Sleep is my best medicine, by far. Some years ago I completed a comprehensive sleep study at a local hospital setting. Results were inconclusive. Diagnosed with moderate rem sleep apnea, but not enough to conclude sleep apena. Something like that. Face mask device was tried. As you might guess…the device was a disaster with facial/dental pain. I do wonder if lyrica, though only 200 mg per day, contributes to disorganized sleep. Lorazepam 1mg is taken every other night…never every night due to rapid drug tolerance. Feedback data, I consider, a good thing for shaping better behavior.
So, my thought is to acquire a sleep tracker. Reviews on line are questionable due to writer bias and am much too critical of the medical system to go back to a so called sleep center.
None of the sleep specialists that I have contacted are well informed about endogenous factors like ATN. And, my bias is that they are something like one trick ponies…same solutions that I can get online for every patient. Perhaps, my outlook on providers is too narrow, but that’s where I am. At some point, if I can find a good match, I would welcome professional assistance and a good data base can help. Meanwhile, I will try to eyeball any sleep data in context of such factors, as daily events or any changes in sleep hygiene.
Bill