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For those of you who've had a sleep study

Bluesydeb
Bluesydeb
My question is: Did the study reveal you also had alpha intrusion? Anyone with alpha intrusion and no sleep apnea?

Personally, my study showed I had mild sleep apnea, "big time" alpha intrusion (which they told me is common in PSTD and fibromyalgia) and mild restless leg syndrome.

Curiosity has this cat. :)

Thanks all. Have a great day in spite of the FM!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I would love to have a sleep study but don't know if my insurance would cover it. I follow up with my FM doc in November. I'll have to ask her about that. I'll be watching for responses cause I'm also interested.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My sleep study showed only mild sleep apnea as well and no alpha intrusion thankfully.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I had a sleep study done about a year ago and due to my inability to fall asleep for most of the night, they only got about 3 hours of study. They did say I had sleep apnea but didn't think it was too bad, although it was hard to tell w/the lack of sleep. No mention of Alpha Intrusion, but I have no idea what that is. I know I DO have apnea b/c I wake my husband up constantly in the night with strangulation sounds (usually followed by him nudging me and shouting "BREATHE!") :)

(FYI - I had Kaiser Permanente when I had the sleep study and they didn't charge me a thing. Any medical thing I needed, they pretty much covered. I loved them and wish they were available in the state I'm in now.)
Bluesydeb
Bluesydeb
Dawnie - you asked what alpha intrusion is. The way it was explained to me is that you sleep like a mother who needs to keep a close eye on their child - ever watchful, even while sleeping, so that even their slightest movement wakes you up. Which means you don't get to REM sleep which is the restorative sleep.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Ahh... yeah I don't think I have that, but I also believe I don't get much, if any, REM due to the apnea.

:(

Thanks for the explaination!