A few months ago I started noticing earworms (aka stuck song syndrome) where a certain song you recently heard or from the past keeps repeating in your head to the point that it gets distressing. This symptom is usually worse in the morning and often gone in late evening. This symptom along with rumination, unwanted/intrusive thoughts is generally associated with OCD, ADHD, brain injury, PTSD, trauma, high anxiety, sleep deprivation, some medications etc. The songs themselves are most common in "average" people dealing with high stress, worry, anxiety. I do worry often and have some occasional anxiety, but none of these other conditions and have a great happy life. I am just curious if something is causing stress on the brain or body (due to oxygen deprivation) during sleep which can definitely cause these symptoms, despite feeling normal otherwise.
I could be mistaking cause and effect, but I believe I have noticed that when I lose a little weight (3-5lbs) and drop the CPAP pressure that the stuck songs get worse. When I increase the pressure I have noticed they seem to be milder and almost gone. I also noticed that if I don't sleep well and lie awake half the night then the stucks songs are gone or milder in the morning but will increase after a few days of poor sleep. When I sleep deeply the next day the songs can often be more bothersome. Sometimes increasing the pressure results in higher AHI (especially with a new tighter P10 mask/strap). Attached are some images showing good/bad days in terms of the stuck songs. If anyone can see anything in this data that might help me I would be forever thankful since increasing the pressure to a min of 14 or 14.5 doesn't always seem to do the trick. I can provide additional data if needed.
1st image: Min pressure 10 (intense stuck songs symptoms)
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