall asleep on a picket fence because he's had to for all these years.

My kids call mine "the snorkel". When I ...

2010-02-05T12:39:51.682-08:00

My kids call mine "the snorkel". When I first got it, my daughter put it on and said, "co-pilot to co-pilot, over" (she was 3 at the time).

Changed my life, saved my life (from my wife), saved my marriage (keeps wife outta jail for not killing me).

When I did my sleep study I was SO afraid of not snoring. I guess it was a weird performance anxiety. When I woke up and asked if I had snored, the room full of technicians started laughing and like a chorus said together, "OH YEAH YOU DID!"

Only 10% of those with apnea get diagnosed. And those that wear the CPAP, it works. I still hate mine (4+ years now) but it is worth all the aggravation. Sleep is nice.

Years ago I worked for a company that studied slee...

2010-02-05T09:15:04.214-08:00

Years ago I worked for a company that studied sleep apnea as it related to shift workers and the effects that off hour schedules can have on the body. Never heard of this fancy machine back then though, it probably would have been a far better idea to send this out to the people involved in the study as opposed to the survey they made them answer. the office was cool, we had a nap room with a heated massage chair that I only got to use once when I came in so hungover that lunch involved nothing more than water and saltines. Ah to be young and stupid and probably reeking of gin...

Thanks for the informative and funny post. I know...

2010-02-04T22:22:14.855-08:00

Thanks for the informative and funny post. I know someone with sleep apnea. Luckily they don't bother me with it, but I'm sure they'd like something to help them.

I thought that the song played during deep sleep w...

2010-02-04T17:22:35.748-08:00

I thought that the song played during deep sleep was "Shiny, Happy People" (well, it is for me, at least)

How many top Gun jokes did you get ou before your ...

2010-02-04T14:39:31.791-08:00

How many top Gun jokes did you get ou before your wife threatened to kill you again? I would've gone for 12 and been stopped at 6

If you get bored with the oxygen you can try a lit...

2010-02-04T11:10:47.973-08:00

If you get bored with the oxygen you can try a little nitrous oxide.

My ex-husband suffered terribly from sleep apena. ...

2010-02-04T10:30:43.532-08:00

My ex-husband suffered terribly from sleep apena. There were so many nights when he would stop breathing. As any good wife, I would shake him until he took a breath.

As our marriage began falling apart, I no longer came to his rescue, I simply rolled over and returned to la-la land. Take that you lying, cheating, scumbag!!!

Glad you did something about it. I have a brother...

2010-02-04T08:18:55.546-08:00

Glad you did something about it. I have a brother who had the same problem and he's much better - day and night - now that he's addressed his situation. So's his wife!

I need to get one of these things for my dog. He s...

2010-02-04T07:57:39.965-08:00

I need to get one of these things for my dog. He snores way worse than my husband every thought about snoring.

hmmmm, a guy could hook the other end of that hose...

2010-02-04T07:41:07.885-08:00

hmmmm, a guy could hook the other end of that hose up to different tanks with, say, various flavored air in it, right? like maybe chocolate chip cookies or popcorn or snausages... hmmm, smells like a business opportunity here...

need a partner?!

Hey Knucklehead - Lived it to the letter - right...

2010-02-04T07:29:50.503-08:00

Hey Knucklehead -

Lived it to the letter - right down to the homicidal wife. As Suldog said, his swell pal "Donatello" had more to say about it. Donatello doesn't live here anymore, though.

And on a serious note, to any readers who might need this, I second everything Knucklehead has written. Go. Do the sleep study. Get one of these things and use it. You'll never regret it.

i first read it as CRAP machine and thought what a...

2010-02-04T07:24:23.994-08:00

i first read it as CRAP machine and thought what a horrible name for something you put on you face. i really need to get my eyes checked.....

"...as a result spent two years functioning a...

2010-02-04T06:46:16.814-08:00

"...as a result spent two years functioning at a significantly lower level than normal."

You write this like it is a bad thing.

Lower Levelers Unite!

Welcome fellow hoser. Going on 18 years for me. S...

2010-02-04T06:28:11.074-08:00

Welcome fellow hoser.
Going on 18 years for me.
Still hate it. I've dropped a bunch of weight in hopes I can get rid of the damn thing.

But you will feel better and have more energy.

Plus if you like to sleep late, it makes it easy to pull the covers over your head and still snooze.

If you rub the machine on your face is it called a...

2010-02-04T06:27:05.866-08:00

If you rub the machine on your face is it called a CPAP Smear?

Thank you.

I'm here all week.

Sadly.

My husband uses a C-Pap machine also. He's ha...

2010-02-04T06:24:37.176-08:00

My husband uses a C-Pap machine also. He's had one for around 15 years. Before he was diagnosed, he used to fall asleep everywhere; even on the john. I used to worry when he was driving. It has made a huge difference to him and the quality of our lives.

Think you may have already seen this, but if you h...

2010-02-04T06:08:39.678-08:00

Think you may have already seen this, but if you haven't...

http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com/2009/03/fartball-anyone.html

The greater portion was written by my swell pal, Cricket (then going by the pseudonym of Donatello.) Also about C-PAP.

And now I'm on my way to tell HIM about YOU!

Gee, funny-- AND a public service message. We KNEW...

2010-02-04T04:53:31.620-08:00

Gee, funny-- AND a public service message. We KNEW you cared about us, Knucklehead! :)

PS- How have you resisted the Darth Vader jokes with that mask?.... Or have you?