Thinking about that, been busy. Trying to remember what would have helped me.Agape=Love wrote:...Thought I would get more feed back about the patient end report (particularity on this forum)?
The TV in my room had a few cable channels and a channel (or video) that had info on sleep apnea. It was running I think while the Tech was wiring me up; I prefered to talk about what she was doing.
There was a recliner I think (I brought all my gazillion pillows not being sure I could sleep lieing flat) so whatever it was was buried underneath my stuff. My night stand had a lamp and I had a book, tho I really tried to fall asleep.
My only real complaints were the hallway light and the overhead light, both of which were probably of normal intensity but I am one of those extremely sensitive to light and sound and easily awakened. When either Tech opened the door my eyes were blasted with hall light and they invariably turned on the overhead light...yikes! Sure wish they could have used an amber darkroom light which is pretty bright but not like 'normal' lights...if they needed more light over the unit, they could have had a directional lower-wattage light directly over the equipment. When they left the room or I returned from one of my pee breaks (so glad THAT ended first night on CPAP!), it took me a long time to settle down & try to sleep. I barely made the numbers to bill insurance for my split study and part of that was the high level for me of the light and sound (I sleep in almost total darkness). LED nightlights in the hallway and bathroom would have helped instead of normal lighting. I know this would not work for those whose vision requires bright light but if you have multiple rooms and bathrooms, perhaps you could outfit one with low lights and try to reduce the noise level in that room...maybe install some sound baffling? If I'd have thought about this, I would have brought one of my dark washcloths (folded in quarters lengthwise they make a nice eye mask) but the PSG was new to me...might get some eye masks for people like me; if offered, I'd have tried one...afterall, what was one more piece of stuff compared to all the other stuff attached to me...the nose sensor was the one I had the most challenge to ignore until the titration that is . Knowing what all the stuff was measuring made it easier for me to just accept the discomfort of being wired.
Oh, the goo they use to attach the leads...told me shampoo & hot water would wash it out...WRONG! I had bits of goo in my hair for days...I don't have much hair, what I do have is thin, and vigorous washing just pulls it out. See if you can find something that will remove that durn stuff!
