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Re: sleep

Posted by flubdub on June 26, 2001 at 17:28:00:
In Reply to: sleep posted by Bernie on June 22, 2001 at 11:59:42:
What did the nurse say when she cancelled your cpap study? Did she say it was a result of the initial findings from the sleep study test?
Snoring isn't an absolute, 100% indicator of apnea. If their first look at the test results suggests that your problem is not obstructive apnea, then a cpap may not be the correct treatment for your problem. They may have something else in mind, and unfortunately it's probably something a nurse isn't allowed to discuss, so you may just have grin and bear it until your doctor's appointment. Not easy, I know.
It usually takes a while to plow through the data generated by a PSG. When it's been scored, a technician or doc should go over the results with you in some detail. Waiting for the scores after the test is extreeeeeemely frustrating (been there, done that), especially since most folks are already at the end of their rope by the time they get a PSG done.
Take the interim time to bone up on all the test indicators - this web site is a good place to start - so you know what indicators are important, what the medical jargon is, and what the scoop is on various treatments, including the non-CPAP ones. Make a list of the questions you have, and don't let 'em dazzle you with techno-babble when you review the results.
Also, for the meantime, can your wife can identify what position you snore the most in? Maybe you can try some of the tricks that people use to avoid sleeping in their "worst" position. Special shaped pillows can change the head angle, and I've heard of sewing tennis balls in the back of your PJ tops. (Seems drastic to me, but hey, if works... )
After you know what your doctor's diagnosis is, and after you've asked him/her all those highly informed and intelligent questions you've collected from your research on the internet, if you're still not satisfied, remember that this is *your* quality of life at stake. If you think an inaccurate sleep test is at fault for a bad diagnosis, try to get another. Depending on your insurance company and what your town/city has to offer, you may have to change doctors, or try for a test at a different facility.
Frankly, it seems nuts to me that they had the test in a room with another patient. That's hardly providing ideal conditions. In my town, there's both a clinic and a hospital that do tests, and they both go out of their way to make their sleep rooms as quiet, undisturbed, and "homey" as possible, in spite of all the hookups, video cameras, microphones, etc, that are necessary.
Good luck,

f.

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