Pulse spikes by 20-30bpm when I roll over - is this normal?

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Re: Pulse spikes by 20-30bpm when I roll over - is this normal?

Post by sick_and_tired » Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:43 am

JDS74 wrote:It is likely that the rate change is related to an arousal and not the effort of rolling over.
Here is a link to a post showing similar charts for me:

viewtopic/t106057/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1 ... 6#p1005146

The heart graph shows perfectly normal heart activity and isn't a worry from a cardiac standpoint.
Whether or not you have an apnea issue is a different question. You are certainly not having any desaturations that go to a troublesome range.

Not all, or in my case hardly any, apnea events lead to low SpO2 desaturations. But... They do lead to sleep disruptions.
Thank you!

I was never claiming that these spikes in my pulse are any cause for concern, in terms of the health of my heart. I'm just worried that they may be a indicative of a sleep disorder.

I don't think I have full-blown sleep apnoea, as I don't observe Sp02 desaturations. My concern that something is happening in my sleep that is enough to disrupt it, and that these pulse spikes are a symptom of an underlying problem.