Sleep Study

A few months ago, Azer started using a Fitbit. Since he can track his sleep with it, he was noticing that he is far more restless when he sleeps than he should be. He also has been noticing that he will have periods of sleeping with his eyes open during the day. Since sleep apnea can happen as CF progresses, we decided to try to schedule a sleep study while he was inpatient.

They were able to schedule it for Sunday night. They came in, attached sensors and electrodes to his head, nose, arms and legs. The results came back and he does not have sleep apnea, but he sleeps so restless, he does not obtain REM sleep. I haven't heard if there is any help for this, but at least we know he is breathing well while he sleeps.