I thought the same thing, sol....how in the world am I supposed to SLEEP
given that I'm attached a myriad of ways to lines, with electrodes taped to
my head (in various spots), my upper lip, my chin, my eyes, a band around my
chest, etc etc.
It took me 2 hours to fall asleep and at that, my sleep was very broken.
BUT it did give the techs a chance to record what happened to me during what
little sleep I did have. THEN, to add insult to injury ! <smile> they woke
me and put on a CPAP machine and told me to go back to sleep.
The only saving grace, for me, was that I had been using a CPAP machine
for about 6 months prior to my sleep study (I had been dx'd with chronic
obstructive sleep apnea by a neurologist and had to wait to get in for the
sleep study, but was lucky enough to get a CPAP machine at diagnosis)...
When I put the CPAP on, I fell asleep within MINUTES and slept a solid 4
hours.
The end result was that I stopped breathing somewhere between 30 and 40
times an hour for up to 15 seconds at a time!!! No wonder (before using the
CPAP machine) I was tired in the mornings....! My snoring also kept my
household (including animals) awake at night.
I no longer suffer from sleep apnea....for me, the 'cure' was having
weight loss surgery in April 2004. I had to use the CPAP machine until
about August 2004 and then found that it was more of a hinderance than a
benefit and haven't used it since....I had dropped about 40#s when I stopped
using the CPAP machine.
HTH
Denise
Saskatoon, SK Canada
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "sol" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: CS>re: Snoring/Obstructive Sleep Apnea
> What I don't understand about a sleep study is how anyone goes to sleep
> under those conditions. It has been suggested to me to have the sleep
> study done. But I have such trouble getting to sleep in my own
> comfortable bed, in my own home, not connected up to electrodes, that it
> is impossible to believe in ever falling asleep in the study conditions.
> I'd imagine if they give a patient a strong sleeping pill, that would
> interfere with results, right? When I do fall asleep at home, I can't
> stay asleep either. And as my statement implies, I sometimes do not
> sleep at all.
>
> It would be best for me to contact someone where they actually do sleep
> studies, and ask my questions there, but it seems so impossible that it
> could get any results from me, that even that much seems like an awful
> waste of time.
> sol
>
> Heather King (LCA) wrote:
>
>> The only way to tell if you have
>>this is to get a sleep study done. They put electrodes in various
>>places, measuring how many wake-ups you have during the night and how
>>much oxygen you are getting into your bloodstream. It is actually
>>considered a life-threatening condition and can result in heart failure,
>>not to mention the myriad possibilities for vehicular and on-the-job
>>accidents resulting from lack of restful sleep.
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