I posted my sleep study results below (60 events, 10.3/hour). The sleep doc said my case was mild, and that he's not sure I should be feeling as tired as I am -- but I might just be hyper-sensitive.

I am going for the second CPAP test to see if that helps, but I'm just wondering if there are other health conditions I should be checking into? Sleep doc said my throat is a little narrow, but not majorly so.

Again, thanks so much for any insight. It's much appreciated.

Well, some blood work to determine thyroid and nutritional status would be in order. I just don't see that your sleep disturbance was mild so I assume he meant "just" your AHI results. Since he has suggested narcolepsy could be a problem I would hope that you are also scheduled for a MSLT which should be done the morning/day after a sleep evaluation, I'm not sure about one being done after a CPAP titration study.


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My regular doctor has been working on other causes for a couple years now. He thought I didn't fit the "normal" profile for SA, so he wanted to go through a checklist of the 'easier' possibilities. Thyroid is OK, and I'm not anemic. Tonsils are long gone. I went through allergy testing, and the Allegra-D I'm on now helps me immensely -- a really big difference, but I'm still exhausted.

I guess I can go back to my regular doc now and say, "Well, looks like I've got the apnea ... what else could be contributing to this?" I want to ask him about my adenoids, which were taken out when I was younger. And I've got a very "mobile" lower jaw that I believe is causing a lot of the problem. But I hate to self-diagnose!

I just wanted to see if there's anything else I should tell him to check for ...

Check the package insert for Allegra-D to see if that could be contributing to your sleep disturbance and sleepiness. Ask your pharmacist about it. They know more about meds and their side effects than doctors do.


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since the dr said your airway is a little narrow, I wonder if you also have UARS?  do you have alot of arousals not assoc w/apnea?

you must have a different post that says your dr will test for narcolepsy?? that would certainly accournt of daytime sleepiness, as well as idopathic hypersomnia.  are you scheduled for a MSLT?

My MSLT to Dx my Idiopathic Hypersomnia was done the day following a re-titration study (3rd one done after being on CPAP about 4 years).

There are a few key things that differentiate between Narcolepsy, Hypersomnia and just being sleepy.  They usually rule everything else out first...including getting you going on the xPAP.


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