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SleepyMommy703

SleepyMommy703
Joined Jul 2017
SleepyMommy703
Joined Jul 2017

So I just had my overnight sleep study at the center to follow up on my home study that showed "significant respiratory disturbances." I haven't seen the doctor yet for my official followup, but the only thing the tech said to me in the morning was that they didn't need to give me as high of a pressure as my machine was giving me at home so he thought that may be my issue. During the study he only gave me a level 7 and at home it's averaging around 9. He also said this could be because of issues with leaks with my current mask. The one he used for the study definitely felt more secure and had far less leakage than my average night of sleep. But he also had me tighten my chin strap to a rather uncomfortable level too. We'll see what the doctor says, but maybe a new mask will be of help.

I'm also wondering if there could be an issue with my machine. I have the Resmed Autosense 10 (I think that's the name?) and I normally leave the ramp setting on Auto without an issue. Last night I put it on and was still awake and watching tv breathing normally. Within 10 minutes it had ramped up to 10.6 and was still climbing. It shouldn't do that if I'm still awake and just breathing normally right? I had 2 faulty machines prior that weren't giving correct pressure with the last model so I hope I'm not having this issue once again.

The reasons for my studies were that despite treatment for months I'm still tired all the time. I do have some improvement and my AHI is usually at or below 1 on the machine. I don't get as many headaches and when I'm off CPAP I notice short term memory issues and a lot more brain fog. But I still feel like I could sleep all day pretty much every day. Could too high of a pressure still make me so tired?

Just wondering if anyone else experienced this. Thanks!