how does a sleep study work
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rt3773
how does a sleep study work
FIxing to approach my dr with the idea of having a sleep study. How do they work, what all does in involve, I am clueless here.
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Kristy5550
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Re: how does a sleep study work
Hi:
Because I am a newbie, and just got my machine, first read thru as many of these posts as you can. "Rested Gal" and "wading thru the muck" are so knowledgeable, are users theselves and have all kinds of great advice. This entire website is so helpful that my DME/RT (durable med. equip/resp. therapist) is even getting into it.
A sleep study done at a sleep ctr. at least from what I experienced, was a diagnostic sleep one night over, you're all wired up, and they measure r respiratory, heart, etc. They are looking of apneas, hypopnea's,central apneas's, etc. They will send your dr. the result. In my case, I ''flunked'' miserably and had to go back for a 2nd night, called a titration study, where they slap this mask/nasal pillows/ onto your face, basically redoing the study, but with the aid of a CPAP machine. The cpap pushes air up and thru and down to open your airway. I'm not to technical, but CPAP.COM has a good descr. of all the terms, what they mean, and what the dr. will do next. Mine recommended a CPAP machine. The cpap starts a a preset number and ramps up to a max. THey get this number max. from your titration study. The goal is to eliminate or greatly reduce your apnea episodes, which if you don't know what they are, means you actually stop breathing. Do yo snore, does someone tell you you stop breathing, do you snort yourself awake, ? Questions like that will be picked up in the first study. IF you have a decent doctor, he must write the scrip for the machine, rest of equipment is able to purchased, in other words, check pricing. etc. Docs/pulmonary, sleep centers, have their "favorite" durable Medical equipment suppliers, obviously if you live in US, have insurance or don't, you'll understand what I mean about being pushed to deal with a certain supplier over one that me local to where you live for example.
CHeck out CPAP.COM as you found this msg. board. It's more helpful than you can imagine.
It's not an easy diagnosis, but it's one's life and quality of life, and if left untreated could be the shortening of it. I take it very seriously, and don't know if I expressed myself above 100% correctly, but this is the gist of it.
First you'll get the sleep study, then usually see or hear from dr. He/she will tell you how you did. YOU MUST GET A COPY of your report, because you can quote your results on here, and the board can help you better interpret what they mean.
OK?
Good luck, go for it, and be like me, get the machine that's right for you and I'm sticking to it I have to. I'm 54, and want to get to be 64. Do we like this, no, can we handle it, yes. You will be surprised how many people have sleep apnea related problems and have been misdiagnosed (like me) for yrs, probably decades, all the time thinking their fatigue was from something worse, or worse yet, the doctor thinking you're always complaing. WAIT TILL IT HITS SOMEONE FAMOUS, and the sleep ctr. will be humming along with business,more than it is now!
Hoping for some good sleep and hope you get the help, thats what they're there for...
G.
Because I am a newbie, and just got my machine, first read thru as many of these posts as you can. "Rested Gal" and "wading thru the muck" are so knowledgeable, are users theselves and have all kinds of great advice. This entire website is so helpful that my DME/RT (durable med. equip/resp. therapist) is even getting into it.
A sleep study done at a sleep ctr. at least from what I experienced, was a diagnostic sleep one night over, you're all wired up, and they measure r respiratory, heart, etc. They are looking of apneas, hypopnea's,central apneas's, etc. They will send your dr. the result. In my case, I ''flunked'' miserably and had to go back for a 2nd night, called a titration study, where they slap this mask/nasal pillows/ onto your face, basically redoing the study, but with the aid of a CPAP machine. The cpap pushes air up and thru and down to open your airway. I'm not to technical, but CPAP.COM has a good descr. of all the terms, what they mean, and what the dr. will do next. Mine recommended a CPAP machine. The cpap starts a a preset number and ramps up to a max. THey get this number max. from your titration study. The goal is to eliminate or greatly reduce your apnea episodes, which if you don't know what they are, means you actually stop breathing. Do yo snore, does someone tell you you stop breathing, do you snort yourself awake, ? Questions like that will be picked up in the first study. IF you have a decent doctor, he must write the scrip for the machine, rest of equipment is able to purchased, in other words, check pricing. etc. Docs/pulmonary, sleep centers, have their "favorite" durable Medical equipment suppliers, obviously if you live in US, have insurance or don't, you'll understand what I mean about being pushed to deal with a certain supplier over one that me local to where you live for example.
CHeck out CPAP.COM as you found this msg. board. It's more helpful than you can imagine.
It's not an easy diagnosis, but it's one's life and quality of life, and if left untreated could be the shortening of it. I take it very seriously, and don't know if I expressed myself above 100% correctly, but this is the gist of it.
First you'll get the sleep study, then usually see or hear from dr. He/she will tell you how you did. YOU MUST GET A COPY of your report, because you can quote your results on here, and the board can help you better interpret what they mean.
OK?
Good luck, go for it, and be like me, get the machine that's right for you and I'm sticking to it I have to. I'm 54, and want to get to be 64. Do we like this, no, can we handle it, yes. You will be surprised how many people have sleep apnea related problems and have been misdiagnosed (like me) for yrs, probably decades, all the time thinking their fatigue was from something worse, or worse yet, the doctor thinking you're always complaing. WAIT TILL IT HITS SOMEONE FAMOUS, and the sleep ctr. will be humming along with business,more than it is now!
Hoping for some good sleep and hope you get the help, thats what they're there for...
G.
rt3773 wrote:FIxing to approach my dr with the idea of having a sleep study. How do they work, what all does in involve, I am clueless here.
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