Hey Folks... I've been going round and round with the oh-so-competent folks at Apria, because that's apparently who my insurance wants me to deal with (Aetna). My doctor wants me on an ASV machine because of a lot of Central Apneas, and my PSG showed no responsiveness to plain CPAP or BiPAP. Here's ...

Snoredog: I do have the results from both of my PSGs. The interesting points out of the report: Sleep-disordered breathing for the entire study revealed 131 central apneas, 3 mixed apneas and 302 hypopneas. Mean duration of all events was 19 seconds. Longest hypopnea was 41 seconds, longest central ...

Rested Gal/Snoredog: Thanks for all this great info. I think the problem here is actually a nurse at my sleep center who isn't familiar with the technology and may not have filled out the script properly. I have not actually seen the script that was sent to the provider and I think that may be part ...

Hi... I'm new to all of this and a little buried by all the terminology right now. I've been recently diagnosed with complex apnea with numerous central apneas, and my sleep study indicates a non-responsiveness to CPAP even at psychotically high pressures. My doctor wants to put my on an ASV device,...