Comments for Kevin Burton's NEW FeedBlog http://burtonator.wordpress.com You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:11:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on RIP Aaron Swartz by arealrattlesnake http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/rip-aaron-swartz/#comment-13768 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:11:42 +0000 http://burtonator.wordpress.com/?p=2372#comment-13768 thank you for this. insightful and beautiful; we must treasure those we have every day and make every attempt to show them how much we care, for we do not know the battles that others may be fighting.

]]> Comment on Meltwater vs The Associated Press by Jorn Lyseggen http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/meltwater-vs-the-associated-press/#comment-13712 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:14:17 +0000 http://burtonator.wordpress.com/?p=2138#comment-13712 Thank you for the support Kevin! Very nice write up :)

]]> Comment on On polysomnographs, apnea, oximeters, ANT+, and data recorders. by Travis http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/on-polysomnographs-apnea-oximeters-ant-and-data-recorders/#comment-13699 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:17:54 +0000 https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/on-polysomnographs-apnea-oximeters-ant-and-data-recorders/#comment-13699 Kevin,
A friend just recently turned me onto your blog.
I though I had sleep aponea.
I had a sleep study done. Not full on aponea, they wanted to put me on a CPAP. I told them hell no, I’m not that serious and who can go backpacking when you are addicted to a CPAP?
The only real “cures” is surgery or loosing weight.
I don’t have any weight to loose.

But I did 4 things that changed my life.
1. Neti-pot every night before bed.
2. Breathe Right Nasal Strips
3. No more sleeping on my back.
4. Deviated Septum Surgery and Turbinectomy (essentially nose roto-rooter and alignment.)

While the effects of the latter are hard to measure due to a 2 week recovery period. The first 2 gave me immediate results.
I hope this helps you!

]]> Comment on Reflecting on my recent sleep experiments by burtonator http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/reflecting-on-my-recent-sleep-experiments/#comment-13695 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:15:59 +0000 https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/reflecting-on-my-recent-sleep-experiments/#comment-13695 Erin, that’s great.

I haven’t bought curtains yet… I’m still running with my ghetto garbage bags over the window.

It’s only been a week though but I’m definitely not going to go back to sleeping how I was before.

How much did you pay for the curtains?

I’m going to buy some here soon.

]]> Comment on Reflecting on my recent sleep experiments by erin http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/reflecting-on-my-recent-sleep-experiments/#comment-13694 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:02:07 +0000 https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/reflecting-on-my-recent-sleep-experiments/#comment-13694 I started following your blog for other reasons but your posts on sleep have made a diff in my life! who woulda thought? I bought blackout curtains & what a difference they make! I could not kick out the cats, and I haven’t gotten the glasses (but it sounds like you didn’t notice a diff w/them). All I did was change the curtains. It’s noticeable. I wake up feeling refreshed. These curtains also block out sound so that also helps. Got them at Bed Bath & Beyond. Not sure how they were *supposed* to attach to my curtains so I just stitched ‘em behind. it works.

I didn’t even know my quality of sleep was off. I just knew it was taking me longer to wake up & I needed more coffee.

thanks!
erin

]]> Comment on Reflecting on my recent sleep experiments by Greg Stein http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/reflecting-on-my-recent-sleep-experiments/#comment-13693 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:22:19 +0000 https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/reflecting-on-my-recent-sleep-experiments/#comment-13693 Spikes in the heart rate could also be attributed to sleep apnea. Doubtful given your physical condition, but possible. Measuring blood oxy level would verify.

]]> Comment on Initial Thoughts After Three days of Pitch Black Sleeping by Kevin Burton http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/initial-thoughts-after-three-days-of-pitch-black-sleeping/#comment-13679 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:49:57 +0000 https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/initial-thoughts-after-three-days-of-pitch-black-sleeping/#comment-13679 I have one but I don’t like them…

they always fall off my head and then I wake up with the light in my eyes.

]]> Comment on Initial Thoughts After Three days of Pitch Black Sleeping by Michael Buckbee http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/initial-thoughts-after-three-days-of-pitch-black-sleeping/#comment-13678 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:46:20 +0000 https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/initial-thoughts-after-three-days-of-pitch-black-sleeping/#comment-13678 It seems like something a person in a 1930′s talkie movie would wear, but I’ve had really good results wearing a sleep eye mask.

They are so cheap that you might want to give it a try. Here’s one I found on Amazon for 9 bucks – http://goo.gl/nrvcQ

]]> Comment on The horrible problem of synchronized fitness data. by Daren http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/the-horrible-problem-of-synchronized-fitness-data/#comment-13677 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 08:41:43 +0000 https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/the-horrible-problem-of-synchronized-fitness-data/#comment-13677 The Tanita BC-1000 scales will ANT+ pair with your FR60 and view the data in the Health tab on Garmin connect.

If you got a Garmin 310XT/Edge 500 or something you could use your existing Garmin heart rate monitor and get a bike/speed sensor which does auto start/stop based on speed or cadence, plus in your Garmin connect you’ll see moving time along with actual time. Zero averaging for cadence etc can be turned on/off also.

That sounds like it could save you a lot of time

]]> Comment on Zeo sleep experiments with pitch black rooms and blue light reduction by Matthew Cornell http://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/zeo-sleep-experiments-with-pitch-black-rooms-and-blue-light-reduction/#comment-13676 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 03:14:46 +0000 https://burtonator.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/zeo-sleep-experiments-with-pitch-black-rooms-and-blue-light-reduction/#comment-13676 I’m looking forward to hearing how your experiment goes, Kevin. I’m glad you liked the post. Sweet dreams!

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