Thanks for all the wonderful information here. I am a noob to this forum, so if there are other discussions I should see related to this topic, apologies and please send them over.
I just did a sleep study that found I wake up 16 times an hour with over 90% oxygen level, which I hear is pretty low. I have good insurance and have an opportunity to get a machine for quite cheap. However, my wife is concerned with the noise and she is skeptical that I need it if it's so mild. She says "just exercise, stop drinking and stop looking at your phone!" (all valid points BTW, and working on them now).
My main concern is, should I get a machine even if it's "mild" sleep apnea?
Is 16 times an hour a lot? Or is any amount of waking up not acceptable?
I should note that the sleep study itself was quite questionable. I could not get to sleep with all that crap connected to me, so I do question the accuracy of the test.
I have the following symptoms.
Depression (for the past 2-3 years)
ADD (since middle school)
Zero ability to focus and do my work unless it's absolutely crunch time
Apathetic about finances (used to be neurotic about this)
Never remember dreams. If I do, they are usually nightmares - i.e. being chased, ghosts in the basement, fist fighting (10 years)
Short dreams just before I fall into deep sleep that jolt me awake after a violent or sudden event - i.e. falling off a bike (rare)
Sleep paralysis at least once every 3 months (since I can remember)
Fear that if I close the door to my room I will "use up all the air" and suffocate in my sleep
Shortness of breath throughout the day
Verbal and physical tourettes-like tics (since I can remember)
Thanks for any info.
(PS, my mom has sleep apnea and A-Fib)
