It’s probably a myth that we’re sleeping less than we used to

Re:It’s probably a myth that we’re sleeping less than we use... by Confiks on Thursday September 03, 2015 @12:56PM (#10166032)

When I'm in a good environment and haven't slept all too recently, I can also easily get a 15-minute 'cat nap' with full on dreaming. I sometimes wake up from them multiple times in a mild dream-state panic, but I don't really consider that a problem.

I wear contact lenses, and keeping my eyes closed for more than 5 minutes will really dry up and irritate my eyes (beyond relief with lens solution). The problem is that when I take them out before taking a nap, beside the effort that that takes, my eyes will not take kindly to putting them in so quickly again. In the morning it's not usually a problem. Does anyone have anything to share about that?

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Re:It’s probably a myth that we’re sleeping less than we use... by sokoloff on Thursday September 03, 2015 @08:57PM (#10168314)

You won't like the answer, but when I had our first child, I switched back to glasses, precisely because of the ability to quickly transition from awake to napping when the baby slept. They're old enough now that I could probably switch back, but I don't think contacts are viable for the quick napping.

If it's just the protein buildup on the lens, you might try taking out set A, napping quickly, and inserting a fresh set B of lenses while set A continues to clean in the solution. They're cheap enough to try anyway.

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