[UA] Would you like gas with those fries?...was Ears, nostrils, mouth, eyes . . . hm, needs one more hole . . .

[Kevin Mowery]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Ferguson" <ferguson at beyond.net.au>
To: <ua at lists.uchicago.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: [UA] Would you like gas with those fries?...was Ears,nostrils,
mouth, eyes . . . hm, needs one more hole . . .


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Stolze" <holycrow at mindspring.com>
> To: <ua at lists.uchicago.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [UA] Would you like gas with those fries?...was
Ears,nostrils,
> mouth, eyes . . . hm, needs one more hole . . .
>
>
> > >Which makes me realize the whole deal was probably just an example of
> > >Sleep >Paralysis, aka Old Hag Syndrome. (I'm not certain where, but I
> > >remember reading >about the hallucinations associated with said event
> > >mainly being of women, >which is what reminded me, but now I can't find
a
> > >source to back that up.)
> >
> > Yeah, I remember hearing/reading somewhere that some substantial
> percentage
> > of the population has hallucinated waking up with someone sitting on
their
> > chest -- the full bore thing, visual and somatic sensations.  Any of
y'all
> > had this?
>
> Ceratinly, sleep apnea is an almost universal condition - although I'd
note
> that in the US it's far more common now to see aliens around your bed than
> the hag itself.

    Sleep apnea is a different creature altogether.  Sleep apnea is just
where you stop breathing for an extended period of time in your sleep.  It's
common but potentially dangerous, especially among the overweight and
chronic snorers.  Has nothing to do with paralysis and hallucination, as far
as I know.


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