I don't know why they call it a sleep lab
Last night was interesting. I got to the sleep lab, got into my pajamas and the technician proceeded to stick things to my face, neck, scalp, legs, chest and side. Oh, and up my nose. Awesome! There were wires everywhere. The technician was funny and we had a good chat while all this was going on and then she helped me into bed so she could hook up the wires to the machines which would be monitoring me all night. After we tested everything to make sure every twitch, cough, and thought would be recorded for posterity, she shut off the overhead light and closed the door.
The room was equipped with a tv (that was actually hooked up to cable, despite the disclaimer stating otherwise on the literature sent to me by the facility), and a reading lamp. I read for a while and watched TV. I wasn't really comfortable, and every time I moved the wires got in my way. Knowing that they intended to wake me at 5 am, and being really tired from a bad night's sleep the night before, I tried to go to sleep at around 10:30. It felt like it took forever to fall asleep, but it's hard to judge those things. I slept about as well as I normally do, which is to say not well at all, and woke up with a horrendous headache.
When the technician came in to "wake" me, she said, "Do you always sleep like that?" When I nodded, she responded by saying something to the effect of, "That was terrible. You were awake more than you were asleep. No wonder you are always tired."
*sigh* I won't know the full results until the doctor has had a chance to analyze the 800 pages or so of data. Hopefully, something useful will come of all of this.
The room was equipped with a tv (that was actually hooked up to cable, despite the disclaimer stating otherwise on the literature sent to me by the facility), and a reading lamp. I read for a while and watched TV. I wasn't really comfortable, and every time I moved the wires got in my way. Knowing that they intended to wake me at 5 am, and being really tired from a bad night's sleep the night before, I tried to go to sleep at around 10:30. It felt like it took forever to fall asleep, but it's hard to judge those things. I slept about as well as I normally do, which is to say not well at all, and woke up with a horrendous headache.
When the technician came in to "wake" me, she said, "Do you always sleep like that?" When I nodded, she responded by saying something to the effect of, "That was terrible. You were awake more than you were asleep. No wonder you are always tired."
*sigh* I won't know the full results until the doctor has had a chance to analyze the 800 pages or so of data. Hopefully, something useful will come of all of this.