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Re: Re: Re: Re: alzheimers and sleep apnea

Posted by GBoogie on April 20, 2002 at 15:46:58:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: alzheimers and sleep apnea posted by justwondering on April 19, 2002 at 13:55:11:

Are you sure you CPAP is doing fine as far as your sleep goes?

3 sleep studies in 6 months? You are still tired and forgetful?

I think there are 2 possibilities. Your apnea isn't being treated very well, so your symptoms remain. Or you have another neurological disease/disorder.

I think it's more likely that your apnea treatment isn't 100%. That's why I love autoPAPs like the AutoAdjust LT, that provide feedback. You don't have to guess how well your CPAP is treating your apnea. You have a very good idea. It's not as good as a sleep test, but it's a lot better than nothing. And it can track your sleep every night.

The feedback was vital to me correlating Mom's sleep and her changes in cognitive function. Consecutive days of good sleep lead to improvement and one bad day can wipe out all her progress.

Perhaps your sleep lab can loan you an autoPAP or a CPAP with feedback.

I have a feeling you apnea isn't being well controlled.

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