The problem I have is that my airway closes completely as soon as I lose consciousness and this causes me to immediately reawaken. It has got to the stage where I find it is almost impossible for me to fall asleep, and therefore when I had my sleep study, I was awake all night. The results showed no sleep apneas, which was hardly surprising as I had not been asleep.
I managed to get a second sleep study, but once again, I was awake for the entire night so the data was of no real value.
I have had considerable difficulty persuading the doctors that I have sleep apnea as the data doesn't support my case.
Anyway, I have eventually badgered them sufficiently to let me have a CPAP machine on a trial basis to see if it helps my problem.
I haven't seen this particular difficulty brought up by anyone before and wonder if I am alone. It almost seems that my airways block so completely and so quickly, that I can't actually fall asleep.
I managed to get a second sleep study, but once again, I was awake for the entire night so the data was of no real value.
I have had considerable difficulty persuading the doctors that I have sleep apnea as the data doesn't support my case.
Anyway, I have eventually badgered them sufficiently to let me have a CPAP machine on a trial basis to see if it helps my problem.
I haven't seen this particular difficulty brought up by anyone before and wonder if I am alone. It almost seems that my airways block so completely and so quickly, that I can't actually fall asleep.
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