First test questions
Question:
I had my first apnea test. All I know so far is they called and said I had sleep apnea, snoring and I stopped breathing 64 times in an hour. I have no clue how bad 64 times in an hour is. The doctor is away but I am scheduled to go back for another night with the cpap machine. The doctor will be back then and maybe I can get the results and have more of an idea where I stand with this. My problem that started this was daytime tiredness. It has really affected my work and income. I am also hypothyroid. Thanks.
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"Arthur Moore" <wood…@thecia.net> wrote: >I had my first apnea test. All I know so far is they called and said I had >sleep apnea, snoring and I stopped breathing 64 times in an hour. I have no >clue how bad 64 times in an hour is.
The raw count doesn’t mean much, you have to stop for a certain time before it’s "officially" counted as an apnea. >The doctor is away but I am scheduled >to go back for another night with the cpap machine.
If they scheduled you for titration (that’s what the second test is called) then you can be sure that your sleep apnea was confirmed. It’s time to start looking at the group’s archives for equipment choices, a good mask is critical to your success and you _will_ want a heated humidifier. Please come back here when you have questions, we know it’s a little overwhelming at first. http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&group=alt.support…. >The doctor will be back then and maybe I can get the results and have more of an >idea where I stand with this.
Call the sleep lab and ask for your results, they’ll usually be happy to give you a copy. But don’t focus on the results, the important thing is that you have sleep apnea and you’re going to get it treated. > My problem that started this was daytime tiredness. It has really >affected my work and income. I am also hypothyroid. Thanks.
I’m not hypothyroid, others here are and I’m sure they’ll comment, but sleep apnea royally screwed up my life. CPAP gave it back. Enough said. Tom
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Arthur Moore wrote: > I had my first apnea test. All I know so far is they called and said I had > sleep apnea, snoring and I stopped breathing 64 times in an hour. I have no > clue how bad 64 times in an hour is.
Just try it when you’re awake! <grin> Just joking. You have to keep your sense of humour to make it through all this I stopped 55 tmes on my back, 30 on my side. What appeared to be most significant was the reduction in oxygen saturation (oxyten in the blood): baseline was 98%, dropping to 87%, depriving the heart and brain of appropriate oxygen. My wife only had 7 on her back, none on her side. However, for reasons that are not yet clear to us, her baseline blood oxygen level was only 89%, dropping to 74%. As a result of her first test the sleep doc only recommended oxygen during sleep, no CPAP. > The doctor is away but I am scheduled > to go back for another night with the cpap machine. The doctor will be back > then and maybe I can get the results and have more of an idea where I stand > with this. My problem that started this was daytime tiredness.
I had no ‘overt’ symptoms until I was 66. Then I gained some weight and found myself yawning during the day, like I had never yawned before, and needing to take a nap, then two, then 3. The rest is history. > It has really > affected my work and income.
I’d be interested in hearing more about this. Depending on the history and timing, maybe you should consider going on disability for a while. > I am also hypothyroid.
So am I. Just had new thyroid tests and increased synthroid for first time in 15 years. Stick with it and with us. CPAP has made a difference for me. Now I don’t have to yawn and ap during the day. Hooray!
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here is mongo list from his web page lot of helpfully link http://www.btinternet.com/~kemp.paul/mongo_b.html Warren "Arthur Moore" <wood…@thecia.net> wrote in message
news:tgausicp1vi5d8@corp.supernews.com… I had my first apnea test. All I know so far is they called and said I had sleep apnea, snoring and I stopped breathing 64 times in an hour. I have no clue how bad 64 times in an hour is. The doctor is away but I am scheduled to go back for another night with the cpap machine. The doctor will be back then and maybe I can get the results and have more of an idea where I stand with this. My problem that started this was daytime tiredness. It has really affected my work and income. I am also hypothyroid. Thanks.
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Arthur Moore wrote: > I had my first apnea test. All I know so far is they called and said I had > sleep apnea, snoring and I stopped breathing 64 times in an hour. I have no > clue how bad 64 times in an hour is.
Severe. If possible ask to get a copy of the sleep report. You will learn so many new and interesting words – respiratory distress index, hypopnea, REM latency. 64 is severe, but there are several people here with scores up over 100. apnea scale: under 5 an hour = healthy under 10 an hour = normal 10 to 20 (or 30) an hour = mild 20 to 40 an hour = moderate over 40 an hour = severe Blood Oxygen Content 95% and higher = healthy 90% and higher = normal under 90% = abnormal, unhealthy. — "There is a theory which states that if anyone discovers exactly what the Universe if for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another which states that this has already happened." Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001)
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NormC wrote: > I stopped 55 tmes on my back, 30 on my side. What appeared to be most significant was the > reduction in oxygen saturation (oxyten in the blood): baseline was 98%, dropping to 87%, > depriving the heart and brain of appropriate oxygen. > My wife only had 7 on her back, none on her side. However, for reasons that are not yet clear to > us, her baseline blood oxygen level was only 89%, dropping to 74%. As a result of her first test > the sleep doc only recommended oxygen during sleep, no CPAP.
Ah, Norm, I’ve got you beat hands down. 73 events an hour, Blood Oxygen Saturation dropping to 40%, 39% during REM. Others may have more events an hour but few can meet that level of self-suffocation. — Magesteff "There is a theory which states that if anyone discovers exactly what the Universe if for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another which states that this has already happened." Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001) ————————————————————————— —- Normal spam disclaimers apply. Send me unsolicited commercial e-mail, and get reported, then get possible litigation under US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II,
