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September 14, 2004

Sleeping Fun

So, one night during the trip I was sleeping. I woke up to this tapping on my leg. As I strained to focus my eyes I slowly realized that I was on a night train from Munich to Prague.

The compartment was small. Small as in one bedroom apartment closet small. Three metal bunks stuck out of one side of the compartment and a closet and sink were on the other. Barely enough room for a person to walk between them.

The person I was traveling with, myself, and this Korean kid were in the compartment. I looked up at the Korean kid who had just tapped on my leg and mumbled "What?"

He held his hand over his nose and mouth and said in bad english, "Your nose, it's too much"

I guess I woke him up with my snoring.

I said sorry, rolled over, as much as I could in the tiny bunk, and went back to sleep.

He woke me two more times that night with the same complaint.

I have always known that I snore fairly loud. I often wake myself in the night. Not really all that fun to deal with for others. There are 4 Australians out there who can attest to my snoring powers. Apparently they all took turns going to the Hostel Lobby and getting ear plugs the joyous night that we shared.

Regardless of the impact on others, I have gotten used to it. Yeah I sometimes notice it, but once asleep even a freight train crashing through the room would have trouble waking me.

What I didn't know is that apparently I stop breathing for long periods of time. Then suddenly gasp for air. Now this is a bit more than a minor nuisance. This is Sleep Apnea. I will soon have this looked at

Amusing side note. We arrived in Prague the next morning at about 8:00. The conductor woke us about half an hour beforehand. Enough time to get cleaned up and re-packed. As we were leaving the train I glanced in the door to our cabin and noticed that our co-passenger was still asleep in his bunk. I guess he was finally able to get some rest.

Posted by sono at 9:32 PM | Comments (0)