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Hypopneas?

Posted by lucieintheskye on February 27, 2006 at 19:52:20:

I'm new to the world of apneas and hypopneas, and I really know nothing about it at all. I tried to do a little research, but it didn't really help much. Basically, I had a sleep study done at the hospital 2 years ago, where I did not sleep well AT ALL (creepy, cold hospital conditions). The diagnosis was Insomnia, and the doctor said that was all I had to worry about. However, I just got a copy of the test, and I noticed it said that in the REM stage, I had three hypopneas (I was in that stage for only 15 minutes). What does that mean exactly? Is it normal to have hypopneas? How many is 'a lot'? Do they cause any daytime symptoms, like sleepiness? Or is it just nothing to worry about?

The only reason I'm slightly concerned and curious is because I have been having a crazy time trying to figure out why I'm so tired and exhausted all the time. I wake up feeling completely unrefreshed, almost like I didn't go to sleep at all. I'm just curious if hypopneas could affect how you feel at all. The test I had done was a couple of years ago... however my problems have gotten worse, and I wake up sometimes in the night feeling like I hadn't been breathing... kind of like I had been holding my breath or something. I don't snore, though. I'm thinking of getting another sleep study done, 'just in case', but I wanted to get some opinions to start with.

Thanks ahead of time.

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