[Gemme]

Originally Posted by JoSchmooze

Anyone else ever have a sleep study before?
I had one last night and it surprised me.
I knew that I snored and I knew that sometimes I sleep in some strange positions...

When the tech explained the procedure, he indicated that he would be
montoring me for about 2 hours of sleep and then if it was necessary,
(if I stopped breathing more than 5 times in an hour) he'd put a CPAP mask on me
and try and get the right pressure for me.

Evidently, after I reached REM sleep I averaged to stop breathing,
on average - 17 times in 2 hours! No freakin' wonder I am always
tired when I get up!

I was just wondering if anyone else has had this experience?
I am almost apprehensive about going to sleep tonight.

Welcome to sleep apnea. Ebon has it. I've stayed awake and watched him sometimes when he's stopped breathing a lot during the night. I find myself holding my breath with him and silently willing him to breathe again. Not unlike an overly dramatic cinematic moment (BREATHE, dammit!) too.

He has a CPAP machine, which has helped tremendously. We were gifted it and it's been a godsend because the volume of his snoring has led to me threatening to stab him with a fork in the middle of the night (and, at that particular moment of stressed sleep deprivation) being completely serious.

He has taken steps to better his health and that has helped his snoring and sleep apnea somewhat. Enough for him to not need to use the machine every night, so that's a very good thing.

Good luck with your results.