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I'm with you, mine was about 79 when I finally got a sleep study. Happy I have it sorted, but pretty worried what 10 years of that did to me. Mine is anatomy

by diob 4y ago

I'm with you, mine was about 79 when I finally got a sleep study. Happy I have it sorted, but pretty worried what 10 years of that did to me. Mine is anatomy btw, a lot of folks assume I'm obese (even the folks I went to get my cpap from when they saw my AHI) but I'm one of those unfortunate athletic folks. I wish I had the route of losing weight open to me, but I'm still thankful technology is advanced enough to save me from an earlier death. That and being able to live without daily headaches anymore, or falling asleep driving, etc. Probably going to get some sort of mental issue later in life though due to the earlier damage. Ah well.

chris_wot 4y ago
Same gear - I have what they call a “floppy epiglottis”. I’m certain my mental health would probably be better with a better night’s sleep. Having only really started using the machine, here’s hoping! Hope it’s helping you. Once I get some proper sleep I’m going to look into more exercise - which is surprisingly hard to do when you always feel tired.
- BLKNSLVR 4y ago
  > I’m going to look into more exercise - which is surprisingly hard to do when you always feel tired. I've recently-ish started a regular, albeit quite light, weights routine. Strangely (or maybe not), feeling tired hasn't at all correlated with my ability to do the same number of reps and sets as when I'm feeling energised. The feeling of tiredness doesn't seem connected to actual muscle fatigue, it seems to be more mental tiredness, and therefore will power, or discipline, or mental strength seems to be more likely what's needed to get into an exercise routine. Ie. Don't let yourself get away with saying that you're too tired, it's likely a different kind of tired than the one that will hold back exercise. I've actually felt less tired coming out of a session than going in (endorphins, adrenaline effects etc.) (with the disclaimer that this is very much a subjective, your-mileage-may-vary kind of situation, and also I'm speaking from entirely outside of your experience of always feeling tired)
Ancalagon 4y ago
Do you mean you have lots of muscle, and that weight is what is causing the apnea? I'm pretty sure I have the same issue. I lost 15-20 lbs of muscle when I lost gym access for 1.5 yrs of COVID, and my girlfriend mentioned my snoring got better. I've gain it all back now though.

by diob 4y ago

chris_wot 4y ago

Same gear - I have what they call a “floppy epiglottis”. I’m certain my mental health would probably be better with a better night’s sleep. Having only really started using the machine, here’s hoping! Hope it’s helping you. Once I get some proper sleep I’m going to look into more exercise - which is surprisingly hard to do when you always feel tired.

BLKNSLVR 4y ago
> I’m going to look into more exercise - which is surprisingly hard to do when you always feel tired. I've recently-ish started a regular, albeit quite light, weights routine. Strangely (or maybe not), feeling tired hasn't at all correlated with my ability to do the same number of reps and sets as when I'm feeling energised. The feeling of tiredness doesn't seem connected to actual muscle fatigue, it seems to be more mental tiredness, and therefore will power, or discipline, or mental strength seems to be more likely what's needed to get into an exercise routine. Ie. Don't let yourself get away with saying that you're too tired, it's likely a different kind of tired than the one that will hold back exercise. I've actually felt less tired coming out of a session than going in (endorphins, adrenaline effects etc.) (with the disclaimer that this is very much a subjective, your-mileage-may-vary kind of situation, and also I'm speaking from entirely outside of your experience of always feeling tired)

Ancalagon 4y ago

Do you mean you have lots of muscle, and that weight is what is causing the apnea? I'm pretty sure I have the same issue. I lost 15-20 lbs of muscle when I lost gym access for 1.5 yrs of COVID, and my girlfriend mentioned my snoring got better. I've gain it all back now though.