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Re: No REM period (???)

Posted by RenoTom on April 25, 2003 at 21:42:04:

In Reply to: No REM period (???) posted by Hugo Angers on April 25, 2003 at 10:32:34:

"I take also clonazepam before sleeping. I don't know how to name it in english... It's against convulsions... If I don't take that, I waky up with a start so much that I almost do not sleep."

"I have a strong feeling to not breathing well when I'm sleeping. I very often wake up with a start, feeling like I'm choking and having strong heart beats and arythmia during 10 min."

"Doctors said that I't because I have nightmares and I'm anxious."

Two of the statements you made during the thread (restated above) are very good examples of sleep apnea symptoms. And the doctors explanation (third example) for the symptoms in the second example are part of the reasons I would have a new doc.

Because sleep apnea and it's accompanying arousals disrupts sleep archetecture, it is very common to not have REM sleep. When in a titration study the techs stive for REM sleep because it gives a better pressure indication. It is common for those who don't get much REM to have a good hit of REM Rebound when starting NPAP therapy.

As to the other percentages, it seems normal for untreated sleep apnea, but then I'm not a doc.

RenoTom

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