Posted by Jennifer on June 6, 2000, at 2:35:39
In reply to Re: Little REM sleep, ideas anyone?, posted by Sara T on June 5, 2000, at 12:35:05
Thanks Sara...I checked into the estrogen idea, but I was psychotic on it. I'm also about 12 years younger than my mom was at menopause. As far as YOUR snoring though, that's what I thought! Snoring - even more so if it is in all positions is a sound produced by your airway when it is so collapsed that the sides are touching. As your body relaxes, you stop breathing & your brain has to wake up to make you take a breath. Apparently your brain can be awake for 10 seconds without you actually waking up. When I had my sleep test, I stayed up all night the night before to ensure that I would sleep. During the test, I never woke up once, despite 75 apneic episodes during the night! If you ever have any sleep difficulties in the future, you might want to check it out! Jennifer
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> Jennifer,
> I don't know if this will apply to you since I don't know how old you are. I have been having sleep problems also, and I realized that the problem was hormonal. I'm estrogen deficient and once I started birth control pills (as HRT) I started sleeping again. My husband complains about my snoring, but I don't believe I have any sleep apnea. However, I do know that weight gain and age (hormones) again, can play a part in both sleep apnea and snoring.
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> There are some good sleep sites on the web.
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> Sara T
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