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rpmerf t1_j9giwl4 wrote
Reply to comment by PrisonerV in LPT Request: how to unblock your ear/keep them unblocked by Eorlingas9
Just got one of those a couple weeks ago. Works a lot better than the syringe. So much easier, and a lot more water per blast.
PocketFullofSouls t1_j9gicfz wrote
Reply to LPT: If you’re anemic or get headrush when you stand, do a quick squat, going down as low as you comfortably can, and stand back up. Your head will be completely fine in <2 seconds. by micknanuel
You’re possibly having a heart attack. Quick…do a squat and you’ll be fine.
PrisonerV t1_j9ggvrp wrote
Reply to comment by looj87 in LPT Request: how to unblock your ear/keep them unblocked by Eorlingas9
On Amazon they sell these squirt bottles so you have a lot of water to blast. I use one of those.
Conan-doodle t1_j9gguvi wrote
Reply to LPT request: how to feel happier and more upbeat when waking up super early? by FoxCharacter5108
There's a book my wife used called The 5AM Club. It's about conditioning yourself to wake up at X AM. She's now up at 5AM everyday with no issue.
TheMonsterWithinYou t1_j9gguq0 wrote
Go to a doctors office and just have them clean your ears with a ear lavage.
Neatcursive t1_j9gguh6 wrote
Reply to LPT: If you’re anemic or get headrush when you stand, do a quick squat, going down as low as you comfortably can, and stand back up. Your head will be completely fine in <2 seconds. by micknanuel
There might be some truth in this, but I would advise that the smartest thing to do is to brace yourself/sit down/go to the ground.
I have a history of passing out. I dont fuck around anymore. If I feel faint, I hit the ground with a knee and a hand. Head trauma is not something to fuck around with.
Nepherenia t1_j9ggrov wrote
Reply to comment by RobbieSavageScarf in LPT: If you’re anemic or get headrush when you stand, do a quick squat, going down as low as you comfortably can, and stand back up. Your head will be completely fine in <2 seconds. by micknanuel
They often come hand in hand, yes! Anemia can often cause low blood pressure, which is a factor. I have the same. Easy tips that I find helpful.
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iron supplements. I personally try to eat iron rich foods, but when I'm not getting enough, I have supplements as well. I recommend looking for ones that are low-dose/easy on your digestion, because otherwise iron supplements may cause constipation.
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drink more water! I find the vision failure happens more often when I haven't had very much water.
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if lying down, try to sit up for a moment before standing, instead of just jumping to your feet.
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if dizziness comes along with the lack of vision, don't push through it, stop and sit back down... Even on the floor. Fainting because you were trying to "power through it" is embarrassing, stupid, and needlessly risky. Just give yourself a moment.
OddAssumption9370 t1_j9ggnv5 wrote
Reply to LPT: If you’re anemic or get headrush when you stand, do a quick squat, going down as low as you comfortably can, and stand back up. Your head will be completely fine in <2 seconds. by micknanuel
Uh, I get the dizzy lightheaded feeling FROM getting up from a squatting position. This does not seem like good advice!
looj87 t1_j9gg08q wrote
Buy an ear syringe, fill with warm water and blast your ear with it every other week. My husband has this issue and the syringe keeps his wax down and ears clean.
tardigrade-munch t1_j9gfy9p wrote
Olive oil. You buy it small bottles to drip into your ear and it will break down excess wax build up. Takes a while though
TheOddManufacturer72 t1_j9gfxo9 wrote
Reply to comment by apsidalsauce in LPT: If you’re anemic or get headrush when you stand, do a quick squat, going down as low as you comfortably can, and stand back up. Your head will be completely fine in <2 seconds. by micknanuel
The next time you’re lightheaded after standing up and every single time after that, I strongly encourage you and all of your kin to prove just how dumb I am. I dare you. Cmon.
DoubleCry7675 t1_j9gfx58 wrote
Reply to LPT request: how to feel happier and more upbeat when waking up super early? by FoxCharacter5108
For me, take a shower, have a coffee/tea with a nice breakfast. Usually I'd make it myself.
obsidiankaleidoscope t1_j9ge5f2 wrote
Reply to comment by atxntfb in LPT: Never tell a coworker anything you don’t want the entire office to know by Basic-Ideal
I learned that the hard way! I was loyal to her and she was slowly triangulating others against me.
therealdanfogelberg t1_j9ge4rj wrote
Reply to LPT request: how to feel happier and more upbeat when waking up super early? by FoxCharacter5108
The only way to feel consistently good about waking up early is to adjust your sleep habits. That means going to bed early and waking up early consistently- even on the days you don’t have to. Don’t allow yourself to “sleep in” more than an hour later than usual on days you don’t need to be up early or you’ll end up not being able to get to sleep on time and you’ll be right back where you started.
BootBitch13 t1_j9gdxap wrote
Reply to comment by lillefrog in LPT request: how to feel happier and more upbeat when waking up super early? by FoxCharacter5108
I still had an alarm go off with the light once it reached full brightness. I just turned them both off as soon as I "woke up" and went back to sleep until my backup alarm.
The vibrating watch actually wakes me up when it goes off, and I get up shortly after.
reedef t1_j9gdrsa wrote
Reply to LPT: If you’re anemic or get headrush when you stand, do a quick squat, going down as low as you comfortably can, and stand back up. Your head will be completely fine in <2 seconds. by micknanuel
Am I the only one who actually enjoys the headrush?
obsidiankaleidoscope t1_j9gdodz wrote
Reply to comment by Zen_Coyote in LPT: Never tell a coworker anything you don’t want the entire office to know by Basic-Ideal
I just left a factory job, because my coworkers were too gossipy and backstabbing. I was the only female in my department. I often got blamed for “ratting” on my coworkers, even though I never complained about a single thing. One guy made up lies about me and triangulated a few of my other coworkers against me simply just because i wouldn’t flirt with him (he’s married and i wasn’t attracted to him). It’s definitely not just a female thing.
willowsword t1_j9gd5ld wrote
Reply to LPT request: how to feel happier and more upbeat when waking up super early? by FoxCharacter5108
Learn about sleep cycles and try to go to bed at a time that will have you at the end/middle of one rather than the middle when you wake up. I used a website like this: https://sleepopolis.com/calculators/sleep/ before getting a smart watch, which helped me understand my own sleep cycles better.
Muckle674 t1_j9gc4zu wrote
If I don't tell the wife when I've farted she moans like fuck
Polybutadiene t1_j9gbu02 wrote
Reply to comment by julie78787 in LPT: If you’re anemic or get headrush when you stand, do a quick squat, going down as low as you comfortably can, and stand back up. Your head will be completely fine in <2 seconds. by micknanuel
how is this that much different from what OP recommended? you’re both basically saying to sit back down. Besides, if you go to squat on the floor and pass out, you’re basically on the floor anyways.
the only gripe i have is many ppl probably cant just squat because we’re fat or old or both, in which case your recommendation would be superior.
GroundedVindaloop t1_j9gb459 wrote
Reply to LPT request: how to feel happier and more upbeat when waking up super early? by FoxCharacter5108
Little bit of the devils lettuce and an espresso will perk you up!
Ottonym t1_j9gatpo wrote
Reply to LPT Request: how to overcome Imposter Syndrome at work? How have you dealt with it? by ladladladz
First, ask yourself, "Am I even good enough to have Imposter Syndrome?"
brokeneyes_ t1_j9ga2pt wrote
Reply to comment by Zen_Coyote in LPT: Never tell a coworker anything you don’t want the entire office to know by Basic-Ideal
I (male) work in a department that is predominantly female (less so now than it was when I was first hired). When I first started, one of the women there told me they were so glad that the manager was hiring more men, because most men don’t participate in the drama the way many women do, and it tones the whole thing down to make it less of a problem.
bigloser42 t1_j9g9r6y wrote
Reply to LPT: If you’re anemic or get headrush when you stand, do a quick squat, going down as low as you comfortably can, and stand back up. Your head will be completely fine in <2 seconds. by micknanuel
I dunno, I just duck my head down for 2 seconds and I’m good.
Pac_Eddy t1_j9gjrr5 wrote
Reply to LPT Request: how to unblock your ear/keep them unblocked by Eorlingas9
Buy a bottle of Debrox. You put some drops in your ear, let it sit for five minutes, then rinse out with a water squirter while in the shower.