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by M.Caine
Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I feel stupid, can no longer focus and my memory is simply terrible.
Replies: 26
Views: 3491

Re: I feel stupid, can no longer focus and my memory is simply terrible.

Your sleep study says you have moderate sleep apnea, with an AHI of 20. That is like having somebody poke at you 20 times an hour. You may not remember all these arousals, but they are disrupting your sleep all the same. They are probably preventing you from cycling through the normal sequence of s...
by M.Caine
Mon Dec 30, 2019 2:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I feel stupid, can no longer focus and my memory is simply terrible.
Replies: 26
Views: 3491

Re: I feel stupid, can no longer focus and my memory is simply terrible.

This is rough, and one of the hard parts is that you have to be very persistent and determined in your dealings with doctors and tests -- right when you feel you're in cognitive decline. You actually seem to be doing that quite well -- seeing a neurologist and a pulmonary doc, as well as doing a ho...
by M.Caine
Mon Dec 30, 2019 9:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I feel stupid, can no longer focus and my memory is simply terrible.
Replies: 26
Views: 3491

Re: I feel stupid, can no longer focus and my memory is simply terrible.

Thank you all for your answers, I thoroughly appreciate them. Your symptoms may or might not be due to sleep apnea, though little doubt your apnea could be contributing to the way you are currently feeling. Might be useful to know your age and family history, especially as relates to cognitive issue...
by M.Caine
Mon Dec 30, 2019 5:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I feel stupid, can no longer focus and my memory is simply terrible.
Replies: 26
Views: 3491

I feel stupid, can no longer focus and my memory is simply terrible.

Words don’t come. I was the guy that came up with the answers. Not anymore. I feel like people think I’m some kind of fraud, in that I can no longer reproduce or even accurately describe feats from the past. I am challenged in my accomplishments which adds insults to injury as I struggle with my lim...