Sleep apnea rem
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I just had a sleep study and got the same results.. NO REM! I'm so confused because I can't find ANYTHING about this on the internet. I've been on over 20 different sleep aids throughout my life with no luck. I have trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, and apparently I don't get into REM. I had sleep apnea as a baby-2years old. Other than that, I've never been able to sleep well. HELP!
i have been diagnosed with sleep apnea.....overall,mild obstructive apnea,becoming severe in rem sleep with mild oxygen desaturation.I used a nose prong (resimed) for three weeks no problems at all,then developed dermatitus in and below my nose,sore and unsightly.I tried a mouth splint ,with lots of adjustments,had facial and ear pain.My doctor advised perservering with c-pap,but also adding the apnea was not bad....total rdi=12.1/hr.I am going on a cruise next week,and I am worried.
are not sleep experts, they are sleep apnea experts who can do little more than diagnose sleep apnea and prescribe cpap machines. That was the results of my sleep study. "No sleep apnea, but you keep waking up so here have a cpap machine and have a happy life". But doctor, why do I keep waking up all night long? "I don't know, just use the cpap machine and have a happy life".
The formal way of diagnosing narcolepsy is to undergo a multiple sleep latency test (MSLT) which is a daytime study after an overnight sleep study. If you're REM sleep deprived in general, you'll have what's called REM rebound, where you go into REM much quicker than normal. You may want to mention your symptoms the next time you meet with your sleep doctor.
The reason for the constant 4AM wake up time is because of your sleep cycles. You go through 4-5 cycles of sleep, from light to deep to REM sleep. During REM sleep, your muscles (including your throat muscles) relax completely and the longer you stay in this stage, the more likely you'll stop breathing and wake up.
You don't have to wake up gasping or choking. You probably don't like to sleep on your back, right?
How can I help heal my chronic pain issues if I do not have stage 4 sleep and very little REM sleep? 3. Is there anything I can do to increase stage 4 and REM sleep? 4. Could the cortisol level be a culprit in all of this? Thank you in advance for the multiplicity in questions. I am not sure where the next steps were.
Researchers evaluated 98 pacemaker patients for sleep apnea. Fifty-nine percent of the patients had undiagnosed sleep apnea and they suffer from sleep disorders. But there is no good research done for sleep apnea in pacemakers users.
Also sleep apnea can also be associated with restless leg syndrome, Obesity and upper airway soft tissue abnormalities etc.
I recently had a sleep study and my results are REDUCED REM AND DELTA SLEEP and ALPHA WAVE INTRUSION into delta sleep. My understanding, I have 'awake' alpha waves firing during delta (deep) sleep resulting in non restorative sleep. As well, it took me 4.5 hours to ever get to REM sleep, then it was reduced.
I am diagnosed with Mutiple Sclerosis, Complex Partial Seizures, Pernicous Anemia, IBS, Severe Migraines, Scolosis, and multiple herniated discs.
I told him I have sleep apnea, some days worse then others. I just did the sleep test last weekend and it came back negative. She told me to be considered to have sleep apnea you have to stop breathing 15+ times an hour.
I asked to be tested, and am glad I did. I ended up having to take the test twice, the first night I could feel my self waking up and not breathing, but a cord came unplugged so I had to do it again and slept fine the next night.
Get a sleep test performed, to check for Sleep Apnea and to make certain that you are netering into REM and Deep Sleep properly. Don't ecpext the Pulmanologist to say anything. Get a copy of the test results and go through it yourself. You should hit REM about 30% of the night that rests your brain, I can't remember the percentage, but you need a large amount of Deep Sleep to rest your body.
All the symptoms you describe and the high red blood cell count could be attributed to obstructive sleep apnea. I would question the validity of a sleep study that only lasted 3 hours, with you fighting “to stay asleep." You should definitely give the continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device a fair trial. You also need to have further discussions with the sleep specialist, about his/her impressions of your symptoms.
Well, hold off on the expensive scans and heart tests until you get the second sleep experiment with a positive airway pressure mask. You see, the connection between "psychosis" and sleep apnea is probably from the lack of sleep that sleep apnea causes. When you don't get enough solid sleep, you can have all sorts of oddball mental impressions of things that seem out of place.
About the sleep apnea - unless you had substantial good sleep in all stages and some time in REM while supine, a sleep study negative for obstructive sleep apnea may not be conclusive. Look at your copy of the report and see what it says about arousals, especially any associated with limb movements. Maybe you didn't sleep enough to exhibit the apneas on this particular night.
I recently had a sleep study done and it showed no apnea, no REM and on average waking up 18 times an hour. I was but on Nuvigil 150mg and have been taking for 4 days but I don't want to take it anymore for several reasons. One it only lasts about 6 hrs and then I hit a wall. The second reason is I just feel creepy inside and my hrt rate on average is up 15-20 bpm. I just called the Doc to tell them about it and they are supposed to call back.
My husband was recently diagnosed with Sleep Apnea at a sleep clinic. He has suffered from severe, almost
debilitating fatigue for many years, never knowing why. He does not snore. It turns out there is a non-snoring type
of Sleep Apnea, and not one doctor (of many, MANY!) ever suggested this as a cause for the fatigue and exhaustion.
Now he is using a CPAP machine, and adjusting quite well!
5 quality fair compared to home same start time 33.04.31 end time time 5.32.32 ttib 7.28.5 sleep latency min 49.5 tst 6.18.0 rem latency 185.0 tst84.4 waso min 20.5 hypopneas 3 rem 4 apnea hypopnea events 5 spontaneous arousals 55 . I went to a neurog doctor I had a 20min eeg test it was normal the doctor told me I do not have seizures. Should I see another doctor.
I have undergone a sleep study, that's my only qualification to comment, that and a long life's experience... and old guy.
I read you do not suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea.. look right and while I don't recall the % time in REM needed to be rested in the morning, you must have been given the number. In my case I was told I was marginally well rested relative to test results, but do suffer from mild sleep apnea.
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