Haven't Been Dreaming
Question:
I didn’t even realize it until I finally had a dream – that I hadn’t had one in quite a while! Is it possible my pressure needs to go up? I just saw my doctor in January….I’ve been stressed a lot and hadn’t realized until now… I know I never dreamt pre-CPAP…..I’ve been losing weight could this be a factor? Thinking maybe with the neck muscles, tighter, it takes more pressure to force the air through…. Any thoughts?
Response:
"Nuala" <Nu…@nobody.com> wrote in message
news:FJHec.134411$Bk31.43920@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com… > I didn’t even realize it until I finally had a dream – that I hadn’t had one > in quite a while! > Is it possible my pressure needs to go up? I just saw my doctor in > January….I’ve been stressed a lot and hadn’t realized until now… > I know I never dreamt pre-CPAP…..I’ve been losing weight could this be a > factor? Thinking maybe with the neck muscles, tighter, it takes more > pressure to force the air through…. > Any thoughts?
Everyone dreams every night. It’s essental to your’e health so you have been dreaming. Sleep apnea sufferers get their REM (dream sleep) inturrupted alot which is one great thing about CPAP. I know that weight loss can decrease snoring just as gaining weight can increase it. Dean
Response:
You won’t remember your dreams unless you wake up during one. Before cpap, you probably had little REM sleep, the part of sleep when dreams occur. When I first started CPCP, I was amazed at the number of dreams I had while getting caught up on sleep debt. Now that I am getting used to CPAP (4 months), I am sleeping better and not waking as often during REM. As a result, I don’t remember the dreams. I know I’m sleeping better, because I no longer have excessive daytime sleepiness or other symptoms of OSA. Mention your observation to your sleep doc. Good work on the weight loss! Although it probably won’t cure your OSA, it may make it less severe, or reduce your pressure requirement. Like sleep, excess weight is related to many health issues. Mention your weight loss to your sleep doc, too. It may warrant an additional sleep study. You’ll probably get some well-deserved congratulations from the doc as well. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Nuala wrote: > I didn’t even realize it until I finally had a dream – that I hadn’t had one > in quite a while! > Is it possible my pressure needs to go up? I just saw my doctor in > January….I’ve been stressed a lot and hadn’t realized until now… > I know I never dreamt pre-CPAP…..I’ve been losing weight could this be a > factor? Thinking maybe with the neck muscles, tighter, it takes more > pressure to force the air through…. > Any thoughts?
Response:
actually, that’s not strictly true, we see plenty people here who have a sleep study and are diagnosed with apnea or some other sleep disorder who don’t get any REM sleep, of course, that’s not "normal" You’re right in that people who don’t have sleep disorders (and plenty who do) do dream every night – it’s only when we wake up in the middle of a dream we remember it. Beth — "Killroy97" <killro…@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:uUJec.25374$hd3.21235@nwrddc03.gnilink.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "Nuala" <Nu…@nobody.com> wrote in message > news:FJHec.134411$Bk31.43920@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com… > > I didn’t even realize it until I finally had a dream – that I hadn’t had > one > > in quite a while! > > Is it possible my pressure needs to go up? I just saw my doctor in > > January….I’ve been stressed a lot and hadn’t realized until now… > > I know I never dreamt pre-CPAP…..I’ve been losing weight could this be a > > factor? Thinking maybe with the neck muscles, tighter, it takes more > > pressure to force the air through…. > > Any thoughts? > Everyone dreams every night. It’s essental to your’e health so you > have been dreaming. Sleep apnea sufferers get their REM (dream sleep) > inturrupted alot which is one great thing about CPAP. I know that weight > loss can decrease snoring just as gaining weight can increase it. > Dean
