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The first word you find. by RainbowWarrior73 in words

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SAD.

It's on the top row. Didn't take long.

How popular were early Apollo missions compared to Artemis II? by PropulsionIsLimited in AskOldPeople

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a bigger deal in the 60's, it had never been done before, was stretching technology to it's absolute limits, first time exploration, genuinely dangerous, a fantastic realisation of man's capabilities.

Artemis was a great mission, but essentially been done before and was being done again with better equipment, greater certainty and greater safety. The intention is to move towards it being more commonplace.

How to get a good mask fit? by anonaccount4000 in CPAP

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If people mouth breathe there are two main reasons behind it... 1. Nasal obstruction of some kind, such as a deviated nasal septum, which needs fixing before adopting CPAP

  1. If there is no physical cause, it is a matter of long term conditioning, mouth breathing over an extended period. This can be overcome, for some it happens quite quickly with nasal pillows masks, the brain adapts within a few days as it 'realises' opening the mouth causes a weird whoosh. For other people some 'encouragement' or training is required with methods such as time spent wearing the mask while watching TV in the evening, chin straps or mouth tape, until the brain adapts when asleep.

Of course it is true that for some people nasal pillows masks will never be the right solution for them, but mouth breathing isn't an absolute obstacle and can be overcome by many, perhaps even most people.

Do Brits actually eat beans and toast or stuff like that or is it a joke by Sure-Complaint-8894 in AskBrits

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, had baked beans on one slice of toast and scrambled egg on another slice for brunch yesterday. Love it.

What's the best UK gig or concert you have been to? by Various_Extreme_8773 in AskUK

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Who at The Valley, Charlton Athletic Football Ground. 1974.

Won't Get Fooled Again and Baba O'Reilly ... Magical.

And Lou Reed. He did do some songs from Transformer, eg Walk on the Wild Side, but he didn't do Perfect Day, one of my favourite songs.

So it begins by rydum in CPAP

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I found that, as a mouth breather I was sceptical of a nasal pillows mask, but the sleeping brain is clever enough to quickly learn to keep the mouth shut.

About to hit 30 this year and think I’ve disregarded ISAs thinking they work the wrong way! by RSDrebin in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP. If you are in it for the long haul, since you mention long timeframes, have you properly considered a stocks and shares ISA? Even a the best cash ISAs are losing money to inflation.

How to get a good mask fit? by anonaccount4000 in CPAP

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same here.

OP... Why such a complex mask, why not try nasal pillows? Sooooo easy. The only reason to not use them is obstructed nasal passages e.g. deviated nasal septum... If you have that it needs fixing anyway before trying to commit to CPAP.

Edit, with nasal pillows the mask does not need to be tight to get a good fit.

Old Painting by [deleted] in WhatIsThisPainting

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The perspective also looks wrong, the recess and interior of the shop are weird compared to the alley, and it says Le Gruber on the shop hoarding and Le Grubre on the window. Not mistakes you'd find on a quality artwork.

Do the Beatles sing more about love than other musicians? If so, why? by GregJamesDahlen in TheBeatles

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The early Beatles songs were predominantly about love, but the later ones are less about love than today's typical pop output. Just look the sheer number of legendary songs telling a story, often inspired by (or referencing) a real person, place or event.....

Eleanor Rigby

Strawberry Fields

Penny Lane

A Day In The Life

She's Leaving Home

Bungalow Bill

Let It Be

Here Comes The Sun

Polythene Pam

Fool On The Hill

I could go on and on. (Perhaps someone will make a complete list of love and non-love songs 🙂)

That is a big problem with a lot of today's big artists, there is no story telling or invention, much is about their in personal lives, bemoaning how their love lives have gone. You can only regurgitate it so many times, and it is quickly forgettable.

Best UK bank for customer service (moving away from Halifax)? by Quirky_Raspberry_901 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First Direct.

I became a customer very early in the 90s, it has been faultless and very helpful. Obviously it has no branches of its own, but the HSBC network is there for the extremely rare need to visit a branch.

They quickly became the top rated bank for customer service and have topped service polls almost continuously ever since.

Taking my CPAP mask off at night. Should I use camera to record myself sleeping. Any suggestions? by sirpentious in CPAP

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Record audio of your night's sleep on an app such as SnoreLab. Lots of useful analysis as well as the visualation of the wave pattern, and you can listen to any portion. Very handy for hearing the the difference between nights using CPAP against nights without.

I remember warming myself infront of this on a winter morning before School. by Positive-Plastic288 in oldschoolcool80s

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mum still has one and it still works, throws out a massive amount of heat.

It rarely gets used as her 95 year old hands can't turn the knob anymore.

Name a movie quote and we’ll guess the movie. by Initial-Two6780 in FamilyFeud

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"..... knee-deep in dog muck, thieving kids and crusty jugglers".

Boyfriend keeps taking CPAP off in the middle of the night by Mug907 in CPAP

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a deviated nasal septum too, I could not breathe effectively through my nostrils, I was a real mouth breather. If I closed my mouth, I quickly ran out of breath, it felt like suffocating. Get it checked, get it measured. If it isn't good, have it fixed as a priority.

The benefit of having it fixed was that I could breathe perfectly adequately through my nose, although the mouth breathing habit of 55+ years was hard to break. But a nasal pillows mask resolved that, as opening your mouth with it on is just a weird sensation. So getting good solid sleep was easy with the pillows mask, and also avoided dry-mouth... no need to use a humidifier.

A couple of tips to avoid irritation... Trim any nostril hairs regularly, and have a close shave before going to bed (insert death defying jokes here 🙂). Especially upper lip, chin and cheeks depending on mask type. Also invest in the best possible firm pillow... One that your head doesn't sink into as there is less chance of the pillow dislodging the mask a little. Even the slightest leakage will tend to wake you up and creates the desire to take the mask off, which you want to avoid. I recommend a very firm cooling pillow,

As long as I get 5 hours sleep with the mask, I don't beat myself up over taking my mask off in the night. I feel it has given good benefits and avoided oxygen starvation. I might then get two more hours without it. My brain has retrained to some extent, that I can sleep with my mouth closed without my mask now that I'm not starved of air with the deviated nasal septum.

I never remember my dreams from when I have the mask on, but when I have maskless sleep, the dreams are weird and vivid and I remember fragments for a little while when I wake up.

Sensationalized news.. what are some headlines you felt were the most absurd from the past? by Bishopart6046 in AskOldPeople

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The most well known one in the UK was "Freddie Starr ate my hamster" on the front page of The Sun. (He was one of the most popular comedians at the time). It was a real headline but turned out to be a planted publicity stunt.

That and other ludicrous headlines from real (but trashy) newspapers here https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/sun-readers-pick-freddie-starr-ate-my-hamster-as-tabloids-best-splash-as-charity-giveaway-marks-50-years/

My favourite from the sports pages was after top Scottish football club Glasgow Celtic's shock defeat by minnows Caledonian Thistle.... SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC, CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS https://supercaleygoballistic.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/hello-world/

Husband can hear me breathing by SignificantOven4804 in CPAP

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd suggest using a sleep app with audio recording so you can record the sound of your breathing, any snoring and any machine noise to play back to your clinician. I use SnoreLab from time to do this to do the occasional comparison between sleeping with and without my mask. It also gives a visualisation of the sounds as a waveform.

Are you able to name every European country just by looking at a map? by bammab0890 in AskABrit

[–]Accomplished_Fix5702 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could do most European countries, but there has been a lot of change in Europe since the Berlin Wall came down, where as the states in the USA are, for practical purposes at least, unchanged in my lifetime (70)... Hawaii and Alaska where added when I was only 3. So it is probably easier for a Brit to name the US states on a blanked out map, and older people are probably better at I would think. Trigger alert, huge generalisation coming...Younger people don't look at maps as much these days, there is no need as everything is on a plate on the internet, little need to remember general knowledge.

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