[blparent] Has anybody heard these Learn More 924 commercials on the radio?

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And now we know why this disorder is having trouble being recogonized. 
The population of totally blind people is small, and as with any subset of the population "If I don't have it, then anybody who does must be doing something wrong". 
We've seen this play out before, anybody remember when PMS was  believed to be all in women's heads? Those hormones and the behaviors that caused some of the behavior couldn't be real right? 
Or another one, postpartum depression, now that's just the sign of a weak woman, after all if she just snapped out of it, she'd do just fine. 

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nevzat Adil
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 8:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Has anybody heard these Learn More 924 commercials on the radio?

I doubt it if sleep disorder is due to total blindness. I have been totally blind almost all of my life, only light perception during early childhood. In my younger days I did sleep very well, but it is only now that I I am older that I sleep only about 4 hours per night.
I would say that one may have sleep disorder whether blind or not.
People have this disorder as they get older.
Another thing that needs consideration is how physically tired one is.
Many blind people are very sedantic, lacking physical exercise. No doubt, getting sufficient exercise will help one's sleep.  It works for me.
As far as comercials are concerned, I do not take them seriously, because they are produced to sell a product and not necessarily improve lives.

On 1/10/14, Sharon Howerton <shrnhow at gmail.com> wrote:
> They are on every day here in Chicago and it is actually non 24.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Robert Shelton
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 8:30 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Has anybody heard these Learn More 924 
> commercials onthe radio?
>
> Yep, it is real, but I have a big problem with the commercials.  The 
> speaker starts off by saying "You can't see me because this is radio, 
> and I can't see you because I'm totally blind."  Cute, I suppose, but 
> cheesy.  Then he goes off into this business about how he can't 
> concentrate on anything during the day, leaving the clear impression 
> that it is because of his blindness.  Were I in the position of a 
> sighted person thinking about hiring someone in a critical position, 
> and a blind person showed up, that commercial would add to any and 
> every other misconception about blindness I might have.
>
> So, maybe Vanda is working on a beneficial compound, but their way of 
> drumming up business strikes me as patronizing at best.
>
> OK, not about blind parenting, so no more from me on this.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trising at sbcglobal.net [mailto:trising at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 4:47 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Has anybody heard these Learn More 924 
> commercials onthe radio?
>
>     Yes, Non24 sleep disorder is real. I have it, and Melatonin helps.
> Vanda
> Pharmaceuticals is coming out with a medication that will help more 
> than Melatonin. I have not heard the commercials. There is also a 
> website if you are interested. If you put Non24 into your favorite 
> search engine, you will find it.
>
> Sincerely,
> Terri Wilcox
>
>
>
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