Rem and Sleep Apnea

chi-newbie · Post by **chi-newbie** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:37 pm

I had a sleep study last night and hardly slept at all. The tech woke me at 7a.m., right when I was finally sleeping. I said "wow I was having some crazy dreams", he said "I know you were in REM". I will not be getting my results for a week or so, so I am anxious to know if people with sleep apnea (untreated) reach REM? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:54 pm

chi-newbie wrote:I am anxious to know if people with sleep apnea (untreated) reach REM?

Yes.

RosemaryB · Post by **RosemaryB** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:35 pm

In my sleep study I did reach REM, but then was bounced out of it quickly, so my REM was all broken up by apneas, hypopneas, and arousals. It looked to me like I wasn't getting good quality REM, or enough of it.

split_city · Post by **split_city** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 7:37 pm

chi-newbie wrote:I had a sleep study last night and hardly slept at all. The tech woke me at 7a.m., right when I was finally sleeping. I said "wow I was having some crazy dreams", he said "I know you were in REM". I will not be getting my results for a week or so, so I am anxious to know if people with sleep apnea (untreated) reach REM? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Yes untreated OSA patients do reach REM. However, it does depend on how severe the OSA is and how many arousals occur during the night. Generally, REM is reduced in OSA patients and more so when OSA is severe. The reason is simple...the patient doesn't get a chance to reach REM because of the excessive arousals.

During the CPAP titration of a split study, many OSA patients experience long periods of REM on CPAP. This is referred to as "REM rebound." The body is just craving for REM

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