Sleep Blog

I stumbled across a video a few minutes ago that I thought was an ad by Respironics. It’s a hilarious look at sleep, sleep deprivation in American society, along with a variety of other sleep-related issues, such as sexual dysfunction, among others.

As the teaser said, no matter if you have insomnia, if you’re a Scoble fan, or have sleep apnea, this show may help you fall asleep. Well, not really. Bedtime should help with that, as should warm milk.

At first glance I thought the video was an ad from Respironics, as it mentioned the company several times. Heck, it even showed off some cool, yet incorrectly worn headgear (just for you non-hoseheads, that is a type of “mask” that delivers air through your nasal passages), a CPAP machine, and a guy just having a great time “stayin’ alive” using his CPAP all day long.

John Travolta’s strut from Saturday Night Fever isn’t even safe in this video. Instead of my waxing on about it, just click the video and watch it for yourself. It’s hilarious that the video makes use of the BeeGees‘ song, Stayin’ Alive, made popular in the movie, when, in fact, CPAP and BiPAP machines are used to do just that: help you to keep stayin’ alive.

Now, when the video’s all over, be sure to leave your comments below. Seriously.

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