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Flow limitation spike right after falling asleep - fishfinderG - 05-02-2023
Hey Everyone,
I'm wondering if others see a similar pattern to me where I sometimes have a big spike in flow limitations right as I fall asleep? This spike causes my pressure to go up quite a bit for around 10 minutes. After those ~10 minutes the flow limitation goes away and my pressure begins to drop and stays lower for the rest of the night. The remainder of the night I see some pockets of flow limitation, like during REM, but it's never as bad as when I first am falling asleep.
I've checked cameras and it doesn't seem to be positional. Maybe it's just congestion that clears up after a few minutes of me sleeping? Not sure why it only happens once I fall asleep and only at the beginning of the night on some nights.
It doesn't seem to be a huge issue but I wanted to better understand what's going on with my body as I drift to sleep and see if this is a common thing for other people?
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RE: Flow limitation spike right after falling asleep - McPhearson99 - 05-03-2023
You're not alone, the same thing happens to me. Sometimes the sudden flow limitation is bad enough that I wake up resulting in a chain of 15-30 minute naps.
Unfortunately, I don't have any further insight other than to confirm that it doesn't seem to be positional in nature. Hopefully someone else has more insight.
RE: Flow limitation spike right after falling asleep - Crimson Nape - 05-03-2023
My first guess is you are laying on your back as you enter sleep, thus as you relax, your airway is becoming obstructed.
- Red
RE: Flow limitation spike right after falling asleep - Bluesv6 - 05-03-2023
I experience flow limits early on night shortly after going to sleep . Before bed and am I do a sinus routine now , ive slowly raised min pressures and experimented with epr and have been doing alot better without the spikes . Unsure if that will work for you but what ive ran into and I am side sleeper