to wonder why you can't hear properly when having a big stretch?

[Catsize]

Just that really. I know that the combined wisdom of the vipers shall provide the answer...

I know I am being unreasonable really in that I have better and more important things to be thinking about

Because your arms are covering your ears?

and, why can't you hear for the first couple of seconds after you wake up? It's like your ears don't switch on immediately...

Ha! Indeed Worra!

Didn't know about the waking up thing!

Really? am very gullible

ok maybe it's just me...but definitely I wake up first, then hear things a few seconds later. I sleep with my radio on and I don't hear it when I wake - got to switch my ears on first.

Is it because you yawn at the same time thus have blood rushing to ears induced deafness?

I can't be the only one who read the OP and did a massive stretch?

Nope, no yawning. Blood rushing was my theory too, but blood flow increases during exercise etc but hearing isn't affected.
It is a great mystery p'raps, like the homing pigeon. Kind of.

Or is it homeing pigeon? No. That looks wrong.

You tense your neck when stretching, which traps air in your ears. Your eardrums can't vibrate properly, therefore sound is muffled. Just the same as when the air pressure in your ears changes during flight.

Wowsers! Thanks maid.
Gold star to you me thinks
unless you are just totally making this up but sounding impressive

When I do a big stretch I always make a loud "Aaaaagh" nois at the same time (not a yawn exactly) so that would probably prevent me from hearing anything else.

Don't know about not hearing when you first wake up. Never noticed this.

Iv also had to have a nice stretch after reading this, tis lovely

But....if I can't hear when I first wake up, how do I hear the alarm go off that wakes me up in the first place?

Mine is more if a 'nnnnnnnn' sometimes 5foot5. Not when I am tryin' to do listenin' though. :-)