How to interpret your sleep study-great for newbies!

I hope that newbies find the link informative.

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Personally, this doesn't seem useful for newbies. In fact, I believe it will confuse and frustrate.

It's better to get a simple summary explained by a professional. The discussion should be kept simple - events, desats, arousals, titration pressure, type of CPAP machine and mask and machine settings.

The idea is to let the patient know the seriousness of his condition and move on to treating it.

My thumb's down on recommending this to newbies.

Thank you for your comment.

The source of it is a board-certified sleep doctor in New York City, head of her own clinic. I believe she had done a great service and I
found it very helpful in 'filling some of the gaps', and it is relatively understandable. As title states, it is for those who want to know how to interpret their study. For those
with no interest beyond learning how severe their condition may be, suggest that you take a look anyway, or just ignore it.

This forum caters more to those who do not necessarily seek a simple explanation for a subject of complexity as it is not possible. Most here seek more than the minimum knowledge and may find it helpful in understanding their condition in order to optimize their therapy. I believe that it is very well presented for the layman. It is presented to inform. Those who agree with you can skip over it, those who do not, will derive benefit from it.

SockPuppet wrote:Personally, this doesn't seem useful for newbies. In fact, I believe it will confuse and frustrate.

It's better to get a simple summary explained by a professional. The discussion should be kept simple - events, desats, arousals, titration pressure, type of CPAP machine and mask and machine settings.

The idea is to let the patient know the seriousness of his condition and move on to treating it.

My thumb's down on recommending this to newbies.

I have to respectfully disagree as I feel it is very informative. Obviously, people can make up their own mind as to how helpful it is to their situation.

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tedburnsIII wrote:This forum caters more to those who do not necessarily seek a simple explanation for a subject of complexity as it is not possible. Most here seek more than the minimum knowledge and may find it helpful in understanding their condition in order to optimize their therapy.

And that is the unfortunate thing about this forum - the great majority of CPAP patients want a good therapy and some help getting it, but the "experts" on this forum intimidate them and insist on doing things their way. So the forum is under serving the vast population of patients.

I vote it's a good read. Precise and on point with no childish bantering causing one to lose their train of thought!

Not exactly a newbie, after almost ten years of this, but I found it a good read, and quite helpful. Thanks.

These are not exactly correct:

(apnea) with drop in oxygen level and arousal from sleep

No, you don't NEED those.

(hypopnea) Partial airway collapse causing shallow breathing (airflow reduced by at least 30-50%) during sleep, lasting 10 seconds or longer, usually associated with a fall in blood oxygen saturation.

You absolutely need a desat (Medicare scoring rule).
But could have just an arousal (non-Medicare rule).

And that Cheyne Stokes looks very weak.

Morbius and Noctuary don't need this because they could ask robysue to explain a sleep study to them.

avi123 wrote:Morbius ... don't need this because ...he... could ask robysue to explain a sleep study ....

*blink*

I had a question after reading this. She talked about how the REM cycles alter in nature and the later ones are mostly REM and the earlier ones NREM. I have a tendency to sleep 4 or 5 hours then get up for a while and then sleep again.

I wonder if I do the NREM cycle twice, and never get to the REM cycle?

palerider wrote:

avi123 wrote:Morbius ... don't need this because ...he... could ask robysue to explain a sleep study ....

*blink*

I can see the Morbius part (that would be "irony" noted elsewhere) but I don't get the Mortuary part (although frankly, I tend to give the old guy some slack. He's been around so long, his birth certificate is on papyrus).

I wasn't seeking that it be a sticky, nor do I really care, but now that you mention it, kindly cite the reasons supporting your negative comment.
Otherwise, your comment is mere 'fluff'.