Didgeridoo for Sleep Apnea???


Ever heard of a didgeridoo? I read a very crazy news article from Reuters this weekend that talked about how regular didgeridoo playing can help with sleep apnea: Regular didgeridoo playing reduces snoring and daytime sleepiness, finds a study published by the British Medical Journal. Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome are common sleep disorders […]

Sleepin’ Sexxxy


I met with Dr. I today to discuss the results of my last sleep study. He said my daytime sleepiness is caused by sleep apnea, pure and simple. No narcolepsy, just obstructive sleep apnea. When I had the nose mask on a low airflow (6) I had about 10 disturbances per hour with snoring. When […]

Please pass the Benadryl


Allergy season is here…and I’m broken out in hives. At least the dogwood trees that are in bloom are beautiful. After five years of allergy shots in Utah, I’m a little disappointed that it’s already so bad for me. I am told that Atlanta will shortly have a green layer of pollen all over everything. […]

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Diagnosis Confirmed


Disclaimer: I am not a hypochondriac. I am an informed employee in a health-related profession. Have you ever had something wrong with your health, which you absolutely knew, but your doctor wouldn’t take the time to listen to all of your symptoms? And you saw multiple doctors over an extended length of time, which never […]

Sleep Study Number Five


I’m just finishing up packing for my overnight sleep study over at Piedmont Hospital Sleep Lab. This will be my fourth overnight sleep study since 2004, and fifth if you include my daytime multiple sleep latency nap test. I’m deciding on what comfortable, yet accessible pajamas I can wear so the sleep lab tech doesn’t […]

Organ Recital


This is an actual picture of my chest x-ray today At age 7, I started seeing a dermatologist for eczema At age 11, I was diagnosed with asthma At age 16, I had my first ulcer At age 19, I was hospitalized for a kidney infection At age 20, I gave birth to my daughter. […]

Inhalation Hazard


It was inevitable. Every hospital I’ve ever worked at, I’ve been a patient at. I thought I’d be getting off easy with a freebie at U of M Hospital, but I proved my precedent correct yesterday. I was feeling a bit exhausted from Sunday’s roadtrip, but otherwise with no illness symptoms. Right after lunch, I […]

Summertime Slump


I’ve been feeling like I’ve been in a summertime slump lately. I consistently feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and guilty for not keeping up on my normal obligations. My sleep has been horrible, feeling less rested after 9 hours sleep than when I first got into bed. I even tried using my CPAP machine again (for indefinitely […]