I am a health professional but when it is your own life all too often you ignore things and think you know best. I finally had a sleep apnea study at home at my wife's urging. I have had a lot of issues with loud snoring most of my adult life (since my 20's). I have never felt tired or fallen asleep when I shouldn't have, and actually had a pretty good amount of energy. Finally at 58, I had a test, which was very positive. I was having greater than 60 episodes per hour and my oygen saturations were dropping into the 70's. I relatively quickly had to go in for an overnight calibration and of course further testing. I am now on BiPAP and sleep more deeply than I ever did before. I always thought I was just a light sleeper, but probably in reality I was sleep apneic and every little thing woke me up. I am grateful that I had the testing and got my BiPAP and I am sorry I did not do it sooner.
