I have been reading everyone’s posts about the Non 24 hour sleep disorder and had some theories….  when you get older (40-60, etc)   most people have sleep pattern problems anyway whether they are blind/visually impaired or not. Could it be as simple as having a “sedentary” lifestyle as a result of being blind and therefore you aren’t tired enough to sleep, how about exercise?… it does affect one’s internal clock not being able to tell day from night…but what do astronauts do? People who are stationed in areas like the North Pole  where there is no daylight for 6 months? Isn’t it possible to “train” your body into a good sleep pattern? Can you train your body into a routine?   Buy a treadmill or gazelle (cheapest gazelle is around $99 and delivered to your home, get someone to put it together for you) and exercise your body, it’s better than medication and it will make you feel better…it’s what I do, I have a relative assist me in a routine and I exercise twice a day, I have both a gazelle and a treadmill and hand weights….I have noticed I sleep better and instead of erratic sleep patterns I have managed to train my body to sleep 5-6 hours straight….it doesn’t work every night, but sleep deprivation can have an adverse toll on your health…just a thought
On Feb 3, 2014, at 11:08 PM, eric oyen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> As I replied elsewhere about 5 minutes ago, they wouldn't have me. my =
> Body mass Index was a little high for their protocols.
> 
> THe other issue is that my insurance won't cover it as it is too new. =
> The cost for a 30 day supply is a bit steep for my wallet as well.
> 
> Anyway, I think this dead horse has been beat enough for one week.
> 
> -eric
> 
> On Feb 3, 2014, at 8:30 PM, Tom Brennan wrote:
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>> Eric, remember that the blindness community is "larger", more =
> accessible for
>> study, and funding for such is far more available.  If you've been =
> following all
>> this sleep disurder stuff you'll be aware that there has been a good =
> bit of
>> advertising and requesting blind people to participate in studies for =
> a couple
>> years.  For interesting information look up who funded this stuff =
> initially.
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>> Tom
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>> Tom Brennan  KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html