lack of sleep

[bruiser]

has anybody elses specialist put the lack of sleep possibly down to snoring? mine wants me to try ths sleep clinic anybody else had that? thank you x

[66Amanda66]

Hi, yes my specialist asked me if i snored, and i did terribly, he asked me to have an overnight sleep study and i did, it turned out that i had sleep apnoea.

I now have a CPAP Machine (constant positive airway pressure) that controlls my breathing at night, i have only just started using it so its early days to be able to tell if it will help me.

Apparently it helps you get a deeper sleep so you dont feel tired the next day.

So i would recomend anyone to have a sleep study, especially if you snore heavily and feel as if you havent had a good quality sleep. Hop this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

best wishes, amanda x

[bruiser in reply to 66Amanda66]

thank you for that, he told me the test he will do is something around ur wrist and finger and it tells him how much oxygen being used, or something like that cant really remember all he said waiting to hear from my gp xx

[66Amanda66 in reply to 66Amanda66]

Hi forgot to say it wasnt just about the snoring, it was the waking up in the mornings feeling exhausted and like i hadnt slept very well, also overweight people are much more prone to it and also its more common in men than women, hope this helps xxx

[soulsusie]

HI bruiser I too have heard of this rather strange phenonomum.

My husband insists I snore, but I know for sure he does lol!!!

Good luck

Sue x x

[bruiser in reply to soulsusie]

i live alone so cant really answer that, but men really do snore but insist women are noisier lol

we shall see what happens thanks x

[Hidden]

no thats weird isnt it mine has put it down to pain due to pressure points etc due to fibro love diddle x

[66Amanda66]

Hi, yes when i had the sleep trial i had two sets of monitors strapped around my chest,and a monitor on my finger to measure oxygen in your blood, also a clear tube under my nose, it was quite uncomfortable but its only one night, and i didnt have to stay in hospital, they put it all on you and then you wear it all night and take it back the next day, it was then a week or so until they phoned me to say i had apnoea.

Regards amanda x

[bruiser]

thank you all for your comments this site is really helpful and informative thanks again x