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disagreeing with husbands Apnea/CPAP/MSLT results

Posted by a very tired wife on October 19, 2001 at 04:09:14:

In 1997 my husband went to a sleep disorder center and had a clinical polysomnogram. His doctor told him there was nothing really the matter. She perscribed Ritalin and said if he was tired during the day to drink caffeine. That of course satisfied him, because I had been pestering him to go to a see a doctor. It was sort of a "See, I told you nothing was the matter." Four years later, he is still tired, still snores, "chorkles" about every 45 min. to a hour. I can't tell if he stops breathing, but he makes a long, loud choke/snort/gasp noise. He still doesn't sleep well - and now I am getting to the point that I'm starting to have difficulty sleeping. According to his test in '97 his sleep stage time was 451 min, stage 1:33min. 7%, stage2: 326 min.72% slow wave:0 min. at 0% REM: 92 min at 20%. Total dark time was 485, sleep latency 6 min, REM latency: 80 min. # of Arousals: 39, WASO: 28 min. His apnea analysis for 451 min. was Obstructive 2, Central 0, Mixed 0. The observations stated no snoring was heard - but the technician must have had on a Walkman, because he definelty snores, not all the time, but alot and quite loudly. His arterial oxygen saturation was greater than 88%. The doctor's interpretation of the results was pathological daytime sleepiness without SOREM's consistant with CNS hypersomnia. What in the world does that mean? He's 38, overweight, doesn't work out. Any suggestions? Should he be tested again?

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