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After spending 140 hours traveling nearly 4,000 miles by overnight trains, I've had some regrets. I've forgotten to check for WiFi access, slept in the wrong bunk, and overlooked lounge access.
Whether you’re crossing multiple time zones in a plane or driving a few hours, chances are you’ll be sleepy when you get to your destination.
Drooling or sialorrhea can occur during sleep. It is often the result of open-mouth posture from CNS depressants intake or sleeping on one's side. Sometimes while sleeping, saliva does not build up at the back of the throat and does not trigger the normal swallow reflex, leading to the condition.
One of the best things you can do for your body is to stay hydrated, and it’s not just for quenching your thirst. It can actually help with constipation, which can be a tricky issue while traveling.
Hypersalivation can contribute to drooling if there is an inability to keep the mouth closed or difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) the excess saliva, which can lead to excessive spitting. Hypersalivation also often precedes emesis (vomiting), where it accompanies nausea (a feeling of needing to vomit).
In individuals deprived of sleep, somnolence may spontaneously dissipate for short periods of time; this phenomenon is the second wind, and results from the normal cycling of the circadian rhythm interfering with the processes the body carries out to prepare itself to rest. The word "somnolence" is derived from the Latin "somnus" meaning "sleep".
In a perfect world, most of us should take 10 to 20 minutes to fall asleep, with the average sleep latency (the time it takes to fall asleep) sitting at about 12 minutes.But alas, this world is ...
The Night Owl was a passenger train operated by Amtrak on the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts, via New York City.It operated from 1972 to 1995 on an overnight schedule with sleeper service; it was the only such train on the Northeast Corridor.