The higher part of REM sleep, the most peaceful part of sleep, is towards the end of the night in between the hours of 4 to 6 am. Rapid eye movement sleep is typically referred to as “Dream Sleep” and is vital to getting a peaceful night’s sleep.
There are 5 phases of sleep start with phase 1 and ending with phase 5. Rapid eye movement sleep (Rapid Eye Movement) or Dream Sleep is Stage 5 Sleep. The most considerable Obstructive Sleep Apnea occasions happen while on your back and in REM sleep due to the loss in muscle tone.
The night’s sleep cycle frequently goes like this, Stage 12-3-4 -REM then back to phase 2 -3 -4 REM then back once again to 2 repeat 4 to 5 times with the last one have really little to No phase 3 and 4 in it and the REM time getting longer and longer while the Deep sleep phase 3 and 4 get much shorter. An OSA individual will get a lot of phase 2 light sleep and extremely little Deep (Slow Wave) or REM sleep. Even though you state “how can I not be sleeping well, I sleep 9-10 hours a night and nap throughout the day!”.
If you’re taking your CPAP off at 2 or 3 am your doing yourself an injustice simply before you require it the many, in conclusion. Your apnea will be at its worst and your reparative sleep at its finest.
The higher part of REM sleep, the most relaxing part of sleep, is towards the end of the night in between the hours of 4 to 6 am. Rapid eye movement sleep is frequently referred to as “Dream Sleep” and is vital to getting a relaxing night’s sleep.
Rapid eye movement sleep (Rapid Eye Movement) or Dream Sleep is Stage 5 Sleep. The night’s sleep cycle typically goes like this, Stage 12-3-4 -REM then back to phase 2 -3 -4 REM then back once again to 2 repeat 4 to 5 times with the last one have really little to No phase 3 and 4 in it and the REM time getting longer and longer while the Deep sleep phase 3 and 4 get much shorter. An OSA individual will get a lot of phase 2 light sleep and extremely little Deep (Slow Wave) or REM sleep.