05-01-2023, 10:54 AM
Potential palatal prolapse?
I just read about palatal prolapse (thank you to SleepyCPAP for creating your thread) and I think I might have this issue too, but I want a second opinion to make sure I'm not just latching onto an explanation because I'd like to finally figure out what's causing me to wake up suddenly.
My main issue is that I often wake up suddenly about 15-20 minutes after falling asleep, often repeatedly. I'll have nights where I take 4-5 naps back to back instead of normal sleep, which results in feeling like I haven't rested at all. I don't feel short of breath when I wake up, and OSCAR doesn't report any events at this time. In the flow rate waveform, there's almost always a large up and down spike that's noticeably larger than the surrounding peaks and troughs recorded at the time when I wake up. I know the exact time when this happens because I take a screenshot of my phone's lock screen to record the time. Some screenshots:
I think it may be palatal prolapse because of some strange waveforms I've seen that look similar to other palatal prolapse waveforms I've seen posted (will post screenshots in a reply to this post), I feel throat irritation right around where the end of the soft palate is, I don't feel shortness of breath whenever I wake up but do feel something like my throat expanded, and Advil helps me stay asleep for some reason.
Any thoughts?
My main issue is that I often wake up suddenly about 15-20 minutes after falling asleep, often repeatedly. I'll have nights where I take 4-5 naps back to back instead of normal sleep, which results in feeling like I haven't rested at all. I don't feel short of breath when I wake up, and OSCAR doesn't report any events at this time. In the flow rate waveform, there's almost always a large up and down spike that's noticeably larger than the surrounding peaks and troughs recorded at the time when I wake up. I know the exact time when this happens because I take a screenshot of my phone's lock screen to record the time. Some screenshots:
I think it may be palatal prolapse because of some strange waveforms I've seen that look similar to other palatal prolapse waveforms I've seen posted (will post screenshots in a reply to this post), I feel throat irritation right around where the end of the soft palate is, I don't feel shortness of breath whenever I wake up but do feel something like my throat expanded, and Advil helps me stay asleep for some reason.
Any thoughts?
