Comment on What can a thorough sleep study reveal about a person's sleep and well-being?
Teendawg80085@lemmy.world 10 months ago
My boss has sleep apnea and did a sleep study. It turns out he was having roughly 80 episodes an hour where he stopped breathing. They also found that his heart rate was jumping up to 135 bpm during these episodes, as well as his cortisol levels rising way above normal.
I would say it is probably good to know the severity of the condition, as it might be good to know how treatment might need to be. Having your heart rate spike like that is not good, and it means that he will have more monitoring and checking in with his doctor as he adjusts to and uses his CPAP machine.
Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
In the past I remember feeling my heart racing whilst asleep (in a dream?) I am not sure if I should check for sleep apnea
Teendawg80085@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I would check on it if you are concerned. It can’t hurt to check and if you find something that needs to be addressed, now you know and can work on fixing it.
JustZ@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Do you snore?
Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
No, but I have a habit of grinding my teeth at night