Sleep apnea is very common in head and neck cancer patients. The sleep study will reveal if he has this or not very clearly. If you do not get REM sleep which people usually have about three cycles of per night, you will not get real recuperative sleep. Apnea seriously interrupts REM sleep.


Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.