Dr Norman Swan

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26,995 appearances 288 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2006 last heard 15 Sep

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What's That Rash? · What has your nose got to do with sleep? · 18 Aug 2026 podcast

So what do kids feel most disgusted about is the toilet.

Mm.

So somebody reaching into a toilet, pulling out a cigarette and lighting it.

You know, kids go, ugh.

And then the other is taking a cigarette to the mouth and lighting it, and it turns into a cockroach, because kids say they're cockroaches.

Yeah.

So that sense of disgust.

People have used try to associate, say, for example, hydrogen sulphate, rotten egg smells with smoking to try and condition you out of smoking.

And it will work with some people, but it's um whether it lasts or not is another issue.

Maybe there is.

But do you want your brain messed around with while you're sleeping?

I'm not sure.

People know the basics, which is dark room, no screens.

Don't drink alcohol before you go to bed.

Keep your caffeine away from, you know, probably the afternoon on.

Uh, don't eat too close to bed, don't go exercising too close to bedtime, uh, you can have a warm bath.

But there are other things as well.

We'll come back to that in another WhatsApp.

Yeah,

And it's another example of our N equals one series, which is, you know, if you've got a favorite

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