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Originally Posted by jinga
I had a sleep study last week - will see what it shows. The place I had it specialized in sleep apnea and I do not think that is what is causing my sleep disturbance. In any case the technician said they coded 2 hours of sleep in an 8 hour period. I only remember being awake for the first 2.5 hours so not sure what happened during the study. I do know i was dead tired when I was awakended.
I know sleep disturbance can be associated with TBI but it takes extra monitoring of the brain waves to sort out the cause. The initial test are mainly to rule out apnea.
Anyone else have a sleep study and did the results lean toward a brain cause or something else??
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I have probably mentioned this in a previous post somewhere but my initial sleep study pointed to mild/moderate sleep apnea but the CPAP prescribed did not cure the constant fatigue, a second sleep study showed that my body was active during REM sleep and therefore not resting. In Sept 2012 the specialist diagnosed REM Sleep behaviour disorder.
I have also some tremor in right hand and feet, so having the REM disorder may help my neurologist decide if I have Parkinsons, Lewy Body Disease, Multiple system atrophy or whatever. Glad I agreed to the second study.
Like yourself I would give a lot to feel refreshed and have more energy (any energy LOL)
Good Luck (get your thyroid checked)