Comments on: i am a zombie

By: creditcrunchfreebies

creditcrunchfreebies — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:12:29 +0000

I tried the lot – managed to stop smoking eventually which I’m told helped my snoring a bit but still didn’t fix it completely. Its always worse when I am ill but thats something I can live with. Hot chilli soup with garlic in helps clear my sinuses out on the occaision that I do need them. Other than that http://www.embarrassing-conditions.com/how-to-stop-snoring/ has got some interesting takes on stopping or certainly reducing the pressure on a partner through sleep deprivation.
The milk that you mention would probably have the same effect as snot so it makes sense that it antagonises it. I also used to get the same as you when I was camping but I think that will probably pass now with the exercises.
Jeremy

By: steveA

steveA — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:33:25 +0000

The blood pressure machine is exactly when I left. That was my cut off point for blood and gore. I don’t have the stomach for that like Dug.

By: KanyonKris

KanyonKris — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:27:40 +0000

Hey, you can’t put us commenters in a box! What are you, some spider spinning these blog post webs to ensnare us? We are not sheep! But wait, you’re the shepherd so, gosh, I guess we are sheep.

steveA – I was confident I had it right, but your comment prompted me to check it out. You are right that some athletes use a hyperbaric chamber to load up on oxygen just before the event. It was fun to do a little reading on it.

By: dug

dug — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:38:32 +0000

steve, yes, thank you, we try to follow horace’s admonition to make this blog dulce et utile.

geoff. THANK GOD YOU STOPPED BY! seriously. i reference like 4 classic zombie movies, and build an elaborate metaphor around the classic scene with the “I’ll try not to . . .” and NOBODY says a word. all i get is snoring advice. please come back often.

and yes, the blood pressure machine, with the little alarm going off. i think that’s when my brother steve got up and left.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:35:08 +0000

The original Dawn of the Dead is one of the greatest films of all time. No joke. And the scene you referenced is amazing.

My other two favorite DOTD moments — that one scene when the Hari Krishna zombie follows the girl back into the storage room…I still get chills when I think about it.

And the Blood Pressure Machine scene (anyone who has seen this movie knows what I’m talking about) — seeing that for the first time is worth a trip to Europe.

I have nothing to say about snoring.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:58:01 +0000

Didn’t say say earlier that Kim gets “friendly” when she can’t sleep? Uh, I don’t see the problem here…

By: steveA

steveA — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:22:00 +0000

KK – I stand corrected. I wasn’t thinking along those lines, just the increased O2 of the moment. Thank you.
Dug, your blog is so educational AND fun!!

By: KanyonKris

KanyonKris — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:55:44 +0000

steveA – I’m pretty sure it’s hypoberic for cyclists. The reduced oxygen of a hypoberic chamber (simulating high altitude) prompts the body to make more red blood cells (increasing hematocrit).

Brad Mullen did some simulated high altitude training this year.

By: steveA

steveA — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:21:59 +0000

It actually is Hyperbaric for improved O2 and performance. But it would definitely cover any snoring sound.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:01:29 +0000

Hey Dug,

I have total sympathy for you. I went through this with my wife, and believe me it put some strain on our relationship.

With me it was obviously a weight thing. Once I lost enough weight I stopped snoring, even when I was dead drunk the night before.

Thankfully my weight is down now, and I have more incentive to keep it off.

Good luck.

Regards,
Anthony