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- Thu Jul 20, 2017 8:51 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I don't know what's wrong with me and neither do the doctors
- Replies: 23
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Re: I don't know what's wrong with me and neither do the doctors
have you ruled out external causes of arousals they will leave you very tired do you have any stressors or major problems death in famiy, being audited to pay more taxes, about to be fired from job or had been fired, personal problems with your mate, ... they can all leave you drained and tired Lik...
- Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:46 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I don't know what's wrong with me and neither do the doctors
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4297
Re: I don't know what's wrong with me and neither do the doctors
I don't mean to sound skeptical, but with an AHI = 5 and UARS ruled out, you may be expecting CPAP to do too much to fix your bad sleep. I'm not expecting much from the CPAP at all and never said I did. I mainly avoided getting a CPAP because of how much it costs. I only bought one last week to fin...
- Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:01 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I don't know what's wrong with me and neither do the doctors
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4297
Re: I don't know what's wrong with me and neither do the doctors
First question is - do you generally sleep on your back? I always fall asleep on my side but I do roll over on my back (my partner can attest to this). I tried pinning a tennis ball to the back of my top for 2 weeks to prevent myself from rolling on my back. Although it did prevent me from rolling ...
- Tue Jul 18, 2017 6:06 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I don't know what's wrong with me and neither do the doctors
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4297
I don't know what's wrong with me and neither do the doctors
Note: I've been advised on r/CPAP to register and post my problem and sleep study results here. TL;DR: AHI of 5 that doctors don’t think is worth treating. Spontaneous arousals of 7.5 an hour but not UARS according to doctors. I’ve no clue what’s wrong with me except doctors suggest it’s psychologic...