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Sleep Apnea

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As I continue my research into my recent autism diagnosis I have come across multiple articles linking / associating sleep apnea with autism.

I have been suffering from considerable fatigue for the past 3 years and had a respiratory based sleep assessment 2 years ago which revealed that I have severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). My consultant said that he rarely sees results as bad as mine - I was having ~80 apneas per hour and was stopping breathing for up to 2 1/2 minutes.

I have been using a CPAP since the OSA diagnosis with great results - my apneas are down to mid single digits and I am not falling asleep during the day.

Have any of the community members had experience of sleep apnea?
 

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  • in reply to Talking Paradox

    That sounds great

    Likewise. I am less tired since I started using CPAP (~2 years now). I am not falling asleep during the day, but I do feel fatigued.

    Which CPAP do you have and how do you get on with?
    I've got a ResMed AirSense10 machine with an F20 full face mask. I really embraced my CPAP from day one and would probably struggle to sleep with it. It has become so integral with my sleep routine. Over the 2 years of use I have probably missed no more than a couple of nights due to forgetting to pack the power cable on a couple of nights away from home/ 

    Autism has only recently come to light and I'm quite sure that is a contributing factor to my fatigue. A copy of my assessment report has been sent to my neurologist. I just hope that they don't use my autism as THE reason and that they do continue the various investigations.