Posted by tllrxmom3 on May 18, 2006 at 07:25:57:

Hello, I just found you forum a couple of days ago and yesterday I received my results back from my Split sleep study test. I have a new doctor and he told me he doesn't know very much about sleep apnea.
I am hoping someone might be able to help interpret the results that I received.

Findings:
1. Total sleep time was 319.5 minutes with a total time in bed of 412 minues yielding a sleep efficiency of 77.5%. Sleep latency reduced at 6 minutes suggesting increased pressure to sleep.

2. Sleep stage analysis: REM sleep: 17.2%; Stage 1: 7.2%; Stage 2: 44.4%; Stage 3: 1.4%; Stage 4: 26.8%. This is notable for a slightly increased amount of slow wave sleep. The REM latency is prolonged at 166.5 minutes.

3. There were a total of 132 respiratory events diring the evening including 1 obstructive apneas, 131 hypopneas. The mean duration of respiratory events 20.9 seconds and maximum duration 46.5 seconds. The overall RDI for the entire evening is 24.8 events per hour. The RDI prior in initiation of CPAP was 53.1 events per hour.

4. Sleep stage analysis did not reveal the events to be more common during REM sleep.

5. Mean saturation diruing repiratory events 93%. The minimum saturation was 90%.

6. Body position analysis revealed the events to be more common in the supine position.

7. Severe snoring was seen which was successfully treated with CPAP. No significant arrhythmias were seen. Rare PLMs were seen yielding an indew of 4.7 events per hour.

8. There were a total of 170 arousals during the evening; 16 were associated with respiratory events without desaturations, 88 were associated respiratory events with desaturation, 1 was due to limb movements and 65 were spontaneous.

9. CPAP titration revealed an RDI prior in initation of CPAP of 53.1 events per hour. This is based on 200.5 minutes of test time of which 69.8% was spent asleep. At CPAP of 6, the RDI was 5.3 events per hour; at CPAP of 8, the RDI was 0 events per hour. Data was obtained during REM and REM sleep in the supine position. Minimum saturation was 97%. Patient did not report feeling better rested the next day.

Impression: Severe obstructive sleep apnea (780.53) with a successful CPAP titration.

I don't know if I need to get a new doctor or what but my mind is to tired to understand all this.

Any help would be appreciated. I'm in the process of looking up some stuff now.

Thanks

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