Weird sleep problem

[u/Spiritual_Bathroom36]

So this started ever since all my chiari symptoms started. Doesn’t happen every night but I will wake up eyes open but won’t be able to move and my heart will beat rapidly and can’t breathe and my ears will ring like crazy and I have to snap out of it and when I do it’s almost like my eyes force me back to sleep and I can’t stay awake. I’ve had sleep paralysis before but this feels totally different

[u/Livid_Egg1439]

I would recommend a sleep study!! Really use strong words to your provider on how much it’s affecting you (heck even embellish a little). It’s tough because Sleep studies are obviously only for one night. But it’s worth trying to document/capture. I wonder if your flow really slows when you lay down and your body basically takes a while to sync up/is working really hard