Yea that type two therapy does look to be pretty comprehensive just missing legs they even have EMG chin covered for teeth grinding. Seems kinda similar to a ambulatory eeg concept for sleep. That is a home study I would much rather see the insurance companies use than a type 3 HST. Also since it is...

Lol don’t worry I have plenty of patience.

Yea meant to say dehumidifier

Well Pale after further research I have to agree with your conclusion. There doesn’t even seem to be relevant data available anymore concerning rapid pressure increase centrals other than a small blurb here or there. I will ask the Dr. I work for if they can provide any strong medical works that say...

Ok consulted my textbook after digging it out. It reminded me of something. The centrals aren’t caused by raising the pressure to high. They are caused by raising the pressure to fast coupled with too high. That is one of the reasons why techs have a certain time in between pressure increases on a p...

Oh I agree humidifiers in each room would be wonderful to have. Now to just get the higher ups to pay for it sigh.

Hmm from my understanding of the issue when central’s are caused due to pressure increase it was frequent centrals that can be similar to Cheyne stokes breathing. I will research this some more and dig out my text books.

Thank you everyone for your replies in this thread. Clinically the analysis of alternative methods is not enough conclusive data. It works for some and not for others and the closest rule of thumb they have is the more severe your apnea the less likely alternative methods will get you off the cpap. ...

Oh Prodigy don't even get me started on home sleep studies. So the idea behind home sleep studies is not a bad one if it were used that way. A home study should be used to identify more people with Apnea and get them the care they need. However the reality is that most insurance companies use Home S...

I apologize if I came across as advising against self titration. Please understand that is not the case. By all means if it works for you and others please continue to do so. Many people can't afford an in lab titration or have a desire to do so. All I was honestly trying to say is imo it might be b...

Ok so first of all thank you everyone for your replies . Ok lots of things to address and I am typing from a phone so this should be fun and I apologize in advance for errors. Ok so first of all JNK you bring up a valid point about the AASM. They haven’t had a lot of retractions And corrections that...

Thank you for your reply Holden4th. That really sucks on the follow up and I wish I could say that wasn't a problem in the states but sadly it is here as well. PAP patients are often discharged to a DME or left on their own especially if their study was performed in a hospital and their general prac...

Zoocrewphoto I am very glad that you had a great tech and a pleasant experience with your study. I like to prep patients for cpap ahead of time when I can as it does make the transition easier including possible splits. This is called an acclimation process. Unfortunately at my new job I usually hav...

I believe that knowledge is never wasted and I am sure neuroanatomy and sleep medicine will not be useless in research virology. You never know when old skill sets can be used to address a newer problem. No one should have to shudder all night. That is just no fun and I know I certainly couldn't sle...

kteague thank you for your reply. Hmm to address your points lets start with your temperature experience. So sometimes still and more so in the past temperature in sleep rooms was kept pretty low. This actually had nothing to do with what helped patients sleep and much more to do with something call...