Apnea causing sleeplessness.

Question:

I’ve been to a couple of sleep clinics and the doctors came to the conclusion that I have mild sleep apnea on my back. Frankly I think the doctors are a bit off. I believe that normally I sleep well, but have apnea when: my sinuss act up, I have a heavy/tense sleep instead of a soft/light sleep. If I have not been sleeping well (long periods) for a while, I have apnea when I start sleeping well. My sleep habits are highly erratic, and when I start sleeping for long periods after not sleeping much for a few days, it seems like the longer I sleep the sicker I feel. I suspect this is a sign of apnea happening ( the oxygen deprevation is worse than the sleep deprevation ). For me the first step is supposed to be to get my sleep schedule under control and that is very hard. I posted before suspecting some form of OCD. But now I’m starting to wonder. Could my subconscious be deliberately causing me to delay going to bed to avoid apnea?

Response:

> For me the first step is supposed to be to get my sleep schedule > under control and that is very hard. I posted before suspecting > some form of OCD. But now I’m starting to wonder. Could my > subconscious be deliberately causing me to delay going to > bed to avoid apnea?

I think it can (of course, i’m not a medical professional) I know personally, I sometimes avoid going to sleep when I should because I know that when I wake up in the morning I’ll just feel worse – because I’m not sleeping well to begin with. Our subconscious mind is a powerful thing and I don’t see why it couldn’t give us signs we’re not aware of that say "stay awake, not breathing is not good" — Beth in Australia (I am not a qualified medical professional and unless I quote sources anything posted by me is my opinion only and you should always check with your doctor) ============================================= Sleep Disorders Newsgroup FAQ Website http://talhost.net/sleep Newsgroup archives http://www.talhost.net/sleep/archives.htm =============================================

Response:

"Thad the man (m…@privacy.net)" wrote: > I sleep well, but have apnea when: > my sinuss act up, > I have a heavy/tense sleep instead of a soft/light sleep. > If I have not been sleeping well (long periods) for a while, I have > apnea when I start sleeping well.

Just wondering how you know that. I had no clue when I did or didn’t have apnea as I was asleep. > some form of OCD. But now I’m starting to wonder. Could my > subconscious be deliberately causing me to delay going to > bed to avoid apnea?