Category: Sleep Apnea

I don’t have a headache today! I keep feeling for it, like checking a loose tooth with my tongue, but my scone remains resolutely painfree. I used my (rented) machine at home for the first time last night. It did take some getting used to, but it’s definitely worthwhile, ‘cos I feel much better today,…

That’s me, wired up for my second sleep study, which happened last night. I was also wearing a mask all night – pity it’s not in the photo, but you can see its red traces above and beside my nose. This was the ‘titre’ study: basically, I was fitted for the… I was going to…

Visited the doctor this afternoon, who kinda told me what I already knew: yep, I have sleep apnea. Severe sleep apnea. The scale starts at zero events per hour, the ‘severe’ part starts at 30 and I’m averaging about 46. (And yes, there’s a bizarre sort of bragging going on here: If I’m gonna have…

I’m massively annoyed with myself. Put my phone on to charge when I got home from work last night so I could take it with me to the Sleep Lab… then forgot to pick it up when I rushed out the door. If I hadn’t done that (heh, I’ll blame the apnea for the forgetfulness!),…

So, got back from Penang, made an appointment with my GP, he referred me to the sleep specialists, and tonight I will be sleeping in a hospital bed, wired up with many sensors. I’ll have to wear pyjamas, which I don’t usually, and won’t have Suzie beside me, so it’s not a purely scientific test…

I’ve been waking up with headaches, and walking around with them all day, and taking more panadiene than is strictly good for my liver, for a while now. Wasn’t sure what the problem was, thought it might be allergies, or eye strain, or caffeine withdrawal… then I thought ‘I wonder if it’s sleep apnea?’ Did…