I STILL SLEEPY USUALLY AROUND 1PM AFTER 7-8HOURS OF SLEEP ESPECIALLY IF ANY EVENT 1-2 EVENT PER HR

[sirtosti]

hi, I still feel tired after sleeping 7 to 8 hrs. Usuall around noon or 1pm, I would start getting sleepy. Exceptions are those days if I am able to fall asleep late mornings for an extra hr or two for a total of 9 to 10 hrs, but I don't have that luxury of daily sleep in. If I go to bed early enough to sleep a total of 9 or 10 hrs and if am unlucky and wake up for any reason, I might not be able to fall asleep again quickly and will end up losing 30 minute to an hr before I fall asleep again. In the end, might not be able to get the full 7 or 8hrs.

What exactly might be going on especially on the days that I am asleep for 8 hrs?

[Julie]

Wow - you haven't said if

you've seen a doctor
you've been diagnosed with anything (incl'g apnea)
you're on any therapy (incl'g Cpap)
you're on any meds at what times
you have any other conditions
you have a machine, but which model of which brand at what pressure(s)
you have a mask and which one
if you can download Oscar (see Stickies) if you have a machine and SD card (instructions re posting in the stickie)
and anything else about your life that might be relevant.

so if you want help... give us something to go on!

[chunkyfrog]

And please use your inside voice.

[Wulfman...]

hi, I still feel tired after sleeping 7 to 8 hrs. Usuall around noon or 1pm, I would start getting sleepy. Exceptions are those days if I am able to fall asleep late mornings for an extra hr or two for a total of 9 to 10 hrs, but I don't have that luxury of daily sleep in. If I go to bed early enough to sleep a total of 9 or 10 hrs and if am unlucky and wake up for any reason, I might not be able to fall asleep again quickly and will end up losing 30 minute to an hr before I fall asleep again. In the end, might not be able to get the full 7 or 8hrs.

What exactly might be going on especially on the days that I am asleep for 8 hrs?

Absolutely NO information there to go on.

How long have you been on therapy?
What equipment are you using? (including make and model of machine and the type of mask)
What are the machine settings? (including humidifier)
Are you using software to monitor your therapy?
Is your therapy optimized?
Are your leaks under control?


Den

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[chunkyfrog]

Sirtosi has left the building--one post, now compiling, research, lost?

[sirtosti]

Wow - you haven't said if

you've seen a doctor
you've been diagnosed with anything (incl'g apnea)
you're on any therapy (incl'g Cpap)
you're on any meds at what times
you have any other conditions
you have a machine, but which model of which brand at what pressure(s)
you have a mask and which one
if you can download Oscar (see Stickies) if you have a machine and SD card (instructions re posting in the stickie)
and anything else about your life that might be relevant.

so if you want help... give us something to go on!

Hello, in response to the above questions,

I have seen my doctor and was diagnosed with sleep apnea two years ago and I have been using steadfastly using Resmed air sense for two years.
The mask I use is AirSense 10 AutoSet with Heated Humidifier + Aifit N30i Nasal Mask
There isn't any other diagnosis apart from sleep apnea
The pressure I believe is set at about 5 or is their a way to make sure I give you the right value?
I am on some painkillers for pulling a muscle

[sirtosti]

hi, I still feel tired after sleeping 7 to 8 hrs. Usuall around noon or 1pm, I would start getting sleepy. Exceptions are those days if I am able to fall asleep late mornings for an extra hr or two for a total of 9 to 10 hrs, but I don't have that luxury of daily sleep in. If I go to bed early enough to sleep a total of 9 or 10 hrs and if am unlucky and wake up for any reason, I might not be able to fall asleep again quickly and will end up losing 30 minute to an hr before I fall asleep again. In the end, might not be able to get the full 7 or 8hrs.

What exactly might be going on especially on the days that I am asleep for 8 hrs?

Absolutely NO information there to go on.

How long have you been on therapy?
What equipment are you using? (including make and model of machine and the type of mask)
What are the machine settings? (including humidifier)
Are you using software to monitor your therapy?
Is your therapy optimized?
Are your leaks under control?


Den

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[I have been on therapy for about two years
am using I have seen my doctor and was diagnosed with sleep apnea two years ago and I have been using steadfastly using Resmed air sense for two years.
The mask I use is AirSense 10 AutoSet with Heated Humidifier + Aifit N30i Nasal Mask
There isn't any other diagnosis apart from sleep apnea
The pressure I believe is set at about 5 or is their a way to make sure I give you the right value?
I am on some painkillers for pulling a muscle
I am not using any software to yet
MY leaks are under control
I am not sure what it means to answer if my therapy is optimized
/quote]

[sirtosti]

Wow - you haven't said if

you've seen a doctor
you've been diagnosed with anything (incl'g apnea)
you're on any therapy (incl'g Cpap)
you're on any meds at what times
you have any other conditions
you have a machine, but which model of which brand at what pressure(s)
you have a mask and which one
if you can download Oscar (see Stickies) if you have a machine and SD card (instructions re posting in the stickie)
and anything else about your life that might be relevant.

so if you want help... give us something to go on!
[ I have seen my doctor and was diagnosed with sleep apnea two years ago and I have been using steadfastly using Resmed air sense for two years.
The mask I use is AirSense 10 AutoSet with Heated Humidifier + Aifit N30i Nasal Mask
There isn't any other diagnosis apart from sleep apnea
The pressure I believe is set at about 5 or is their a way to make sure I give you the right value?
I am on some painkillers for pulling a muscle. I take this muscle relaxer in the morning and evening but that's hours before bed time
/quote]

[Julie]

Please get Oscar - see top note on main page - and follow all instructions about how to post, what to post (important), and then post results so we can give you answers. Don't include the calendar though - no need to. We'd really like to help you but need more info - and it is also not clear what the setting of '5' refers to - is it the only pressure setting you have, or do you use two settings - as you would with an Autopap, and what would the other one be? And if you are still on medication, what is the name please?

[zonker]

hi, I still feel tired after sleeping 7 to 8 hrs.

welcome to the zoo!

please download the free software called oscar. it can be found here-

https://www.sleepfiles.com/OSCAR/

it will gather data that will help the experts here see what is going on with your sleep apnea journey. each of us is different and each of us need different advice as to how to help improve sleep apnea.

there is also some information about oscar in the announcement section you see above the threads. you'll need to be reading up on it so you can find out how to help us help you.

good luck!

[sirtosti]

Hello, Thanks to pugsy for the instructions on taking the screenshot and uploading here. It was a slight struggle to get the data especially the screenshot as uploaded. It was my own fault since, which I have since corrected. I hope I uploaded the reqired screen san the calendar and piechart. Please let me know if there are more informative files I should upload. thanks.

[Julie]

You did everything right and all looks terrific. If you still feel bad, do look at other reasons besides OSA unless this was an unusually good night.

[Pugsy]

Do you take any medications of any kind? If so, what?
Any change in any meds...dosage or time of dose?
Any other physical or mental health issues going on?
Do you remember waking up very many times during the night?

[sirtosti]

This was not an unusuall night. Perhaps I could upload sleep data from wednesday and thursday night because those were two nights this week that I definitely felt like taking a nap around 1pm or 2pm. Because of these things, I have been trying to experiment with beset time for a better and longer sleep, which i currently peg at about 11pm, which still gives me about 7hrs of sleep or 7hrs and some minutes. however, the problem is that sometimes I wake up for no reason about 4am and then may easily fall asleep 30 min later or an hr later. I don't know whatelse that I could look into or try, but I have an office job that I don't want to be seen dozing off during work. one other information I might add is that sometimes it appears the sleep come after I had eaten something. I don't know the relationship with that lunch time food and the apnea. please any suggestion for something I could try helps.

Thanks.

[Julie]

Well, answering Pugsy's questions would be a start...

Have you had any trouble with blood sugar (diabetes) or been tested for it?

Having a carbohydrate-heavy lunch will knock people out, diabetes or not, but if you're not sure, get tested.