Yes, I'm well aware of that which is why I'd almost rather stop using it completely at this point. My AHI was only in the mild range, hitting moderate when I was on my back when I was untreated. It's really made no impact since I've started using it.robysue wrote:Problem is: Spontaneous arousals are NOT caused by sleep disordered breathing. And so the CPAP can't fix them.ironhands wrote:AHI hasn't gone above 1.8 in 3 months, and I'm still just as exhausted in the morning. Lethargic, and I'd do just about anything for even an extra 5 minutes in the morning. still showing around 30-50 spontaneous arousals on my PSG's
Out of curiosity: How many PSGs have you had and are the 30-50 spontaneous arousals the total number of arousals or the arousal index (arousals/hour)?
Spontaneous arousals (if they're not merely lab effect) can be devilishly hard to deal with since they're not caused by any identifiable underlying problem that can be "fixed" to eliminate them.
In an ordinary night in your own bed, how many wakes do you typically remember?
I've done 3 PSG's at this point, the second included an MSLT, the 3rd was a titration. It was 30 spontaneous arousals in a one hour period, from what I remember, I don't have a copy of the results on hand, but I believe it was 50 over the 6 hour period, with a cluster of 30 during one point (but i'm pretty tired right now). I usually wake every 2 hours and remember it.