Dear Sleepers,

This is my profile and my figures.

Male.
34 years old.
240lb (109kg)
6’3’’ (192 cm)

TST: 355 min
Sleep latency:        7 min
Sleep efficiency:     97%
REM sleep:           11 (% TST)
Non-REM Sleep:    89 (%TST)
 

REM AHI:  70.4
Non-REM AHI:  65.2
RDI: 65.7
Snore Arousal Index:  12.2

% TST  
Stage 1:  14%
Stage 2:  70%
Stage 3:  2%
Stage 4:  4%
REM:       11%
MVT:       0.0%

Total Sleeping Time
Central Apneas:         2         Index: 0.3
Obstructive Apneas:   201     Index: 34.0
Mixed Apneas:             78     Index: 13.2
Hypopneas:               108     Index: 18.3

NREM
Central Apneas:         2         Index: 0.4
Obstructive Apneas:   174     Index: 32.9
Mixed Apneas:             69     Index: 13.0
Hypopneas:               100     Index: 18.9

REM
Central Apneas:         2         Index: 0.3
Obstructive Apneas:   27     Index: 43.2
Mixed Apneas:             9     Index: 14.4
Hypopneas:               8     Index: 12.8


Lowest SaO2: 86% in Stage II (7.3 min 81-90%; 355.4 min 91-99%)

Average SaO2: 96.41%
Position: Supine 185.82 min; Not Supine 180.68 min


I have recently received the report from the Sleep Lab.  I do not see anything but figures and I do not understand them.
I have been prescripted a CPAP Mask with humidifier, I do not remember the brand.
I started using it only a week ago, but I think that I am improving my sleep quality. The mask hurts me just over the nose, between the eyes and the skin of this area keeps red the whole day. I have tried to get the mask less tight, but the air blows out and the pressure decreases suddenly.
I have also read an answer from sleepydave about the effect of lack of oxygen in short term memory and I would like to know some more if any other effects.
Basically, I am a bit lost.
Thanks a lot for your help.

Morpheus:
Did I say that?  I forget.

The list of problems associated with untreated OSA can be found everywhere, here's an edited version from eMedicine

Quote:

Excessive daytime sleepiness.
Performance and neurocognitive deficits.
Impairment of daytime functioning, intellectual capacity, memory, and motor coordination.
Performance on psychomotor vigilance tasks may be impaired, resulting in decreased capacity to maintain attention and concentration.
Mood impairment also may occur; depression and anxiety are common.
A 7-times higher rate of motor vehicle accidents compared with healthy controls.
Patients with OSA do not perform as well as healthy controls on driving simulator tests.
SDB appears to increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.
Patients with OSA have an increased risk of hypertension (twice the risk), coronary artery disease (3 times the risk), and cerebrovascular disease (4 times the risk) compared to the general population.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, right ventricular dysfunction, and cor pulmonale usually are observed in patients with OSA who have significant hypoventilation and/or coexisting lung disease and are due to chronic hypoxemia.
Cardiac arrhythmias, including tachycardia, malignant ventricular arrhythmia, and bradycardia, have been described and may occur during apneas. OSA may cause sudden death during sleep.

sleepydave

I recognize some of the problems described for untreated OSA.
I had no idea of my problem until my wife told me that I stopped breathing during the night for a few seconds. She was the first to tell me to go to a doctor, and finally it was OSA, severe one by the way.
Now, I am using the CPAP as if my life depended on it (it appears to be indeed). But my next question is, what about a treated OSA associated problems?
Will I be able to have normal "figures" like a not OSA patient?
I will read the emedicine report before doing more questions.
Thank you sleepedave.

I recognize some of the problems described for untreated OSA.
I had no idea of my problem until my wife told me that I stopped breathing during the night for a few seconds. She was the first to tell me to go to a doctor, and finally it was OSA, severe one by the way.
Now, I am using the CPAP as if my life depended on it (it appears to be indeed). But my next question is, what about a treated OSA associated problems?
Will I be able to have normal "figures" like a not OSA patient?
I will read the emedicine report before doing more questions.
Thank you sleepydave.

Hi Morpheus:
The goal of effective titration with CPAP is to do exactly that, normalize all the numbers.  Consequently, a lot of those problems will be reduced or eliminated.
sleepydave

Sleepydave,

Thanks so much for the link to this article! It's very thorough. I checked a couple of other topics on this site and was very impressed (I'm a health professional and it's been hard to find articles that weren't too simple for me). From now on, I think I'll switch from WebMD to eMedicine when I want to know about a disorder.

You are a terrific "efriend" with a wealth of information. Thanks for being so generous in sharing it with us.