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Re: Links between CFS and sleep apnea

Posted by pavor on August 16, 2002 at 12:03:17:

In Reply to: Links between CFS and sleep apnea posted by raven on August 14, 2002 at 15:35:37:

Your symptoms sound like it may be sleep apnea. Until you have full diagnostic sleep study (PSG) you will not know for sure. A full diagnostic sleep Study here in the USA consists of monitoring the brain waves, the muscle activity in the chin and legs, eye movements, snore, heart, chest and abdominal effort, air pressure or flow in and out of the nasal/oral passage, and sao2. The study lasts for at least 6 hrs and is done during the patient’s normal sleeping hours. It does not sound as though you had this type of sleep study done.
To help until you can get a correct sleep study, diagnosis, and treatment plan try sleeping on your side. Sleep apnea is worse in the supine (on your back) position. Sleeping on your side may reduce the severity of the apnea. You may want to get an old shirt and attach some pockets or a pouch to the back and stuff them with some tennis balls. Two usually works well. Sleep with the shirt on. It sounds crazy, but it will help you stay of your back. The tennis balls will cause it to be uncomfortable for you to lie on your back. You can use a pillow as well. You can also sleep in a Reclining chair or prop pillows up so that your head and upper body is raised at a 45 degrees. This will also reduce the severity of sleep apnea. These tips do not treat sleep apnea, but may help reduce the severity enough to help you until you can get treatment.
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