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Fitness tracker sleep data - extremely low deep sleep.

Sleep Health | Last Active: Mar 1 3:01pm | Replies (42)
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If there is any grouping of OSA in short intervals, it is almost certainly positional. It most often means supine sleeping with the pillow lifting the back of the head and forcing the chin toward the sternum. This closes up the airway somewhat and leads to either complete obstruction or to hypopnea and/or RERA (respiration effort relate arousals). We recommend using a suitable size of soft foam cervical collar that are widely available most anywhere medical supplies and medicines are sold.

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rjjacobsen | @rjjacobsen | Dec 11, 2023

Thanks for the suggestion.

I have such a collar - I have disk degeneration in the cervical spine and found it unhelpful for that, but will try it at night. Will also try lowering my pillow height.

Thanks again.

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jldavis823 | @jldavis823 | Dec 19, 2023

I wish someone had told me about using a cervical collar. I could have saved years of poor sleep. I have to sleep sitting up(not all the way). I’ve woken up numerous times at night to drink water and suck on a halls to stop coughing. I’ve tried mouth tape and chin straps, both useless or uncomfortable. I read a short blog on a cervical collar for apnea. I had one from an auto accident so I dug it out and started using it. It’s taken 3 days to get used to it, but wow, I woke up feeling refreshed for the first time in years. They’re relatively cheap and can be purchased anywhere. Mine has a separate cover you can take off and wash. It’s worth a shot folks.

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