Why would I need a sleep study?
I’m 18 years old. 5’7 and 140lbs so i’m pretty healthy. My therapist and family doctor want me to have a sleep study. i wake up at least 3 times a night but i’ve always been that way. what could be some reasons to have one. and my dad has sleep apnea is it genetic?
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I wake up several times during the night feeling like I am having a heart attack. Then I lay awake and wait for my racing heart to fade away.
I’ve never been told that I needed a sleep study. Then again, I haven’t started therapy yet.
Then again, also. I have severe anxiety.
And that’s more than likely why I wake up feeling that way.
But, I hope you get your answer. :)
You wake up 3 times a night that you know of, it could be more and you just weren’t cognizant of the other times. They want you to participate in a sleep study to see if you have sleep apnea or other sleep related disturbances. The causes for sleep apnea can be genetic, such as a narrowing of the airway or having too much tissue in the airway. My husband had one done and we found out he stopped breathing 30 times an hour and at times his oxygen dropped to 70%. He’s on a CPAP machine that keeps his airway open and feels less sleep deprived.
They’re going to check for sleep apnea. It is possible for it to be genetic. It could also be that’s just how your brain works. They’re ruling it out.