Well, I have my report or what the Doc gave me when I asked. Doesn't look like anything that ya'll have been posting. Does say I have something and Doc is scheduling me to go back to try the c-pap. Was referred here by a very wise post on another board dealing with COPD which I also have. I am a 37 year old female. I feel like once I learn everything thats wrong with me I could be a Doc. Except right now Im tooooo tired to get off the couch. Anyway please someone explain to me what this is I got the short version. Didn't get all the numbers to compare to everyone else. Am I really bad, fair or what?
The study demonstrates severe snore arousal in addition to severe sleep fragmentation with multiple awakenings and arousals throughout the night with significantly decreased sleep efficiency of only 80% after prolonged sleep latency of 26 minutes. There were on average 5.2 apneas per hour. Oxygensaturation is dropped to a close 90% from a normal awaking baseline of 97%. There was some tachycardia with heart rate as high as 110 with a low of 70. there were a number of periodic limb movements, but these did not lead to seperate arousals. There were no EEG or EKG abnormalities seen.
Interpretation:
This study does indeed show significant sleep disordered breathing with primarily severe snore arousal syndrome. She demonstrates severe pathologic hypersomnia with an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score of 20, normal being less than 10. Given all these factors then, a repeat study with CPAP titration is suggested, followed then by clinical follow up and consideration for home trial treatment of CPAP if the patient is able to tolerate that treatment.
The only thing that I could figure out is that it took me 26 minutes to fall asleep at the lab. Although I was falling asleep when he was sticking the electrode on my head. At least I think thats what that # means.
Please some info on my study????? Thanks!!!!
