greese

Preparing for my sleep study…

Posted by greese about 8 months, 2 weeks ago.

7 Comments

  • corywright
    (8 months, 2 weeks ago)

    Dude, I've tried, it's impossible to study in your sleep.

    • greese
      greese said:
      (8 months, 2 weeks ago)

      No doubt! I decidedly couldn't sleep, so I studied the ceiling instead.

  • mactivist
    mactivist said:
    (8 months, 2 weeks ago)

    haha!

    The obligatory pic W/ iPhone in the mirror.

  • itod
    itod said:
    (8 months, 2 weeks ago)

    c'mon gene, you gotta give us more than that! ;0]

    • greese
      greese said:
      (8 months, 2 weeks ago)

      Haha, well, I've been having all sorts of strange heart/breathing (constant dyspnea, palpitations, high/low blood pressure) problems over the past two years and have had almost every test there is — all of which say I'm fine.

      Then, the thought occured to me that I might be tired all of the time because I simply don't sleep as much as I think I do (as opposed to tiredness being related to work-stress, allergies, etc.)

      Anyway, I did the sleep test to see if I suffer from sleep apnea. I don't have the official results yet, but the tech said I have some level of UAO (upper airway obstruction).

      So, to make a long story even longer; I thought I slept normally, but it turns out I barely slept at all. For the first 6 hours of the test, the computer showed that I was effectively awake for 2 of them, and I woke up several times in the middle of the other 4.

      For the last 2.5 hours, I was put on a CPAP machine as a test. I couldn't breathe through my nose at all, so they had to use the mask that goes over my mouth and nose. It felt like someone was doing a poor job of suffocating me with a pillow for all 2.5 hours. Needless to say, I didn't sleep at all during those.

      So, now I have to see the ENT about some 'house cleaning' regarding my deviated septum/inflamed tonsils.

      That enough details for ya? haha

  • dmbftp
    dmbftp said:
    (8 months, 2 weeks ago)

    sooooooooooooooo……. Pass?

    • greese
      greese said:
      (8 months, 2 weeks ago)

      Not quite… see the comment above for more info. =)

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