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Post by Kimby on Oct 21, 2010 14:56:36 GMT
I was thinking of the big doggie, not you mich. You saved the mousie's life, by tossing him out the door. Unless he was already dying from the poison your hubby put out....
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Post by mich64 on Oct 21, 2010 16:44:14 GMT
Ah, Kimby, a third monster to consider. I am starting to think I have the possibilities of a collection of short stories collecting here that I should be writing in my journal.
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Post by spindrift on Nov 25, 2010 17:59:48 GMT
Whilst on a boat trip to Heron Island, Oz I got chatting to a woman who told me that, like me, she used to be a light sleeper and totally unable to fall asleep quickly. Then, for some unknown reason, she started sleeping at a blink and could fall asleep anywhere or anytime.
I would love know how this transformation took place.
Has anyone any ideas about this?
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Post by imec on Nov 26, 2010 4:22:18 GMT
When I get stuck in a room on the north side of the Toronto Hilton at the east end of the hallway, the damn clock in the old City Hall keeps me awake most of the night.
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Post by rikita on Dec 11, 2010 13:14:47 GMT
i don't know whether all indians have this genetic thing, or whether it is just being exposed to constant noise from babyhood on, but it is amazing at what noises people here can sleep - and due to that, how little it occurs to them that other people wake up when they shout from one room to the other in the morning, when they get up (me fortunately not as much, but mr. r. every morning).
yesterday we were on a bus journey with all the kids, and people actually told me i could sleep now, as i was very tired - that is, they shouted it at me over the excruciatingly loud music. and later there was a movie put on, which was so loud i got a headache. when i stuffed some tissue paper into my ear it was still too loud but just about bearable. yet, a lot of other people in the bus just fell asleep...
well and i have been at events where there was music so loud you could barely communicate at all, yet people were carrying their babies around there, and the babies were sound asleep. i wonder though, how many of them have not fully functioning ears anymore due to the noise (and i live in a village so at least it does get quiet at night - wonder what it is like to live in a big city)...
the noise resistance really is something that amazes me. wonder if indians would feel creeped out by the silence in some other countries...
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Post by tod2 on Dec 20, 2010 10:22:32 GMT
You're right to point out the effect of noise on babies ears even though they were already asleep. Any noise louder than a certain number of decibels is very bad for babies sensitive little ears. At one time I loved turning the stereo up on my excellent soundsystem in the car but now cannot abide listening to music while I drive. I can however enjoy a talkshow on radio if driving on long boring freeways. The worst is trying to have a conversation with people in their car when they have the music too high -Grrrrrr! "Turn that darn thing off" my mind is screaming
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2010 12:44:56 GMT
Strangely enough, I can go to sleep easier with loud noise than very little noise -- it seems to be a defense of my brain to filter it all out. When there is very little noise, I strain to hear every detail. I have noticed that when I go to the cinema, if there is a huge battle scene of any sort, I really have to fight to keep my eyes open because it lulls me to sleep if I am not careful. Perhaps it is a psychiatric disorder.
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Post by rikita on Dec 20, 2010 13:54:21 GMT
well actually mr. rikita seems to also fall asleep during the noisiest movies. but the sound of the kids getting ready for school in the morning still wakes him up.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2011 11:32:28 GMT
I recently discovered that there is a name for the syndrome which I am afflicted with in regard to my sensitivity to particular sounds and noises and how they will deprive me of falling to sleep, make me "crazy" etc. My dear friend from Hawaii who came to visit during the Carnival season shares the same affliction/malady which her Dr. told her was known as hyperacusis. She is being treated for it as, in her case, it is most acute. This would further explain my OTT response,reaction to leafblowers.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperacusis
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Post by spindrift on Apr 27, 2011 15:07:05 GMT
I cannot sleep in noisy surroundings. Traffic noise has to be the worst for me. I worked out that in Indian cities there are only about 3/4 hours at most of relative peace and quiet. This would be between the hours of 1am -4am....then the bedlam starts again. Desperate to sleep at 1am I find I'm still despairing at 3am.
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Post by rikita on Apr 27, 2011 16:22:33 GMT
it's itneresting though what things bother me and what don't when falling asleep. the noise from the pubs can really keep me awake, especially when they are playing loud music or someone is singing drunkenly. i think traffic noise would bother me less, it's less constant, but fortunately not much traffic in my street anyway... someone snoring can keep me awake for hours. but i listen to audiobooks with my headphones on in bed sometimes, and always fall asleep to that...
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Post by Kimby on Apr 28, 2011 5:15:24 GMT
This would further explain my OTT response, reaction to leafblowers.... You don't like leafblowers, casi?
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Post by Kimby on Apr 28, 2011 5:17:05 GMT
If it is quiet for 10 minutes after I lie down, I can sleep even if it gets noisy afterwards. Usually. The trains roaring out of the tunnels all night long in the Cinque Terre did force me to resort to ear plugs.
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