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CPAP study results.... (Long)..... Had a Cpap study done end of December. Doctor called me last Friday that she was going to recommend Cpap again... that Supplier would call me in a couple weeks. That was it:(
I went through this song and dance 5 years ago without any significant improvement. I decided this time that I’m going to be a lot more aggressive and pro active. I cantacted MDs office and asked for a copy of my results... then went online to learn how to make sense of the different parts and what the results meant.
What I learned.... 1) it took me 85 minutes to fall asleep even with a sleep aid... this is normal for me. 2). Out of 6 hours of bed time I slept for 3 hours, waking the first time after 20 minutes of sleep. 3) out of the 4 stages of sleep I had no 3rd stage and no REM sleep. 4). In the summary during the time that I was asleep I had no OA, CA,MA; I had 1 hypopnea that resulted in O2 of 88%. The rest of the time O2 sat was 95%. But in the detailed info with position the info was very different....no OA, CA,MA; 8 HYPs with AHI of 11; RDI of 19. Obviously something is waking me up but it’s not apneas. I’m confused!!!!! 5) EEG was abnormal due to arousals associated with sleep disordered breathing.
All of these results were during CPAP titration.
I realize that no medical opinions can be given but I’m really confused now about direction I should go. When I asked MD about the severe insomnia she said see what happens after CPAP use. All I know is that I’m having a really hard time functioning on very little sleep. Any other resources you can recommend????
