I took a test. like a clinic sent me home with a thing to strap to my chest and some tubes for my nose and a pulse finger clip thing. that confirmed it.
I took the sleep test because my PCP was kinda up my ass about it for a year. I'm stout and I'm a guy and I'm over 40, so it's crazy common.
I was sorta dismissive until I read symptoms and effects and cumulatively the bells starting going off in my head.
not even 10 years prior, I could sleep on my back on a mat and be out like a light and wake up the same way, calm as a vampire. but for the last years, I was all fucked up on my side/stomach, flipping and flopping, waking up sweaty and anxious, stress headache. my BP was wack all the time, I was irritable on waking and always tired. just like fucked. but it's such a slow accumulation, that had all become normal for me.
treatment for apnea has absolutely changed my entire life for the better. they say it takes a few months for your body and mind to recover from all those traumatizing moments of almost dying every few minutes. I'm a chill, friendly person again. I dont feel nearly as overwhelmed by things, I'm more communicative. it's crazy how much we lose by not getting good, restful sleep.
if you're even suspecting you might have it, just get the study. don't put it off.
I took a test. like a clinic sent me home with a thing to strap to my chest and some tubes for my nose and a pulse finger clip thing. that confirmed it.
I took the sleep test because my PCP was kinda up my ass about it for a year. I'm stout and I'm a guy and I'm over 40, so it's crazy common.
I was sorta dismissive until I read symptoms and effects and cumulatively the bells starting going off in my head.
not even 10 years prior, I could sleep on my back on a mat and be out like a light and wake up the same way, calm as a vampire. but for the last years, I was all fucked up on my side/stomach, flipping and flopping, waking up sweaty and anxious, stress headache. my BP was wack all the time, I was irritable on waking and always tired. just like fucked. but it's such a slow accumulation, that had all become normal for me.
treatment for apnea has absolutely changed my entire life for the better. they say it takes a few months for your body and mind to recover from all those traumatizing moments of almost dying every few minutes. I'm a chill, friendly person again. I dont feel nearly as overwhelmed by things, I'm more communicative. it's crazy how much we lose by not getting good, restful sleep.
if you're even suspecting you might have it, just get the study. don't put it off.