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Posted by Unchange on March 11, 2009 at 08:26:34:

I am 21 year old male living in the UK, so using the NHS. I have had problems with daytime fatigue for a long time, and not had a refreshing night's sleep since I was about 14 (I think).

I recently did a SleepStrip home sleep test, on which I got a score of 3, indicating severe sleep apnea. I showed this, along with other information to my doctor, who referred me to my local sleep unit (in Bristol). After about a 2 month wait I went to the appointment and was giving a Home oximetry. I got the results of this today and they indicate that my blood oxygen levels during the night (and the drops in them) are within normal range. The doctor attempted to reassure me that fatigue like this is normal for someone of my age etc. etc. however, after suffering from this for like 5 years, and it getting worse throughout this time I am still not convinced that there isn't some underlying medical problem.

I still continue to think that this could be related to sleep, as I never ever sleep well.

The doctor to suggest that it was possible there was some other sleep issue, and suggested that I could do an overnight sleep study, however he said the likelihood this would produce any other result was extremely unlikely, I therefore declined (alhtough I am sure I could reverse this if required).

Furthermore, the incoherence of the Sleepstrip with the oximetry seems slightly alarming, and I am not sure of what the outcome of the oximetry means for this other results. The doctor did mention that young people often show less blood oxygen variations and are more resilient to the pauses in breathing apnea can cause.

Any suggestions based on this information would be so highly appreciated.

Thanks

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