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Sleeping worst then pre-CPAP

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Posted by LadySleepless on December 04, 2010 at 22:32:30:

I am 29 year old female that was just diagnosed with sleep Apnea. I am not obese so the doctor believes it to be hereditary since both my brother and father have it.

My sleep apnea is on the borderline of mild to moderate with 15 episodes per hour. Unlike most people with apnea my sleep study showed that I did not snore, sleep with an open mouth or have any drop in my oxygen levels. Apparently most people with sleep apnea have a drop in oxygen mine remained consistent.

My Symptoms do include:
*Excessive daytime sleepiness.
*Waking with an unrefreshed feeling after sleep, having problems with memory and concentration, feeling tired, and experiencing personality changes.
* Morning headaches.
*Sweating while I am sleeping.

I have been using a CPAP machine for 9 nights. The mask I have has soft prongs that go in the nose. I have only been able to sleep for 3 to 4 hours per night before waking up and pulling the mask off. That is of course if it is not already off and hanging around my neck.

I have tried two different nose pieces and will most likely try a fuller mask next week. I have started taking gravol to fall asleep at night and I am far more exhaust now then before the CPAP machine. On Friday I was almost late for work because in my exhaustion I had turned off both my first and second alarm without even registry the fact that I did it.

I am so tired of the machine. Last night I did not use it and felt like I slept much better, I definitely slept longer with no wake ups I can remember.

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