Those glasses sound promising MD. I assume the light is centered on the nose side of the eyeball? Also amber glasses should be worn after 4pm to reduce artificial lighting that may be throwing out the body clock.
Cass, I asked about kid eye exams and he said not to stress until 8ish because most kids will get problems around either 8ish or 12ish. Or if they complain they can't see something.
MD, yes, my father is moving to Brisbane, only about 20 minutes from where we used to live I asked DH if we could go over in Feb and he just stared at me like I had sprouted another head lol. After our three week caravan trip in Jan I don't think we will be going far for a while. But I would love to go... thinking of trying the 'but it is our 7th anniversary and we still haven't been on a honeymoon' line...
Yes, it's a soft green light near your nose, shining upwards so your eyelids etc don't get in the way. I've heard that about the amber glasses but don't really know how to go about sourcing some good ones since you'd have no way of knowing what filtering value they actually had, kwim? But I did read the other day about some software you can load that adjusts your screen brightness to a more natural lighting setting. Will be checking that out.
Yay for planting an I-need-a-holiday-in-Australia seed!! Maybe after 3 weeks in a caravan with them you'll be ready to leave your family and run away by yourself for a week. LOL. Ah we can but dream...
MD, I am eyeing up DH's finland frequent flyer points - enough to get me to Aust, but not enough to drag everyone else along for the ride lol.
With the glasses, I am not sure quality matters. After BIL had a meeting with the sleep Dr, he got some petrol station ones on the way home - I would have thought they needed to be good quality ones, but either it doesn't matter, was not specifically mentioned or BIL just didn't get it.
I just recently found out about the photoreceptor cells that set the circadian rhythm. Pretty much the summary of a whole chapter lol. Two weeks out from my exam and I was going over some notes yesterday and noticed some answers to questions and suddenly realised that I have a workbook for the text that I seem to have totally forgotten about around 9 chapters ago! Suddenly a whole lot easier to study - multichoice is my favourite format! Now to find some time and some brainpower...
...you know what's really spooky...is that I have heard of those glasses MD but it must of been early days as i reckon it was about a year(ish) ago...before LA anyway. i didnt take much notice, but something did register long enough...might need to check 'em out lol.
Arte: i have a feeling that she does need a test for her eyes. she has a slight turn in her left eye and occasionally i have noticed that when she is trying to read that her eyes can water. Considering my crap eyesight it wouldnt surprise me really.
Cass, good idea to get her checked then. So far W has amazing vision - he can read the 1cm big compass and temp by the rear view mirror from the third row in the car. "mum, we are going west, now we have turned south... etc', just 'cos he doesn't have enough to talk about.
I am picking at least one of them are going to end up with glasses though.
Good thing you remembered that workbook Arte! Sleep deprivation makes you forget lots of things. If the sleep delay thing comes up I will quiz the sleep doctor about the amber glasses and find out the real deal.
Cass, that's not spooky, just proof that good ideas are "sticky". LOL. There's an article about them in the latest edition of the Australian Geographic magazine, a copy of which freakishly turned up out of the blue near my desk at work (that was a bit spooky, because it was on the same day that an email came out about sleep awareness week and happened to be a day when I was really, really struggling). They are not cheap, though . Can't imagine the health fund would pay up against them either. Maybe we could pool our funds and buy a single pair and then just post it back and forth, a week about, from vic to sa. Take it in turns to be sane, a week at a time, all through winter .
In NSW they eye check all 4 year olds. I think it's to make sure any issues are picked up before they start school. I got a call the other day because K missed her test at preschool, but we'd taken her to an optometrist anyway.
MD - There was an article in the Canberra Times today about how a lot of sleep issues are related to how we breathe. Apparently we are all breathing too shallow and too much through our mouths. Retraining our breathing patterns apparently has had huge success. (Google Breatheability)
Arte - It's totally fair for you to have a little holiday (kid/husband free) after DH has had his few trips. And Australia would be perfect.
DH is away for a few nights this week. Looking forward to a few nights sleep in a bed to myself without ear plugs. Got plans for pork (he doesn't like) dinners.
Cally, they do 4 year old hearing and vision tests here too - it is a good idea. Hope all is going well with your DH away. DH is going to get himself smothered in his sleep the way he is going!
MD, maybe the health fund would pay for them if they are prescribed by a sleep doctor? Is health fund the same as private health insurance? If you do have narcolepsy, do they still prescribe Ritalin?
DH is taking the big kids camping again over the weekend. Thankfully. W has been really full on lately and I need a break from him! He has no interest topic atm and a bored W = PITA!
I asked DH if we could go over in Feb and he just stared at me like I had sprouted another head lol. After our three week caravan trip in Jan I don't think we will be going far for a while. But I would love to go... thinking of trying the 'but it is our 7th anniversary and we still haven't been on a honeymoon' line...
but it must of been early days as i reckon it was about a year(ish) ago...before LA anyway. i didnt take much notice, but something did register long enough...might need to check 'em out lol.
If the sleep delay thing comes up I will quiz the sleep doctor about the amber glasses and find out the real deal. 
. Can't imagine the health fund would pay up against them either. Maybe we could pool our funds and buy a single pair and then just post it back and forth, a week about, from vic to sa. Take it in turns to be sane, a week at a time, all through winter 
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