If a person goes to sleep with a blocked nose, they will die of suffocation. I have a bad cold - how do I prevent myself from falling asleep?

[Cla234]

In March, 1996, Mark Gleeson, 26, died when he intentionally blocked up his nose in a desperate bid to stop himself from snoring. He went to bed and died of suffocation because his nose was blocked.

I have a REALLY bad cold right now, my nose is fully blocked and I've been awake for days, the blocked nose is lasting longer than usual and I don't want to die so I'm wondering how everyone else manages to stay awake for a week or longer when they have a super rough cold?

DIY snoring cure killed man of 26; Tampons put up nose. - Free Online Library

Free Online Library: DIY snoring cure killed man of 26; Tampons put up nose.(News) by "The Mirror (London, England)"; General interest

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[Moonglow]

Sew eyelids open.

 

[BackAgain]

Some people breathe through their open mouths when they have stuffed up noses.

 

[Cla234]

Some people breathe through their open mouths when they have stuffed up noses.

Not during sleep, though.

 

[Moonglow]

Not during sleep, though.

Are they sewn shut?

 

[BackAgain]

Not during sleep, though.

Yes. During sleep. It’s an autonomic nervous system thing.

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

Just read Penelope 's old posts. They won't keep you awake, but the thought of having to read them for the rest of your life will make death seem not so bad.

 

[Cla234]

Yes. During sleep. It’s an autonomic nervous system thing.

Incorrect. Look up ''Mark Gleeson snoring death''. He shoved tampons up his nostrils to try and cure his snoring, before going to bed. He died of suffocation in his sleep because his nose was blocked.

 

[BackAgain]

Incorrect. Look up ''Mark Gleeson snoring death''. He shoved tampons up his nostrils to try and cure his snoring, before going to bed. He died of suffocation in his sleep because his nose was blocked.

Nonsense.

 

[DukeU]

In March, 1996, Mark Gleeson, 26, died when he intentionally blocked up his nose in a desperate bid to stop himself from snoring. He went to bed and died of suffocation because his nose was blocked.

I have a REALLY bad cold right now, my nose is fully blocked and I've been awake for days, the blocked nose is lasting longer than usual and I don't want to die so I'm wondering how everyone else manages to stay awake for a week or longer when they have a super rough cold?

Hard to believe. Wouldn't suffocating wake you up? SMH

 

[ZZ PUPPS]

Incorrect. Look up ''Mark Gleeson snoring death''. He shoved tampons up his nostrils to try and cure his snoring, before going to bed. He died of suffocation in his sleep because his nose was blocked.

So he had a sexual identity crisis too.

 

[Cla234]

Nonsense.

Man dies in bid to stop his snoring

A MAN who pushed tampons up his nose in an attempt to cure his snoring died when he suffocated in his sleep, an inquest at Guildford, Surrey, was…

www.heraldscotland.com

DIY snoring cure killed man of 26; Tampons put up nose. - Free Online Library

Free Online Library: DIY snoring cure killed man of 26; Tampons put up nose.(News) by "The Mirror (London, England)"; General interest

www.thefreelibrary.com

Not nonsense. Having a blocked nose while you're asleep is fatal.

 

[Moonglow]

Incorrect. Look up ''Mark Gleeson snoring death''. He shoved tampons up his nostrils to try and cure his snoring, before going to bed. He died of suffocation in his sleep because his nose was blocked.

But, no bloody mess to clean up.

 

[DukeU]

I've never missed any sleep because of being sick. If anything I sleep more.

 

[Votto]

In March, 1996, Mark Gleeson, 26, died when he intentionally blocked up his nose in a desperate bid to stop himself from snoring. He went to bed and died of suffocation because his nose was blocked.

I have a REALLY bad cold right now, my nose is fully blocked and I've been awake for days, the blocked nose is lasting longer than usual and I don't want to die so I'm wondering how everyone else manages to stay awake for a week or longer when they have a super rough cold?

Well I have to say, you would probably feel pretty stupid when you got to heaven when asked, "What happened to you?

"Well, I made it so I could not breath and went to bed, how about you?................Ok.....................you can stop laughing now........................anyday................how about now?"

 

[BackAgain]

Man dies in bid to stop his snoring

A MAN who pushed tampons up his nose in an attempt to cure his snoring died when he suffocated in his sleep, an inquest at Guildford, Surrey, was…

www.heraldscotland.com

DIY snoring cure killed man of 26; Tampons put up nose. - Free Online Library

Free Online Library: DIY snoring cure killed man of 26; Tampons put up nose.(News) by "The Mirror (London, England)"; General interest

www.thefreelibrary.com

Not nonsense. Having a blocked nose while you're asleep is fatal.

Absolute nonsense.

 

[Cla234]

Absolute nonsense.

What makes you believe it is ''absolute nonsense''? It was reported by several news sources.

 

[MarathonMike]

Incorrect. Look up ''Mark Gleeson snoring death''. He shoved tampons up his nostrils to try and cure his snoring, before going to bed. He died of suffocation in his sleep because his nose was blocked.

I don't know what happened to that Gleeson guy but BackAgain is right. Your reflexes will take over and you will breathe through your mouth.

 

[Cla234]

I don't know what happened to that Gleeson guy but BackAgain is right. Your reflexes will take over and you will breathe through your mouth.

Are there any actual scientific studies which back this up? I couldn't find any.

 

[BackAgain]

What makes you believe it is ''absolute nonsense''? It was reported by several news sources.

One dude stuck feminine hygiene products up his nose and died.

That does not mean people can’t breath through their mouths when sleeping.