Sleeping In

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
Suserbec
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Sleeping In

Post by Suserbec » Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:22 am

Is anyone else having trouble "sleeping in"? I can only sleep 6-8 hours and then no more. Is this pretty typical since I am now getting a better quality of sleep?
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rested gal
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6-8 hours of sleep

Post by rested gal » Tue Oct 19, 2004 11:44 am

Suserbec, I'm no expert or doctor, or anything in the medical field at all. But I'd bet you're absolutely right about the better quality of your sleep on cpap being the factor that makes it impossible for you to sleep longer than the 6-8 hours you're getting now.

Many people that I've read about on cpap find that even just 5 or 6 hours refreshes them - unlike the awful way they felt after much more "sleep time" pre-cpap. Quality, not quantity (to a certain point, of course) takes on new meaning for people when cpap therapy works well for them. Often we have to be our own advocates, though....pushing, pushing for the right kind of help to work it all out.