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Since poor sleep quality is a core symptom of CFS I can't help wonder if sleep is the underlying component. I think we've all underestimated the critical nature
by not_a_moth 7y ago
Since poor sleep quality is a core symptom of CFS I can't help wonder if sleep is the underlying component. I think we've all underestimated the critical nature of sleep in immune, metabolic, stress, cognitive aspects, etc. It's also hard to self-assess the quality of your sleep, eg. clock-time at each phase, central apnea events, 02 saturation, noise/ light/ movement disturbances while you are asleep, etc.
- rfugger 7y agoA sleep study is critical to ruling out sleep issues before getting a proper diagnosis of ME/CFS. No good doctor would diagnose CFS without a sleep study.
- not_a_moth 7y agoThat could rule out apneas but not the overall possibility, based on typical sleep studies anyways. e.g. you regularly go to bed thinking about the stuff you have to do tomorrow, so your brain doesn't enter deep sleep phases for long; your doctor thinks 6-7 hours of sleep is good, when you in particular need more like 8.5 ; your neighborhood is noisy, etc.