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Re: Sedation & Apnea

Posted by Fred on May 09, 2006 at 05:26:21:
In Reply to: Sedation & Apnea posted by Pat on May 08, 2006 at 12:58:20:
Yes, at least a "waking sedation" is used for colonoscopies and if they have to remove anything, they'll put you into a deeper sedation. A CPAP isn't needed for this anymore, although it's still on the instruction forms sometimes (I know from experience). If they put you into a deeper sedation, they'll put you on an oxygen mask which will have a similar effect to a CPAP -- that's what the docs told me. It doesn't sound like you really have OSA, although the sleep study is a good idea. I bet your doctors were really suggesting you don't use any sedation to help you sleep until they figure out the breathing problem.

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