Does this sound familiar? Your jaw is tight, you wake up tired, and there’s a dull ache that comes and goes. Your primary care physician says everything looks normal. Now you’re in that strange middle space where you know something’s wrong, but no one can tell you what. Frustrated, you give up finding answers and resolve to live with your symptoms, even as they get worse.
Some health journeys take longer than they should. A patient might visit multiple doctors, try different treatments, and still feel like they’re getting nowhere. They know something isn’t right, but no one has connected all the dots yet.
You’re doing everything right. You go to bed at a reasonable hour, get your full eight hours, and avoid screens before bedtime. Yet every morning, you wake up feeling like you barely slept at all. Instead of feeling refreshed, you feel like you could sleep for another four hours. Maybe you’ve blamed stress, age, or just needing coffee to function. What if the problem isn’t how long you sleep but what’s happening while you sleep?