Ever had an eyeglass prescription put you to sleep?

petebradt · January 10th, 2008, 04:50 PM

I was playing a little hooky in my own house (I telecommute) today and i was recording some tracks for our CD now that I'm moved in and have a little enough stuff dragged out of boxes to record with.

I put on my prescription glasses (trifocals), which I wear when not working (at which time i wear single strength reading glasses because I work on a large Apple monitor and I don't want to crane my neck to use the "up close" portion of my scrip). Today I was recording a rhythm track, wearing those glasses and for some reason, it was putting me to sleep.

I don't have narcolepsy but I damn near nodded off playing a rhythm track. Screwed it up and had to take it again.

Anybody else ever have that happen?

woodman · January 10th, 2008, 04:53 PM

i'm an insomniac -- if i could find glasses like that, i'd wear 'em to bed!!!

geddins · January 10th, 2008, 04:58 PM

This has the makings of a funny thread! Never been put to sleep by glasses though.

G

ChicknPickn · January 10th, 2008, 05:24 PM

Well, as one who has worn glasses every waking hour since the age of 8, I can tell you that if your prescription is incorrect for whatever reason, or you've been straining to focus while your glasses were off, then putting on lenses with proper correction can relax the muscles in your skull significantly. And that could be enough to make you feel pleasantly drowsy.

Durtdog · January 10th, 2008, 06:05 PM

Pete, I've never been put to sleep by glasses, but I did nod off a bit while reading this thread.

Mark Davis · January 10th, 2008, 06:09 PM

Been wearing glasses since I was 2. If the prescription is wrong it can cause all kinds of problems. Headaches sick to your stomach vertigo you name it.

I got a pair of glasses once and when I looked at the ceiling it made the wall and ceiling look curved like a rainbow. Drove me nuts for a couple days took them back got another pair.

Id call up the eye doc and tell him/her what happened.

TallStack · January 10th, 2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Durtdog

Pete, I've never been put to sleep by glasses, but I did nod off a bit while reading this thread.

getbent · January 10th, 2008, 08:45 PM

I had some xray glasses for awhile. I'd put them on... stare at a pretty girl... in a few minutes... .... .... ..... I was fast asleep. I cannot describe it as hands free viewing.

boris bubbanov · January 10th, 2008, 08:49 PM

Some of these bi and tri-focals are real hard to adapt to.

I had that Lasik 7-8 years ago, so I'm 1 of those lucky bassers who is wearing glasses less than I have since age 10.

By the way, never go to America's Best. They are hell on wheels, basically a criminal enterprise.

Bubbanov

petebradt · January 10th, 2008, 09:07 PM

Everyone ees zee jolly joker.

getbent · January 10th, 2008, 09:25 PM

sorry about your sleepy condition meester Bradt! perhaps it is an astigmatic plot to reduce your notal propagation!

my reading glasses make me sleepy when they are the wrong prescription...

TallStack · January 10th, 2008, 09:28 PM

Still telecommuting must be cool. Wish I could do that. I am a wee bit envious.

Mark Davis · January 10th, 2008, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by getbent

I had some xray glasses for awhile. I'd put them on... stare at a pretty girl... in a few minutes... .... .... ..... I was fast asleep. I cannot describe it as hands free viewing.

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tjalla · January 10th, 2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Davis

Been wearing glasses since I was 2. If the prescription is wrong it can cause all kinds of problems. Headaches sick to your stomach vertigo you name it.

I hadn't changed my prescrip in 10 years, and finally did earlier this year. Walked around for about half an hour, did some shopping and all of a sudden got whacked in the head (almost literally) by the worst vertigo/headspin/nausea. Had to lie down in a park bench for 45mins and even then I couldn't take the train home - needed to get picked up!

Spoke to the specialist and they told me to watch tv for a bit with the new glasses, and minimise movement/looking at things up close, and I was fine the next day.

xjazzy · January 11th, 2008, 05:57 AM

I'm an optometrist and I never heard someone claiming the glasses put them to sleep!
If your using trifocal lenses (progressives I suppose) they're tricky to adapt. They have to be in the right place of your face and you have to do some training to adapt your way of looking through them. Go to the place where you bought them (I don't really know how it works there in the US) and ask for some advice.

petebradt · January 11th, 2008, 12:09 PM

Yeah, they're progressives. And the bridge pads broke off so they're closer to my eyes and I suspect that may have something to do with it. I need to get new glasses.

goldtopper · January 11th, 2008, 12:38 PM

A pair of glasses can make me sleep- a pair of glasses of Scotch!

woodman · January 11th, 2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by petebradt

Yeah, they're progressives. And the bridge pads broke off so they're closer to my eyes and I suspect that may have something to do with it. I need to get new glasses.

that could very well be your problem, Pete. if they were genuine illusory X-Ray specs, it wouldn't matter!

January 10th, 2008, 04:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
petebradt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Niner Country Posts: 4,255 12 Photos	Ever had an eyeglass prescription put you to sleep? I was playing a little hooky in my own house (I telecommute) today and i was recording some tracks for our CD now that I'm moved in and have a little enough stuff dragged out of boxes to record with. I put on my prescription glasses (trifocals), which I wear when not working (at which time i wear single strength reading glasses because I work on a large Apple monitor and I don't want to crane my neck to use the "up close" portion of my scrip). Today I was recording a rhythm track, wearing those glasses and for some reason, it was putting me to sleep. I don't have narcolepsy but I damn near nodded off playing a rhythm track. Screwed it up and had to take it again. Anybody else ever have that happen?

January 10th, 2008, 04:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 63 Posts: 8,128	i'm an insomniac -- if i could find glasses like that, i'd wear 'em to bed!!! __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Woody & the Stragglers - Western Swing/Roots-rock)

January 10th, 2008, 04:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
geddins Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Age: 47 Posts: 2,524	This has the makings of a funny thread! Never been put to sleep by glasses though. G __________________ www.myspace.com/gregeddins

January 10th, 2008, 06:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,169	Been wearing glasses since I was 2. If the prescription is wrong it can cause all kinds of problems. Headaches sick to your stomach vertigo you name it. I got a pair of glasses once and when I looked at the ceiling it made the wall and ceiling look curved like a rainbow. Drove me nuts for a couple days took them back got another pair. Id call up the eye doc and tell him/her what happened. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

January 10th, 2008, 08:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 13,700 37 Photos	I had some xray glasses for awhile. I'd put them on... stare at a pretty girl... in a few minutes... .... .... ..... I was fast asleep. I cannot describe it as hands free viewing. __________________ We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are

January 10th, 2008, 05:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
ChicknPickn Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ole Virginny Age: 46 Posts: 790 6 Photos	Well, as one who has worn glasses every waking hour since the age of 8, I can tell you that if your prescription is incorrect for whatever reason, or you've been straining to focus while your glasses were off, then putting on lenses with proper correction can relax the muscles in your skull significantly. And that could be enough to make you feel pleasantly drowsy.

January 10th, 2008, 06:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Durtdog Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,904	Pete, I've never been put to sleep by glasses, but I did nod off a bit while reading this thread.

January 10th, 2008, 08:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
boris bubbanov Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 15,223	Some of these bi and tri-focals are real hard to adapt to. I had that Lasik 7-8 years ago, so I'm 1 of those lucky bassers who is wearing glasses less than I have since age 10. By the way, never go to America's Best. They are hell on wheels, basically a criminal enterprise. Bubbanov

January 10th, 2008, 09:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
petebradt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Niner Country Posts: 4,255 12 Photos	Everyone ees zee jolly joker.

January 10th, 2008, 09:25 PM	#11 (permalink)
getbent Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Posts: 13,700 37 Photos	sorry about your sleepy condition meester Bradt! perhaps it is an astigmatic plot to reduce your notal propagation! my reading glasses make me sleepy when they are the wrong prescription... __________________ We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are

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January 11th, 2008, 05:57 AM	#15 (permalink)
xjazzy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portugal Age: 29 Posts: 1,708 6 Photos	I'm an optometrist and I never heard someone claiming the glasses put them to sleep! If your using trifocal lenses (progressives I suppose) they're tricky to adapt. They have to be in the right place of your face and you have to do some training to adapt your way of looking through them. Go to the place where you bought them (I don't really know how it works there in the US) and ask for some advice. __________________ Still got the Twang! myspace.com/jpmartins

January 11th, 2008, 12:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
petebradt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Niner Country Posts: 4,255 12 Photos	Yeah, they're progressives. And the bridge pads broke off so they're closer to my eyes and I suspect that may have something to do with it. I need to get new glasses.

January 11th, 2008, 12:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
goldtopper Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell Age: 47 Posts: 1,265	A pair of glasses can make me sleep- a pair of glasses of Scotch! __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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