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Re: Re: Re: Extremely Deep Sleep

Posted by SGS on September 14, 2002 at 18:31:23:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Extremely Deep Sleep posted by CORNETO on September 08, 2002 at 11:41:22:
Although OSA might be indicated by loud snoring the vast majority of snorers don't have OSA. It's much more likely to be simple sleep debt bought about by her lifestyle. If she gets enough sleep she'll probably be OK. There is a two night effect in most people in extreme sleep debt. The first night the body seems to be catching up on slow wave sleep (SWS) at the expense of normal stage 2 sleep and REM. This would be why it was so difficult to rouse her and when you did awaken her she was largely non-responsive. Being woken from SWS often results in an effect known as sleep inertia, which most people woken from deep sleep by an alarm clock or such will know (you can see the same sort of thing in little kids who you can pick up and carry around without them waking up from SWS). The second night might consist of more REM than normal. The third night you should be pretty much back to normal for a young healthy human- hence no snoring reported. It sounds like your daughter just needs to make sure she gets enought sleep more often. Working super long hours while running increasing sleep debt is (depending on what work she's doing) simply not that productive in the end. Plus you feel terrible.

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