Are sleep disorders caused by mold?

January 7, 2007

Has anyone been diagnosed with sleep disorders due to mold? After

telling my doctors for over a year that I am constantly exhausted

he decided to send me for a battery of tests, including a sleep

study, for chronic fatigue. When I set up my sleep study the center

seemed a little too anxious to have me. They told me to bring my

insurance card but it didn't matter what insurance I had because they

would give me a paper saying I had a zero balance. Last night when I

arrived for the sleep study the technician started talking about my

return for the therapy - she didn't even know if I had a problem

yet. When I woke up she told me that I needed to return in two days

for therapy (cpap therapy I think it was called). I asked her what

my disorder was and she said that I was snoring a lot. I find that

difficult to believe because I frequently share a room/ bed with

family memebers and they all say that i don't snore. When I told her

that, she said well your EEG shows problems in REM sleep which could

cause death. WHat a lovely thing to tell someone at 4 A.M. Is she

even qualified to make these statements? I told her I wanted to talk

to the doctor before making a therapy appointment and she said that

my doctor (mind you my test was on a Sat evening) already said that

he wants me to get therapy. So I am wondering if there is anything I

can do to figure out if they are just trying to make money off of me

or if I really have a problem. Or maybe there is a neurological

problem - I already had encephalpothy (sorry about the spelling) from

the mold.

If I do have a sleep disorder then I will just add it to the list

of my mold related illnesses. But I would greatly appreciate

hearing about anyone elses experiences with such tests and disorders.

Usually I would be able to reason this out on my own but my brain

stopped functioning two years ago. If I am this disabled in my late

20's I am scared about getting old - if I live past this mold

poisoning. Thank you for all of your help.

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