FINALLY - Sleep Study Results!
Here it is, the much awaited Sleep Study. Sorry to take SOOOO long, Aviva. Some technical difficulties way too boring to go into, but mostly my own procrastination. First, in case anyone wants or needs a refresher on the first two parts of this post - Part One: Sleep Study Last Night Part Two: Chronic Monday: Sleep (Not!) - Some practical help in overcoming sleep disorders And without further ado... Click on the picture for the jumbo view. First, for the sake of comparison, this is a nice chart of how the sleep cycle is supposed to go: In Stage 1 sleep the brain transitions from alpha waves (waking) to theta waves (drowsy) and conscious awareness lowers. During Stage 2 or light sleep, muscular tone/activity lowers and conscious awareness disappears. It normally accounts for 45% to 55% of total sleep and is followed by delta waves, stage 3 slow-wave sleep and stage 4 deepest slow wave sleep . Go here for another good description of the stages. My sleep study showed that I never EVER...