An Interesting Question: A Study on Age??

brackstone · Post by **brackstone** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:49 am

I know a lot of people want to know about recovery times. Basically everyone always replies and says "they are different for everyone". However I was curious if anyone ever tried to track these sorts of details?

The thought just occured that it might be age related? I know it seems pretty obvious that younger people would probably bounce back faster but I wondered if anyone ever tried to quantify it?

DeltaSeeker · Post by **DeltaSeeker** » Mon May 07, 2007 11:20 am

Interesting concept. Anyone know of any studies out there? Or should we start our own???

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Mon May 07, 2007 11:29 am

brackstone wrote:I know a lot of people want to know about recovery times. Basically everyone always replies and says "they are different for everyone". However I was curious if anyone ever tried to track these sorts of details?

The thought just occured that it might be age related? I know it seems pretty obvious that younger people would probably bounce back faster but I wondered if anyone ever tried to quantify it?

Well the hypothesis may already be proven negative ... unless you consider me at 47 to be a young'in? I had a significant recovery after the first night on my PAP treatment. Of course I was already half dead prior to that so it did not take much to get a significant recovery.

Any study would have to define and quatify "recovery" first and then also determine the threshold for "significant" and/or "faster".

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Mon May 07, 2007 11:30 am

That would be interesting. Seems it would be hard to find rhyme or reason due to the variables. (How long one has had OSA, it's severity, compliance with treatment, effectiveness of treatment, complications with treatment, other mitigating health issues, etc.)

Maybe many of us found our way here because we were not quick success stories, so info based on this group could be weighted. But if it were based on the general OSA population it might not look so foreboding. Then again, so many of the general OSA population just quit, so that might balance the scales.

Things that make you go "hmmmm..."

Kathy

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Mon May 07, 2007 11:36 am

I doubt it......too many variables in individual health "issues". In most cases, it doesn't make a difference in age because many of us of all ages are dealing with some of the same physical and medical problems since discovering and trying to deal with this.
There's also the differing types and severities of sleep apnea, some accompanied by RLS, PLMD, narcolepsy, Central Sleep Apnea, Mixed Sleep Apnea, some use additional oxygen and some don't, diabetes, some are overweight and some aren't.....and on and on.

In my opinion it would be a "fruit salad" comparison/survey.

Den

brackstone · Post by **brackstone** » Mon May 07, 2007 12:40 pm

DreamStalker wrote:
Any study would have to define and quatify "recovery" first and then also determine the threshold for "significant" and/or "faster".

Good point,

I'd have to set standards if I wanted to test it. I think maybe a good way to cover most of the health issues would be to find out what area of sleep people were missing out on?

Myself I hit my Apnea's when I hit REM, never before. However if some people are missing out on other stages I know the Symptoms are different. Am I correct?

Slinky · Post by **Slinky** » Mon May 07, 2007 2:57 pm

THEN there are those who find a good, comfortable mask fit and seal right off the bat - and the "others" who go thru mask, after mask, after mask, after ..... you get the idea. It can be a real PITA for some to find "the" mask for them. Especially given the local DMEs so many of us have to work with.

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Mon May 07, 2007 5:12 pm

Speaking for myself, I ended up on a bit of a high from the 1st night of cpap therapy. In fact was finding myself up half the night working. It was really noticable. Felt like I could leap tall buildings & raise the dead. Was overjoyed that xpap therapy had seemed to solve a seriouys problem.

But after 2 & a bit months a slide set in & I felt like I was reverting back to foggyness & dozy afternoons. I switched to Auto mode & it lifted for a few weeks but the slde became even more noticable.

Then in desperation (I just did not want to lose that recovered energy etc) I bought a few different types of machine & stumbled on a BiLevel - that seemed to put me right back on top. About 8 months had gone by at this time.

I have been on the Bilevel for about 14 months & never looked back - there are the dips but they seem to be momentary & a minor adjustment of pressure seems to sort them out quickly.

DSM

(PS My age is over 60)

littlemo · Post by **littlemo** » Mon May 07, 2007 5:52 pm

it seems to be the worse the OSA, the quicker they feel the improvments!!! as OSA fragments sleep, often stages are deprived. as soon as CPAP is started, even on the first nigh, we see pt's going into rebound.

there's lost of other factors too, shift work meds ect. However I really think one of the main keys is having the right attitude!!!!

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