So I went for a sleep study. Short of it is when I enter REM sleep I stop breathing within a minute or two and wake up. In non REM I make it about 5 to 10. Usually after I've been in bed for about two hours I end up dizzy and have to sit up and shake it off. Sometimes (like last night) I just give up on sleep for the night. I take a few 1-2 hour naps during the day. Doc wants me fitted for a CPAP and he's calling it sleep apnea.

from wikipedia:

There are three forms of sleep apnea: central (CSA), obstructive (OSA), and complex or mixed sleep apnea (i.e., a combination of central and obstructive) constituting 0.4%, 84% and 15% of cases respectively.[4] In CSA, breathing is interrupted by a lack of respiratory effort; in OSA, breathing is interrupted by a physical block to airflow despite respiratory effort, and snoring is common. According to the National Institutes of Health, 12 million Americans have OSA.

CPAP is generally for OSA.

I think I have the more rare CSA type. Generally speaking I feel like my breathing has become a conscious thing that I do. I find myself having forgotten to breathe when I'm awake too and I'm pretty aware of my breathing during the day, when I'm falling asleep... and when I'm dizzy upon "waking"; if you want to call it waking that is.

When I do get into a good solid sleep I tend to have these weird dreams about being dizzy... dying... or hearing a really loud crash noise... or having double vision... then I wake up suddenly.


Multiple concussions, persistent post concussion syndrome. Last concussion was 2 years ago. Many other symptoms... but this one is really getting to point where it scares me.


New to the forum... Thoughts?


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