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I wanted to know if I have sleep apnea why is it taking so long for the results?

Alan — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:46:28 +0000

Question by KAREN R: I wanted to know if I have sleep apnea why is it taking so long for the results?
When I woke up in the morning the lady that ran the test did not give me much detail except she said I will probably be back to sleep with cpap machine. So I called my doctors office today and they said they will call me with my results on Monday if I have sleep apnea like the lady that woke me up said I will come back to sleep with a cpap machine. If it’s that serious why are they taking there time with the results and what my next step is like taking another test and probably getting a cpap machine! I worried now every time I go to sleep since the test. Like maybe I might die in my sleep!

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Answer by Dave
I can understand you fear. I just happened to have a sleep study done last night But when I asked the tech the results , because I have a medical background,he told me the results. Apparently I’m going to need at least CPAP also. But as with most readings in a sleep lab they are not severe enough that you should worry. You and I have been sleeping like this for a long time and have survived up till now.
So just be patient. The wheels of Medicine sometimes turn excruciatingly slow.
God bless.

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How long must you sleep to get accurate results on a sleep test?

Alan — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 00:37:49 +0000

Question by Aaron M: How long must you sleep to get accurate results on a sleep test?
I have been diagnosed with a deviated septum, and am undergoing surgery for it at the beginning of next year. I informed my doctor about these headaches I’ve been having in the morning. Well they’re a little different from headaches, more like pressure above my eyes. I find the longer I sleep the worse they become. Also after sleeping about six hours I find it impossible to go back to bed without waking up at least every hour. I had a sleep test done, but according to that I didn’t have sleep apnea. I’m wondering if the results could be wrong seeing as I was only able to sleep for about half an hour and they must not have been able to collect enough data. Could this pressure above my eyes be a sign of sleep apnea, or could they just be due to my deviated septum? I also find I don’t really get overly sleepy in the day, however if I’m lying down and watching T.V or reading I will dose off.

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Answer by Autumn
( had two sleep apnea tests performed. The technicians need at least 6 hours of your sleeping to get accurate results.
Pressure above your eyes is not a sign of sleep apnea.

The pressure above your eyes could be caused by allergies or a (deep) sinus infection (I have also had this pressure..it is only slightly painful whenI I strongly pressed the area right below the eyebrow) .
I also had a deviated septum and had it fixed years ago. They fixed the septum, also took out a blockage of tissue and bone. It made a world of difference.

I still get the pressure just above the eyes when my deep sinuses get infected (a fixed septum doesn’t make a person immune to sinus infections, only perhaps less likely to get one).

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Q&A: Have you had good or bad results from sleep apnea surgerty?

Alan — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:47:28 +0000

Question by gseeband: Have you had good or bad results from sleep apnea surgerty?
I’ve had positive feedback so far from everyone who has told me of their surgery. However, the doctors seem to do everything possible to discourage it, claiming it is often ineffective, painful, and has negative side effects. I suspect the doctors’ attitudes may be influenced by HMO policy and liability considerations. Would like feedback from people who have actually had the surgery or are close to someone who has had it.
That’s “surgery”, not “surgerty”.

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Answer by levy
the doctors want do because its not an iminent surgery, your life is not in danger if you stay like that, and dont want to risk the 5-6% chance of mortality in this tipe of surgery, if you can live like that. But if you want to do it anyway, go ahead, but you have to consider that this is a surgery on the brain…!….but if you are not an 60-70 years old man with low immunity, than you have 99.99% for succes

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Sleep apnea – doctor recommends having part of the soft palate removed – has any one had this done? Results?

Alan — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:21:15 +0000

My husband went to the Ear Nose and Throat doctor to discuss options to improve his quality of sleep and lessen his snoring. The doctor wants to perform a tonsillectomy, re-set his deviated septum, and surgically trim his soft palate. We’ve got a second opinion scheduled for next week, but my husband is understandably nervous. Has any one else had this procedure performed? Were the results what you had hoped for? Was recovery difficult?

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Is there a way to show negative results in a sleep apnea study? I need to show no symptoms.?

Alan — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:28:36 +0000

I want to show that I don’t have symptoms so i dont loose my job. I am halfway thru a career and dont want to throw it away. Any suggestions are very much appreciated and will most likely save my career.

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Has anyone had somnoplasty surgery for sleep apnea? What were your results?

Alan — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:13:48 +0000

I’m thinking about options to fix my sleep apnea.

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To stuck_in_lodi2008, which surgery was is that you had? With the somnoplasty I was reading about they insert a needle into the tissue and not actually cut it out. Is this what you had done?

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What can I do while I wait for my sleep apnea test results?

Alan — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:15:19 +0000

I am scheduled to have a sleep apnea sleep study next Saturday, but I was wondering, since it takes three weeks for the results of the study, what can I do to improve my sleep and breathing until then. I am fairly certain I have sleep apnea but I cannot get the mask until we are for sure about it. I am tired all the time, what can I do about this?

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Can Someone Please Tell Me What These Sleep Study Results Mean?

Alan — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:17:52 +0000

Ok. Long story, I had a sleep study in November of Last year in which my doctor never talked to me about it. Well anyways I have the paperwork here with me and I have Mild Sleep Apnea, and it say’s possibly hypoxemia. Let me tell u what my results say on my oxygen saturation:
Initial oxygen saturation was 98% with the lowest saturation reached being 70%. The mean oxygen saturation during sleep study was 89.5%. During 38% study of the study, her oxygen saturation was greater than 90%, during 60.8% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 80-89%, and during 1.2% of the study her oxygen saturation varied between 70-79%. Her sleep efficiency was severely reduced to 63.1% with a decrease in the amount of REM sleep to 11% of total sleep and no deep sleep was noted. Her sleep onset latency was prolonged to 127 minutes and her REM onset latency was prolonged to 210 minutes. Ambien 10 mg was taken. Her combined apneic and partial apneic index was very mildly elevated at 5.7 with an apneic index of 2.0 and partial index of 5.5 .The vast majority of the esisodes were obstructive in type with the longest partial apneic episode being 16 seconds and the mean length being 11 seconds. The total study time was 6.5 hours and the total sleep was 4 hours. No arrhythmias are noted, no periodic limb movements are present, and snoring was moderately loud, intermittent and present.
His impression is Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and Hypoxemia
His recommendation for my doctor is this: (my doctor has never talked to me about this or done anything about it): I recommend supplemental oxygen for sleep at a flow rate of 2 liters per nasal cannula. I would recommend an overnight oximetry on supplemntal oxygen in two to three weeks and hopefully note normalization of her oxygen saturation. I also recommend weight loss of 25 pounds. Lastly I recommend an otolaryngology evaluation as in a 30 year old patient a possible surgical approach would be indicated. I will obtaining the home equipment and followup care to dr. phillips. I am not sure why her oxygen saturation remains low other than being overweight, but if appropriate, a cardiac and pulmonary evaluation would be in order.
Note by me the patient: I am having trouble breathing all the time and can’t sleep even on sleeping pills because I can’t breathe even worse when I lay down. Please let me know why my doctor hasn’t gotten in contact with me about these results. His nurses told me I’m fine, but I’m not so sure, This was the stupid nurse who doesn’t care about anyone.

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Do These Sleep Study Results Look Bad?

Alan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:19:27 +0000

I just had a sleep study done. Results were:
28 sponatneous arousals.’
1 REM arousals
31 Snoring arousals
total: 61
Mild, intermittent snoring was noted while supine.
Apnea-hypoapnea events per hour .89
1 during REM and 4 events in Non REM
Respiratory related arousals per hour: 5.69
Mean Oxygen saturation: 96.61 0 desaturation episodes below 90% with a nadir of 90%
Cadiac monitoring: Normal sinus rythm with no significant arrythmias noted.
Diagnosis:
Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea syndrome, adult.
I am 26, currently BMI of 35, get only about 3 hours a sleep at night with exesseive daytime sleepiness, and have asthma.
Should I worry?

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