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What is normal sleep


Posted by Jim Rappolt on October 12, 1997 at 07:09:25:

I'm trying to find out information about what a normal sleeping pattern is. I have recently undergone a sleep study because I'm tired (no pun intended) of having trouble waking up after what should be a good night of sleep (7-9 hours). I have not been diagnosed with sleep apnea, but I did snore excessively, wake up 11 times in ~8 hours and did not achieve Level 4 sleep. My doctor wants to try another sleep study with a CPAP because he suspects a sleep obstruction problem because of the excess snoring. I'm excited because this validates my concern that something was wrong with how I was sleeping because I need so much sleep - I'm just anxious to find out what "normal" is. Is achieving Level 4 sleep the "Holy Grail" that I am searching for?

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