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Sleeping 'events' usually don't awaken people... they're called 'arousals', and we're not aware of most, let alone remember them, not unless they're very intense and disruptive, so don't expect to remember them as such (apart from the odd time).

I'm just so afraid that since I don't actually have apnea that a Cpap won't help and I'll never get relief. I've been compaining to my Dr. for years but I've been blown off. I've recently gotten a new Dr. That agreed to the sleep study.

Julie wrote:Why do her results say apnea within normal levels?

even low ahi with a high rdi and snoring could benefit from a cpap... at least, her bedmate might like the quiet

Kerriboberri wrote:I'm just so afraid that since I don't actually have apnea that a Cpap won't help and I'll never get relief. I've been compaining to my Dr. for years but I've been blown off. I've recently gotten a new Dr. That agreed to the sleep study.

I like your new doctor.

It has only been fairly recently that your type of sleep-disordered breathing is recognized as a serious condition warranting treatment. Then there has been the additional barrier of insurance refusing to cover treatment because the AHI is not high enough -- even when the RDI is up in the severe range. Just a year or two ago one of my colleagues had clinically documented Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (her sleep study looked like yours) and her neurologist was fighting with her insurance to get her a CPAP machine, to no avail.

So take heart -- your doc is on the ball and it sounds like your treament is being covered. And yes, CPAP can help! The pressure from a PAP machine can keep the airway more open and allow you to breathe more easily. Fewer arousals, less snoring (maybe even none), better sleep, relief from symptoms, better life!

kaiasgram wrote:So take heart -- your doc is on the ball and it sounds like your treament is being covered. And yes, CPAP can help! The pressure from a PAP machine can keep the airway more open and allow you to breathe more easily. Fewer arousals, less snoring (maybe even none), better sleep, relief from symptoms, better life!

Yes to all! A new life.

Thank you! I somehow missed these last posts? It helps!