Failing to achieve REM is definitely a problem in need of investigation. That's why we want you to get the repeat sleep study. (And this time make sure the tech doesn't wake you up after 4 hours for no good reason!)rockncountry101 wrote:Thanks everyone for the advice. I just wonder what happens next time if I don't get any REM sleep. I slept a solid four hours. At least I thought I did. I took my usual medication plus a sleeping pill, which I was told was fine. Wouldn't failing to get REM sleep be a sleep disorder itself?
The reason I asked Krelvin about flow limitation and RERA's during sleep studies is because one reason for not reaching REM is partial airway compromise that doesn't turn into full-on apneas, but does restrict breathing and make it very effortful causing lots of little arousals -- not necessarily waking the sleeper up but constantly pulling them out of deeper stages of sleep. I wonder if there will be evidence in your sleep study report of this kind of situation.
Try not to stress about the next steps. There is still a lot of hope for you to feel better and it's actually quite positive that you've been offered a repeat study at no charge. I don't know if I've ever heard of that -- it makes me wonder if they did see some problems but just couldn't officially start the titration because of strict criteria that you didn't meet last night.