Sleeping Much Better On The West Coast, But Why?

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Re: Sleeping Much Better On The West Coast, But Why?

Post by GearChange » Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:24 am

dataq1 wrote:
Sun Jun 26, 2022 9:42 pm
Interesting question and responses.....
Suggesting that AHI can be influenced by seasonal allergies, bedding, pillows, ambient humidification.....(and I don't dispute that suggestion)

Sleep studies are normally done on a one night basis, a snapshot of sleeping observations with fixed sleeping conditions (season, humidity, bed, pillows, blankets. etc).
Makes one wonder if a person varied those conditions how it would affect the AHI of one's sleep study and particularly for marginal cases - the diagnosis.
I agree with that view, 100%, as I too have wondered about the same question.
How is it possible to assess someone even has clinical apnea, based on one night of study, especially when it comes to marginal cases.
In my case, my central apnea is very clear, but apparently it goes away on the West Coast, with some peripheral changes such as bedding and of course the climate, none of which should have an influence on my central apnea.
There IS however the question of TIME ZONE.
I go to be rather late at around 2 am most nights.
2 am is of course 5 am on the east coast. So I am now wondering if time zone changes have an influence on my sleep numbers.
Even though I have had extensive experience with the use and functionality of several types of different PAP machines,no information in my posts should be put in practice unless cleared by your own medical practitioner first.

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Re: Sleeping Much Better On The West Coast, But Why?

Post by ChicagoGranny » Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:37 pm

GearChange wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:24 am
In my case, my central apnea is very clear, but apparently it goes away on the West Coast
Don't forget, the data you are seeing is about your treated apnea.

You didn't answer the question about the difference in elevation between the two locations.

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Re: Sleeping Much Better On The West Coast, But Why?

Post by dataq1 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:36 pm

ChicagoGranny wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:37 pm
Don't forget, the data you are seeing is about your treated apnea.
Yes, what Gearchange is exploring is that (for him) environmental conditions appear to have a significant impact on treated data.
If treated data is subject to varying environmental factors, there is no reason to expect that untreated data would be immune to similar factors.
(and by data, I'm referring to just apnea and hypopnea indices)
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Re: Sleeping Much Better On The West Coast, But Why?

Post by dataq1 » Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:45 pm

GearChange wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 8:24 am
So I am now wondering if time zone changes have an influence on my sleep numbers.
Circadian shift perhaps ??? (another environmental factor to contend with)

If so, pity the poor rotating shift worker (how can they ever get a representative sleep study) !
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Re: Sleeping Much Better On The West Coast, But Why?

Post by D.H. » Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:11 pm

It's not the East Coast vs. the West Coast. It's one particular location vs. another particular location.

You need to consider the elevation, the ambient humidity, the temperature in the room, the bed, the allergens specifically present in the room.

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Re: Sleeping Much Better On The West Coast, But Why?

Post by lazarus » Tue Jun 28, 2022 5:39 pm

ChicagoGranny wrote:
Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:37 pm
You didn't answer the question about the difference in elevation between the two locations.
It's not nice to ignore Granny.
The people who confuse "entomology" and "etymology" really bug me beyond words.
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