Sleep results

got my oximeter today. First impressions. It seems relatively accurate but not on par with high end medical grade oximeters. I think it will give a good idea of oxygen drops that happen. My SPO2 seems to range from 95 to 97 when in a resting state. Which isnt terrible(for an asthmatic). Im hoping it doesnt drop far below 90 during sleep

Dated 2014

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I think I have rough idea of what it is. I have mild positional sleep apnea. The fatty tissue around my neck when it presses against the muscles there is a partial obstruction(ive been told by parents ). I've recorded desaturations from 86 to 90. But when I sleep properly there are no desaturations. We'll see what the results are when i talk to the doctor on monday. I probably dont have to keep using a cpap forever. But until i lose weight I wont be able to sleep supine. I probably need to keep using a cpap until i recover and lose weight.

You can buy foam wedges to put behind you at night... https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en-CA&s ... DxNv80BHhI

Julie wrote:You can buy foam wedges to put behind you at night...

I'll get one as soon as the weekend ends. Any tips for getting my arms from moving?

tiredandscared wrote:I think I have rough idea of what it is. I have mild positional sleep apnea. The fatty tissue around my neck when it presses against the muscles there is a partial obstruction(ive been told by parents ). I've recorded desaturations from 86 to 90. But when I sleep properly there are no desaturations. We'll see what the results are when i talk to the doctor on monday. I probably dont have to keep using a cpap forever. But until i lose weight I wont be able to sleep supine. I probably need to keep using a cpap until i recover and lose weight.

I was told by a Sleep Doc that even if you lose 25% of your weight and it did not include the fat tissues INSIDE your throat then you can't stop CPAPing.

avi123 wrote:

tiredandscared wrote:I think I have rough idea of what it is. I have mild positional sleep apnea. The fatty tissue around my neck when it presses against the muscles there is a partial obstruction(ive been told by parents ). I've recorded desaturations from 86 to 90. But when I sleep properly there are no desaturations. We'll see what the results are when i talk to the doctor on monday. I probably dont have to keep using a cpap forever. But until i lose weight I wont be able to sleep supine. I probably need to keep using a cpap until i recover and lose weight.

I was told by a Sleep Doc that even if you lose 25% of your weight and it did not include the fat tissues INSIDE your throat then you can't stop CPAPing.

I lose some neck fat with weight loss, so it's probably not a big issue. We'll see in a couple of months. I'm more worried about any cognitive issues that could remain. I kinda don't care if I have to use a CPAP.

I think you have to find out why your arms are moving.. a neurologist might be able to help.

Julie wrote:I think you have to find out why your arms are moving.. a neurologist might be able to help.

I think its conditioning. One of the reasons I got these sleep apnea episodes is because i feelt comfortable with my hands underneath my pillow and having my arms closer to my head.


I've noticed a small improvement in memory just by reducing positioning that lead to desaturations. Now I'll work on improving this as much as I can until i get a CPAP. Should've done this month's ago.

I'd like to think there was a correlation, but am having a hard time doing that... in fact, I think having your arms up like that might help your breathing if anything... and can't imagine how it would worsen (or cause) apnea. I have a feeling I might get jumped on for believing that - e.g. if the numbers look good, everything must be ok - but feel that numbers don't necessarily always tell the whole story at times... whether or not it sounds logical.

I got a call from the doc. He told me that the snoring I have is not causing sleep apnea. Even on my back, I don't have noticable Desats that would lead to suspiciouns of sleep apnea, and supposedly my AHI is normal in range when on the side and somewhere around 5 +- 1 on my back. This was done with an oximeter home test. I'll get the results sent in mail. I'm not sure the results are 100% representative, as it's possible, that i have positonal sleep apnea( I wasn't sleeping with the bad positions i usually do when i was doing this test). But for now I'll have to start looking into other causes. I'll try to get a real polysomnograpy in the meanwhile. It could be UARS. But atleast it's good news that it's not as bad as I initially thought. I'll post the full results when i get them.

tiredandscared wrote:This was done with an oximeter home test.

did your 'oximeter' say "watchpat" on it?

if so, it's not an oximeter.

palerider wrote:

tiredandscared wrote:This was done with an oximeter home test.

did your 'oximeter' say "watchpat" on it?

if so, it's not an oximeter.

The equipment I got was some high end medical home-test. Embletta gold. It's supposed to be equal or near equal a polysomonography.

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palerider wrote:

tiredandscared wrote:This was done with an oximeter home test.

did your 'oximeter' say "watchpat" on it?

if so, it's not an oximeter.

The equipment I got was some high end medical home-test. Embletta gold. It's supposed to be equal or near equal a polysomonography.

looks pretty fancy. good bit more than just an oximeter

alright: lets see.

AHI: 2 per hour.
supine AHI: 5.3 hour
snoring: 11%
average saturation: 96.3%
lowest saturation: 91%
pulse average:79
time spent supine: 9%
apneas: 6%
hypoapnea: 94%

overall looks good. Aslong as I take care of myself. it will be ok. I seem to have borderline apnea supine. But as long as i take measures not to sleep that way. Shouldn't be a problem. Losing weight would reverse it entirely. Now i have to figure out the primary causes for brain fog. So ill try to get a polysomnography just to make sure this home study wasn't a negative. Also to get an idea as to why I have broken sleep.