(10-22-2015, 04:27 PM)jonde Wrote: For what it's worth, I seem to have a similar problem. I finally was able to see some of the results from the sleep study which reported very low AHI's [3.4] [mostly in and just before REM sleep] and leak loss's [12] accompanied with shallow breathing. I'm still very low < 4 and 17l. I went over the info and it reported a moderate leg movement just before REM, causing RERA's, I believe is the term. I'm beginning to think I should look into breathing exercises and overall physical improvement to reduce the non apnea problems. I'm 76 by the way, and that doesn't help either.

(10-22-2015, 05:01 PM)DariaVader Wrote: I am vastly improved with cpap, but still tired after 1 yr of treatment. It does seem to be getting slowly better, and it is hard to tease apart the tiredness of apnea from the fatigue of DMII and improper thyroid hormone replacement values. Have been struggling with all of those and others in the past year as well.

WRT sleep, though - as near as I can tell - my initial REM and deeper sleep cycles were non-existent when I began treatment, and have been (very) slowly improving. My evidence is to watch the respiratory rates - on nights I feel more refreshed I have 4 nice stretches of faster heavier respiration (and often a *higher* AHI) where as on nights I wake less refreshed there is 2 or even just 1 such stretch. The AHI is low on these nights, but I slept more lightly and had fewer dream cycles. It took many many years of sleep apnea to develop the unrefreshing pattern of sleep. Might take a few to unwind that and sleep normally. My body doesn't know how to handle good sleep!

(10-22-2015, 05:07 PM)napnaptime Wrote: I am still so badly fatigued that I cannot work, my memory is also really bad and getting worse. I feel like I am dying of the tiredness. I don't wake up at all during the night and my mask is comfy, it is just horrible.