Narcolepsy is a neurological condition that is not solved by a puzzle alarm.
I suppose another person would solve this issue? Or is it an even worse condition than I think it is?
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by dragonwriter on Thursday January 28, 2016 @06:34PM
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> I suppose another person would solve this issue?
No. The right dose of the right medications for the individual affected might mitigate the issue, but another person wouldn't solve it any more than puzzle alarms would (which is not at all, essentially.)
> Or is it an even worse condition than I think it is?
It is of varying severity, with various interventions available that may mitigate the effects to a greater or lesser extent for some sufferers, but its a different kind of condition than you seem to think it is. That is, its not like being a non-narcoleptic heavy sleeper except superficially to outside observers, at least, based on what I've read and the narcoleptics I've known.
There are some apps that might help you in this regard that require increasingly complex tasks to disable an alarm. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kog.alarmc...)
It also has an option to resound the alarm 5min after being disabled.
I have used it and it was effective for me even on 'easy' difficulty challenges, though I don't have a condition like yours, just sort of heavy sleeper. If you haven't, you should definately give it a try.