the alarm clock ¬_¬

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I've always thought i don't have sleep apnea because i'm sure i'd know if i stopped breathing during the night. But then i thought (because you're not the first to suggest it) how would i know?

So i looked it up. Headaches - check. Dry mouth in a morning (and sometimes through the night) - check. Could easily doze off while at work, watching tv, playing games and generally relaxing - check.

And i think about how sometimes (not all the time) but sometimes i feel like my breathing through the nose is obstructed, almost as if my airwaves narrow and i cant get enough breath. This affects talking and the only way i have found to remedy it when it happens is sucking/chewing on an extra strong mint as the menthol seems to blast open those airwaves. There doesn't seem to be any particular place or situation that causes it. And a slight concern was when I had surgery once and i was told my saturation dropped. I'm sure that means that getting oxygen to my lungs because a slight problem and i often wonder if my airwaves did ther narrowy thing while i was under anaesthetic. However, i have had a total of 8 occasions of being put under anaesthetic and only one of those occasions was there a problem.

I've also wondered if i have any sinus problems.

Maybe something to look further into hmmmm....

I've experimented with lights a few times, with mixed results. Usually it just ends up with me napping with the light on, which doesn't exactly leave me feeling refreshed.

I've thought about buying one of those lights that are specifically made to be an alarm clock, but it's still just sitting on my wish list.


Every once in a great while, I will wake up with a quick gasp, as if I had been holding my breath in my sleep.

I know that I do snore and have other sleep breathing problems. I know at least some of it is Sjogren's related.

I do this a lot sometimes. I started setting two alarms on my phone(that's the max I can set) & it helps some but I sometimes need my girlfriend to wake me up too.

I've been late to work several times after sleeping through or mis-setting an alarm. It has led the experience of "watching time fly" amid a tantrum.

Just two?

I have my phones standard alarm that wakes me up at 6:20, as well as a radio alarm at the same time. One that tells me I have to get up at 6:50 (and i get up at 7am). I then have one at 7:35 that tells me my bus is nearly due lol

Between 6:20 and 7am I will use the snooze button to help me wake up so it's easier to get up.

Alarm clocks are a very unnatural way to wake up. I preferred the "furry" kind. (CATS!)

Hmm... How does one go about getting their cat to consistently activate at 6:30AM?