Sleep study test results. No longer have sleep apnea?

My last sleep study was 3 years ago I had an ahi of 12 extremely exhausted in the afternoon. It improves somewhat with the CPAP machine. I thought it was time to get another test to see where I stand. I got the report today and I'm reading what the doctor who reviewed it said. He said I got up a great deal during the stuy but the episodes are not when I get up and there's only an average of two per hour and yet I think it also said I slept only three or four hours. I just don't understand how I can only be two episodes an hour now and I feel like crap when I don't use the machine. In addition when I had the sleep study I was kept up for hours by a person who had dementia who was yelling in the other room. I was thinking maybe I could post the reports from 3 years ago and this most recent and see what people have to say. When I look at Oscar using a higher pressure along with finding a way to seal my mouth the numbers are relatively low this is getting confusing. I really have never seen numbers under five until lately when I use it slightly higher pressure.

Did you not use the machine for a few days prior to the new sleep study or did you use your machine right up to the night before you had the new sleep study?

I did use it up until the night of the test. I asked the sleep lab I asked the sleep doctor would there be an impact they all said no.

Miss Emerita wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:06 pm

I'm curious: why do you have another sleep study coming up so soon?

Also, it is sometimes recommended that people stop using their machines about a week in advance of a new sleep test, to avoid carry-over effects.

From Bob313's other post:

Bob313 wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:29 pm

The reason for the new test is that I have lost about 25 lb since the first test. In addition I want to get a clean start as to where I'm headed.
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You mentioned something about doctors wanting a person to not use CPAP before a test. Do you have any references to that subject?

GrumpyHere wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:44 pm

something about doctors wanting a person to not use CPAP before a test.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25487311/

There is also this thread

viewtopic/t184245/Cease-CPAP-Use-Two-We ... 0#p1410493
with reference to this article
https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/ ... ogin=false

Guess you decided to prefer the lab and the doctor to the references we gave you.

Bob313 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:19 pm

I just don't understand how I can only be two episodes an hour now and I feel like crap when I don't use the machine. In addition when I had the sleep study I was kept up for hours by a person who had dementia who was yelling in the other room. I was thinking maybe I could post the reports from 3 years ago and this most recent and see what people have to say.

How about telling us first what the doctor had to say in response to all these questions you have? What did s/he say when he took the time to compare the two studies? What did s/he suggest you do from now on?