Thank you for sharing those articles, ChicagoGranny. I've been struggling with fibro and non-restorative sleep for years (30 or so). I'm tired! It's a huge frustration to me that fibro is still seen as a non-entity, all-in-your-head, "disease" by many health practitioners. I have much better results...

I have both, yes. Sorry it's been so difficult. My fibro though is not on my face, it's in my arms legs and trunk. So I can't sleep for long in any position. For years I slept on stomach and side but as I get a little older (and they make beds crappier), stomach sleeping can't be done for long plus...

I've got the whole shebang myself - OSA, fibro, PTSD, plus others, just for fun, 'cause normal is over-rated. I haven't noticed that the fibro really interferes with things on my face and head - the pain points are elsewhere. However, if your nerve endings are jazzy to begin with - it's definitely c...

The other night the software said: You had an AHI of 1.70, which is considered reasonably good Last night it said: You had an AHI of 3.34, which is considered technically "treated" Why is a higher number "treated" and a lower number "reasonably good"? Shouldn't it be the opposite? FWIW, my untreate...

Do you happen to have an alternative-type provider that you work with? I know that there are many knowledgeble folks on this forum who can give you great ideas to try. Your non-STEMI adds an element of urgency. My gut (for whatever that's worth ) wants you to pack up your equipment and sit with some...

I have one of those hose lift doo-hickeys and I love it. I use a DreamWear mask where the hose connects to the top of my head. The lift keeps my hose up and out of the way so it doesn't tug at my head and I don't get tangled in it. My resident "Cat Hat" (not pictured) doesn't seem offended by it han...

Thanks so much Pugsy. I agree that many things just aren't as clear as we might like. I'll continue working on my sleep hours. And when I have more data I'll share more. The idea of trying a steadier pressure makes sense. I feel like I'm missing out on REM sleep. I had 15.8% REM the night of my slee...

anything I might change to improve my sleep. A standard checklist ----> [img]- Practice good sleep hygiene (Google it and read several sources) - Eat a good diet - Have a regular, moderate exercise program - Try to avoid daytime naps. - Practice total abstinence of caffeine including sources like c...

The report looks good at at least on paper. What unwanted symptoms are you experiencing that you haven't seen any improvement in? Daytime sleepiness or wanting to nap? Daytime fatigue? Poor sleep quality at night? I continue to have daytime sleepiness (sleepy rides to work - it's better than it was...

Julie wrote:For some reason your AHI isn't showing ... ?

Sorry! I had "unclicked" that...

Hi! I'm new to the forum and to CPAP. After many years of poor sleep and depression caused, in my mind, by a pretty stressful life, I started falling asleep in my car on my way to work. My doc referred me to a neurologist who ordered a sleep study which showed AHI of 29. No titration was done at the...

Also consider any other changes that might be going on at the same time....are you starting or stopping any medications? I've been dealing with numbness and tingling in my hands as well as "electrical zappy" feelings for a few months now and I thought Parkinson's had come to get me (my mother died o...

I use a netti pot and flonase - sometimes together, sometimes not, in the evenings. My doc told me to try two packets instead of one and that does seem to help. I have chronically inflamed sinuses and have seen ENT and allergy who told me I have "non-allergic rhinitis". It's very aggravating at nigh...

I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my [probably damaged] heart. For years I've skirted the outside edges of Western medicine trying to be taken seriously. Fibromyalgia, Reynaud's, depression, bone-crushing fatigue, sinus trouble, digestive trouble, failure to lose weight even when followi...

Some reading material for you........

https://sleep.tnet.com/home/files/resme ... -guide.pdf


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