Saw a sleep specialist

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ozze_dollar
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Saw a sleep specialist

Post by ozze_dollar » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:17 pm

Well I finally got to see a sleep specialist yesterday. He wasn't happy with my oxygen saturation levels and is going to look further into my breathing. I gave him my SD card to look at and it wouldn't work in his laptop. Works ok in mine.

Wants me to do a breathing test and some allergy tests.

Wants me to make an appointment with a sleep phycologist.

Looks like lots of fun ahead.

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kteague
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Re: Saw a sleep specialist

Post by kteague » Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:57 am

I'm not real familiar with your story, so my comments may not be applicable. Yes, there can be underlying lung issues that require further investigation and maybe even treatment, but before going thru all that, I'd want to know it was necessary. Is your oxygen low while visiting the doctor's office, or is that based on sleep study results? And if sleep study results, was it during the diagnostics or even while at optimal pressure during titration? Have you had overnight oxygen monitoring in conjunction with your machine data confirming therapeutic treatment?

However, low levels during oxygen testing in the office would pretty much seal the deal on further testing. Best wishes.

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