New milestone

For a few days, my daughter and I have been sleeping in the same room. When she doesn't feel good, she wants comfort, and my nearness is comforting. (Watch this mother's heart melt.) I don't use my CPAP when she's with me because the air release vent which allows me to exhale and the noise bothers her. Yesterday, she told me that I'm not snoring like I used to. My snoring used to be epic. You could hear me from any room in the house. So was my sleep apnea. My initial sleep study showed that I quit breathing roughly every seven seconds.

Well, the only thing impacting my ability to breathe that has changed has been my weight. Unfortunately, I'm still smoking. My allergies with this otherwise wonderful change of seasonal weather are in full swing. I also know that I only consciously woke once last night. Before I started using a CPAP, that usually happened about four times a night. I also didn't struggle with restless legs like I used to.

Even though I 'knew' that sleep apnea and excess weight were related, I hadn't thought about this getting better. It might be time to schedule another sleep study. The pressure in my CPAP might need to be adjusted. I might eventually not even need to use it. Oh, wouldn't that be nice. I almost can't imagine sleeping without tubes running from my nose now.

sleep apnea, weight loss