AJC

No, no sensors anywhere save for the pulse oximiter, chest band, and nasal cannula. Very basic setup. Sierra I think you are correct that it included all time from when I powered the test kit on and up until when I turned it off, regardless of actual sleep. It concerns me that the AHI could be underestimated. But also that the results could be skewed in the other direction given that a) I mouth breath and b) I wasn't wearing the nasal cannula properly. If that was meant to measure breathing then I can't see how those results could be valid based on little to no air coming out of my nose :) I just re-listened to a voicemail I had from the equipment provider; they were going to get me nasal pillows which again, is odd given my near 100% mouth breathing (deviated septum). The whole thing is just strange to me - lol!

Hi, Sorry for the delayed response. No, no option to "try before you buy" but I suppose one could return the device the rental period and discontinue payments. I was kind of uncomfortable with that "auto-debit" situation where you supply a credit card and they just bill you until you say stop. I have been burned by that model before when someone "forgets" to stop the auto-payments. I will surely look into the cpap.com option - thanks for providing that info. It wasn't immediately clear to me if the 30 return was for your money back or a store credit but I will do some research :)

Hi, Thanks so much for the detailed response - I really appreciate it. I am in the US Northeast and the price quoted for the APAP was $90 a month for 10 months (rent-to-own), so similar to the price you quoted. The mask, however, was ~$700, which seemed grossly overpriced based on the mask prices I've seen online. This is all out of pocket due to an insurance deductible. It's one of those things where if I felt like the home test was executed perfectly and therefore the results were beyond question, I'd suck it up and pay it. But I remain very dubious about that test so without a less costly "trial period" option I'm disinclined to jump on the APAP train. I should mention too that the doctor/sleep lab/medical equipment provider are all commingled so that the lines between them are very unclear. Case in point, the test results came on the sleep lab/equipment provider's letterhead which included the ResMed manufacturer name, and the results were digitally signed by the doctor who ordered the test. I felt like they had made a decision about getting me "papped" before the test was even administered and have been pretty persistent in getting it set up. So my guard is up with this team. I am not able to purchase equipment online without a prescription. I'm actually not sure if I have been prescribed anything; I have had no interaction with the doctor's office since they ordered the at-home sleep test - all follow-up has been with the sleep lab/equipment provider.

Hi, Thanks for your response and sharing your experience. I did obtain a copy of the test results and they were puzzling based on my experience with the test equipment. The nasal cannula caused me to panic so I took them off before I even fell asleep. After several hours of trying to distract myself enough to be able to put them back on and sleep, I ended up putting them on just at the edge of my nostrils (all I could tolerate). I slept for 2.5 hrs (which I can confirm based on viewing history on my tablet; I was watching a documentary to try and relax :)). I let the lab know that I got minimal sleep, had trouble with the nasal cannula, and am a mouth breather. I also took the pulse oximiter off for a bit because it smelled very strongly of someone's perfume (yuck! must have been a used kit) so I tried to clean it around 1am. The test came back as follows: Recording: 7:22; Monitoring Time: 5:13; Oxygen Saturation evaluation: 7:12. AHI: 7.3 Apneas: 0 Hypopneas: 38 Oxygen Saturation: Baseline-94; Average 94; Lowest-89 The final diagnosis was "Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea" My concern is that the test is either under or over-stated given the trouble I had with completing it. For example, the test says I was supine for 5:05 hours and non-supine for 7 minutes. That's crazy because I was up walking around during the night and then sitting in a chair for at least 2 hours while I watched a video. I wrote detailed notes on the post-test questionnaire that I returned with the test equipment but the lab came back and said "come get fitted for an APAP." They didn't seem to be concerned about the issues I had raised. If I have to get an APAP then I will but there is a significant out-of-pocket cost for me and I want to make sure these results are even valid before getting equipment that may be insufficient or even unnecessary. Any feedback is appreciated!

Hi, I recently had a home sleep test with a ResMed apnealink air device. It used nasal cannula to measure breathing. However, I breathe thru my mouth virtually 100% of the time. Would this effect the accuracy of the test? I only slept 2.5 hrs too... Thanks!