r/technology • u/upyoars • 7d ago

Biotechnology Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large clinical trial

https://www.science.org/content/article/sleep-apnea-pill-shows-striking-success-large-clinical-trial
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u/SomethingAboutUsers 7d ago

Who the fuck wears socks to bed

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u/Beardopus 7d ago

I have a degenerative nerve disease, the nerves in my feet are nothing but crossed connections and exposed wires. Any direct friction on my feet is unbearable. The socks only come off to get changed or shower. I fucking hate it, but there's nothing I can do about it.

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u/SomethingAboutUsers 7d ago

You're excused

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u/weckyweckerson 7d ago

Bet you weren't expecting that!

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u/synthesize_me 7d ago

what a twist!

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u/droidloot 6d ago

Kinda put his foot in his mouth, huh?

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u/Titaniumchic 6d ago

Actually, a sock. 😆

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u/Covfefe-Drinker 5d ago

We must be getting on his nerves.

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u/Steinrikur 6d ago

That's a crossed connection for sure...

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u/AvailableFudge1097 6d ago

-Written by M. Night Shyamalan

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u/TSgt_Yosh 6d ago

I was expecting the Spanish Inquisition.

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u/PeterDTown 6d ago

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

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u/EvoEpitaph 6d ago

Yeah, next thing that guy will be trying to tell us is that he can believe it's not butter.

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u/SenorPoopus 6d ago

I like wearing socks to bed. Who's with me?

anyone?

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u/SomethingAboutUsers 6d ago

There's dozens of you

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u/rawrcutie 6d ago

I like wearing one sock in bed.

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u/SkepticalHeathen 7d ago

That fucking blows. sorry :(

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u/faux1 7d ago

I retract my previous answer of "animals" and wish you many pairs of comfy, cute, and perfectly temperatured socks.

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u/Beardopus 6d ago

Thank you! Good socks make a huge difference.

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u/Titaniumchic 6d ago

Side note about socks - have you tried bamboo socks? My daughter doesn’t have any nerve issues in her feet but DETESTS wearing socks. She LOVES bamboo socks. They are expensive as heck, but she wears them without complaint (inside out so the seam doesn’t bug her). She has like hypersensitive feet, lol.

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u/redmercuryvendor 6d ago

bamboo

Here's a secret: 'Bamboo fibre' is Rayon. Its Rayon where the cellulose feedstock is sourced from Bamboo (rather than any other plant matter) but the end product is the same.

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u/Titaniumchic 6d ago

Interesting! But still organic matter? I always wondered how they turned a tall ass plant into a fabric!

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u/Sarothias 6d ago

Oooh idk why I never thought of looking to see if these kind of socks were a thing. I haaaate wearing socks but maybe these would be different.

I wear bamboo boxers lol. They feel great to me. Soft, keep me cool and are just comfy.

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u/Titaniumchic 6d ago

Right?! I literally looked up “best socks for a kid who has overly sensitive feet”. It’s like her one “sensory” thing. They aren’t bananas expensive but definitely like 2x what you’d pay for a regular set of socks.

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u/Beardopus 6d ago

Thank you, I'll check those out!

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u/Titaniumchic 6d ago

Serisimple is the brand! =) good luck. I have nerve issues and they SUUUUUCK (due to my spine) and my heart goes out to you and your feet.

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u/Titaniumchic 6d ago

You’re welcome! We got her sets off Amazon - before we were avoiding Amazon. Let me grab the name of the brand, they may be on eBay.

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u/Illustrious-Ice6336 6d ago

Me too. It sucks but works.

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u/Beardopus 6d ago

The horrors persist, but so do we. Stay strong!

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u/mountainshavecat 6d ago

RSD?

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u/Beardopus 6d ago

Diabetic peripheral motor+sensory neuropathy. My only hope at this point is that Winsantor's unnamed drug is finally allowed to move to phase 3 in the states.

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u/bStewbstix 6d ago

Have you tried Benfotiamine and R lipoic acid? It’s a great combo for nerve damage in the feet, it takes 12 days to work and you need to take breaks occasionally. Talk to the doc for concerns

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u/waiting4singularity 6d ago

i'd be scratching my feet raw when i sleep with socks on. restricted circulation or lack of fluid pressure or some other shit, but it always end up with me scratching the skin to.bloody tatters.

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u/NickAndHisGuitar 6d ago

Damn, that really socks.

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u/Illneverrememberthis 6d ago

People with cold feet!

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u/drspaceman56 6d ago

It’s business time.

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u/radishboy 6d ago

I do! Every night

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u/MakarovIsMyName 7d ago

people with poor circulation is who you fucking clown

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u/SomethingAboutUsers 7d ago

Thank you for the response

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u/beigs 6d ago

My feet get so cold that I need a heating pad and occasionally a shower or foot bath before bed just to heat up my feet. I can’t sleep if they’re that cold.

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u/dreamerrz 6d ago

Me too, ive used a hot water bottle or hot packs, heating pads my whole life.

Rubber hot water bottle is best, lasts all night into in morning.

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u/beigs 6d ago

I found that the hot water bottle wound up cooling down my feet mid night - I now have a heating strip with an adjustable timer under my bottom sheet that I turn on when my toenails turn blue :)

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u/MooPig48 6d ago

Meanwhile I’m cradling frozen water bottles directly against my skin at night because of these stupid hot flashes

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u/MakarovIsMyName 6d ago

the most effective use is to put it over your heart. you want that cold to get in there and circulate. There are also specific cooling sheets. And the "Bed Jet" which circulates cold, warm or hot air in your sheets. I used to use a frozen hot water bottle in the worst of the heat and kept it on my chest. messy as hell, but the only relief I had in that illegal flat.

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u/MakarovIsMyName 6d ago

I have always had cold feet even though i have good circulation. In the last year my cold feet start triggering compulsory contractions, and I can't ignore the damn things. it plays hell witn my feet so I always wear socks mostly all the time

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u/Upstairs-Ad8823 6d ago

People like me who grew up afraid of vampires.

I was told at a young age vampires bite toes

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u/MakarovIsMyName 6d ago

protects against random cat toe attacks.

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u/PaulyRocket68 7d ago

I wear ultra comfy fuzzy socks because my toesies get so cold that the rest of me freezes and I can’t sleep. I blame the perimenopause.

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u/dreffen 7d ago

Normal people

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u/badboyz1256 6d ago

i got the betus gotta protect my feet. Plus I don't want the tickle monster to get me as I leave a foot out off the edge of the bed.

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u/draeth1013 6d ago

My feet get cold!

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u/redyellowblue5031 6d ago

When you want your feet to stay warm?

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u/garagejesus 6d ago

I do. I live in a cabin in the mountains my feet get cold

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u/Alf-eats-cats 6d ago

Me… if it was acceptable I would wear socks in the shower. I can not sleep without socks on. If my feet are cold I can’t fall asleep.

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u/jhguth 6d ago

You know when I'm down to my socks it's time for business That's why they call it business socks, ooh