QotD: Right Before I Doze Off
What's the last thing you usually do or think about before you fall asleep?
Because I am an overweight middle-aged man, I have quite the nightly ritual. I would love to read in bed before dozing off, but Kris puts the kibosh on that. (Or tries to.)
Before falling asleep, I set my alarm. I take between 1mg and 3mg of melatonin. I put in a pair of soft foam earplugs. If it's high summer, I don a sleep mask so the light won't bother me in the morning. And then -- then I strap on my C-PAP mask.
I wouldn't have to do any of this crap if I would just lose some weight.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, I've become quite conditioned over the past 15 months of C-PAP use. As soon as that mask is on and I'm getting good air pressure, I fall asleep. If only I slept well. My current mask fits poorly, and my sleep is fitful.
I have the power to change this situation; I just need to exercise it.
Comments
I thought you stopped taking the melatonin?
Matt -- Yup, that's almost exactly what my mask looks like. And it hisses. All night long. Thus the earplugs.
I know I'm not obese, but I am overweight, and it's something that preys at my mind. I know that many of my physical ailments -- including the apnea -- would just go away if I lost weight! (Also: I would have included links so that you didn't have to google for all that if Vox made it easy to do. But it's such a pain, that I don't bother. Lame, eh?)