| Thanks for sharing this story, it's very encouraging to read. I really resonate with this as I'm currently facing similar struggles and overall just feeling like I'm sinking and zombie-like. I had an at-home test that was not positive for obstructive sleep apnea so I landed on a 6-month queue for a test at a sleep lab (hello from over in Vancouver). I've felt really discouraged by that because it's left me back at "I have no idea what's wrong". I snore (occasionally "like a banshee"), always have nasal congestion while sleeping, wake up every night once (or even twice) needing to urinate and with an extremely dry mouth, and no longer remember what a well rested sleep feels like. Even now, I'm taking an extended time off work and hoping the lack of work stress would increase my sleep quality but to no avail. If anything, because my circumstances are keeping me away from home, my sleep has gotten even worse to the point where I'm consistently lethargic and too tired to do anything most days. I only very recently learned about sinus obstruction after taking Affrin (for a cold) and realizing just how clear my sinus was compared to mu average day. Everything you wrote about allergies and other self-experimentation is very helpful for awareness. I also had no idea positional therapy was a thing, which is helpful as I'm a stomach sleeper. It has certainly given me more to understand and proceed with doctors for. |