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Yes, we are saying the same thing; "while everyone is different." I am uncomfortable with anyone blasting one particular treatment out of the water calling it a financial scam when in fact this is not true and not implicated in the medical literature. Anyone working in medicine would know this I would hope?
Hence my opening: "While everyone is different." Everybody's got to do what works for their own individual condition in partnership with their physician and the data findings from a sleep study.
While everyone's experience is different and I would be one of the first to say this is not a perfect system out there, I do like to look at evidence for what is being recommended and done in medicine. Cpap is still considered in the medical literature as the gold standard for treatment and you can read about that here as well as other articles: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4549693/
Not everyone is a candidate for a dental device, its as simple as that. I think it is always great to ask questions about the what and the why but for now this is considered in science to be the gold standard in care.
I am attempting to respond to this and experiencing great difficulty. After I was finally able to register and set up a password, when I enter the password in the field and hit submit, it says it was not able to send to the address. Thoughts about this? Thank you-
Hi--I can answer one of your questions and that concerns the type of physician. Your best approach is to see a physician who is certified in sleep medicine. Note that there are generally three types of specialists who certify/board in sleep medicine: pulmonologists, neurologists, and ENTs. For my 5 cents, I am going to switch to someone who does sleep medicine full-time, rather than just as a side branch to their surgical practice. Take your list of questions and hold them accountable to getting answers to these questions. Patients should not have to carry this type of burden of ambiguity about treatment and care. Oxygen levels are indeed part of the complete treatment picture and if your levels are declining in sleep this can be detrimental to overall health. Good luck to you and let us know how things turn out for you.
Hi Catherine--I had a similar experience that I am slowly working my way out of. First, is your therapy working and are you adherent to it? Could very well be that your blood oxygen level is low at night, as wiredgeorge described above. definitely get the sleep study and get a clinician to talk with you about what is happening. Hold them accountable for explaining things. There is a drug for daytime sleepiness that is indicated for sleep apnea patients, but first you need hard data from a sleep study with an explanation from a clinician on what exactly is going on. good luck with it and let us all know how things turn out for you--
I read your post with great compassion. I am not a healthcare professional and I want to offer you the following things for your consideration:
1--Right now, you can try some deep breathing exercises to help with the panic and anxiety. Look for some on you-tube. When you are carrying anxiety like this, bring all the focus to your breath and this will help you relax.
2--Reconnect with weight watchers for a support system.
3--Try some beginning yoga to help you get back to inhabiting your body. Even 10 minutes of beginning yoga will help you feel better.
4--Contact your physician immediately about the symptoms you are having and get back on track with treatment for your sleep apnea.
5--Please do write us all back to let us know how you are doing. You have already demonstrated great care taking of yourself during your lifetime and I am confident you can do this again. Good luck!
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4549693/
There are many articles that can be found about this. The best advise can be sought by a direct discussion with your sleep medicine provider after data from a sleep study.
Yes, I did see the notification from ResMed. But for leak numbers to more than double when my leak rates were previously well within range? This makes no sense. To get 18 out of 20 points for the mask seal and then to have a leak rate reported greater than 24 m/L? Something's amiss here.
Last night's data on mask seal--18 points out of 20 but yet the graph shows a leak of 20 mL. This doesn't compute and as far as I can see since Resmed did this software update the leak rates have doubled mysteriously. I do have an inquiry in to several places about this and will post if I hear anything that makes sense.
